HERSHEY, Pa. — Penn State College of Medicine is marking a milestone of a decade of sharing expertise and best practices at the upcoming Tenth Annual Penn State Addiction Conference. The conference, scheduled for Nov. 11 and 12, is run by the Penn State Addiction Center for Translation with additional support from the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
The event is free and open to clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff, students and community members. It is a hybrid event, and registration to attend virtually is still available.
The conference highlights substance use research, treatment, education and community engagement from all Penn State campuses and Penn State Addiction Center for Translation community partners. It will include keynote addresses by George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and A. Thomas McLellan, emeritus professor of psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Continuing education credits are available. For the full list of speakers, conference schedule, and information on virtual registration, visit the conference website.