AGENDA
The 2026 MAT Agenda is coming soon! See the 2025 agenda below:
Day 1 | Tuesday, October 21, 2025
9:00 – 9:30 AM AKT
Welcome!
9:30 – 10:30 AM AKT
Journeys End, Journeys Begin: A Discussion about Trauma, Addiction, Loss, & Emergence
Speakers:
– Shapir Rosenberg, MD (SSMH)
– Alison Hartman
10:30 – 10:45 AM AKT
Break
10:45 – 11:45 AM AKT
Broadening the MAT Toolbox: Evidence and Practice for MAUD, Stimulant Use, and Tobacco Cessation
Speakers:
– Lori Price (Public Health Specialist, State of Alaska Tobacco Program)
– Jennifer Chikoyak (American Lung Association in Alaska)
– Dr. Ryan Wallace (Providence)
– Sarah Spencer (Ninilchik Traditional Council Community Clinic)
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM AKT
Lunch Break
12:45 – 1:45 PM AKT
Reimagining Community Support and Recovery in Fairbanks
Speaker:
– Anthony Mosinski (Fairbanks Integrated Community Services)
– Sky Cook (Fairbanks Integrated Community Services)
1:45 – 2:00 PM AKT
Break
2:00 – 3:00 PM AKT
From Survival to Stability: How Medication-Assisted Treatment Shapes Shelter
Speakers:
– Nikki Bell-Pena (South Middlesex Opportunity Council)
– Laurel Banach (UMass Chan Medical School)
3:00 – 3:15 PM AKT
Closing Remarks
Day 2 | Wednesday, October 22, 2025
9:00 – 9:15 AM AKT
Welcome!
9:15 – 10:15 AM AKT
Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder: The Impact of Treatment on Patient Outcome
Speaker:
– Diana Martinez, MD (Columbia University/NYSPI)
10:15 – 10:30 AM AKT
Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM AKT
Reaching the Unreachable: Increasing access to MOUD in Rural Alaska Through Mobile Services
Speakers:
– Sarah Spencer, MD (Ninilchik Traditional Council Community Clinic)
– Annette Hubbard (Ninilchik Traditional Council Community Clinic)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM AKT
Lunch Break
12:30 – 1:30 PM AKT
MAT Case Presentations – Start to Finish
Speaker:
– Melodie Isgro, MD
1:30 – 1:45 PM AKT
Break
1:45 – 2:45 PM AKT
Expanding Access to MAT across Alaska through Opioid Treatment Programs
Speakers:
– Corey Cox (SEARHC)
– Jennifer Stukey (Narcotic Drug Treatment Center, Inc.)
– Andrea Mankee (Community Medical Services)
– James Christmas (Anchorage Comprehensive Treatment Center)
2:45 – 3:00 PM AKT
Closing Remarks
Day 3 | Thursday, October 23, 2025
9:00 – 9:15 AM AKT
Welcome!
9:15 – 10:15 AM AKT
Rural Alaska Services: Building Partnerships for Seamless Traditions
Speaker:
– Christina Love (Rural Alaska Services)
10:15 – 10:30 AM AKT
Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM AKT
Medication Assisted Therapy in Residential Settings
Speakers:
– Ericka Weynand (Akeela)
– Elana Habib (State of Alaska Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM AKT
Lunch Break
12:30 – 1:00 PM AKT
Together in Treatment: Peers Supporting MAT Success
Speaker:
– Sam Garcia (Peer of Heart Consulting)
1:00 – 1:30 PM AKT
Walking Beside: Peer Doula Support for Pregnant People on MAT
Speaker:
– Michelle Kavouras (SpheraNova)
1:30 – 1:45 PM AKT
Break
1:45 – 2:45 PM AKT
Centering Lived Experience: Strengthening Recovery Pathways in Alaska
Speakers:
– Alisha Williams
– Ashley Hilton
– Jeremy Simile
2:45 – 3:00 PM AKT
Closing Remarks
Agenda subject to change.