Hosted by The JC School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the “SPHPC Thematic Research Seminar Series – People Who Use Opioids: Ethical and Methodological Challenge” will take place on 16 January 2025 (Thursday). Professor David Wyatt SEAL from Tulane University will deliver a presentation on the opioid epidemic in the United States’ rural areas as well as the unique challenges of working in those remote and often under-resources regions.
Light refreshments will be served after the seminar.
Please refer to the details below:
Date: | 16 January 2025 (Thursday) |
Time: | 12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Venue: | Seminar Room 3, 1/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin |
Mode: | In-person |
Speaker: | Professor David Wyatt SEAL Professor, Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Adjunct Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Moderator: | Professor Phoenix MO Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Presentation Abstract
This presentation will focus on ethical and methodological challenges to prevention and treatment among people who use opioids. Data and lessons learned from the Rural Opioid Initiative (ROI) and the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (HEAL) will guide the presentation. Topics of polydrug use, fentanyl use, overdose experiences, Narcan administration, and stigma will be discussed.
About the Speaker
Professor David W. Seal, PhD, FAAHB, is a Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University. He has extensive experience and expertise with the conduct of social behavioral formative and intervention research within a multicultural community-based participatory framework. He currently is Co-PI of a HEAL initiative grant focused on people who use drugs and a community re-entry program for older adults leaving prison. He also was the (co)-P.I. on multiple other funded HIV prevention intervention studies with people who inject drugs in rural areas, men who have sex with men, correctional populations, and delinquent female adolescents. He has been the PI on funded studies to explore sexual behavior among at-risk individuals in Lebanon and Syria; the impact of intersecting identifies on risk behavior among racial and ethnic minority men; and emotional and sexual intimacy among gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples.
About the Moderator
Professor Phoenix Mo is a chartered psychologist of the British Psychological Society, a chartered scientist of the UK Science Council, and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Hong Kong Psychological Society. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Social Sciences (majoring in Psychology) at the University of Hong Kong, followed by an MSc in Health Psychology and Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham, UK. Phoenix has an active interest in Health Psychology and Behavioral Health and her research interests are to explore the cognitive, social, and psychological aspects of disease prevention and management, mental health research and promotion among vulnerable or diseased populations, and the development of theory-based and evidence-based digital health interventions. She has published more than 180 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. She has obtained research grants from local government (e.g. Research Grants Council and Food and Health Bureau), mainland China (e.g. National Science of Foundation of China), and international organisation (e.g. Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research) as a principal investigator. These projects reflect her research interest, and comprehensive knowledge in the fields of behavioral health, mental health, and digital health.
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