Opioids &
the Workplace Summit
Join us in person on October 24th to hear from leading experts on the opioid crisis and learn how to effectively manage these issues within your workplace.
Opioid Use Disorder: Understand theReal Impact on Your Business
October is Substance Abuse Prevention Month. To help you and your organization prepare for and address OUD in the workplace attend the Valley Leadership Opioid & The Workplace Summit.
The event will explore the topics of stigma, opioid use disorder, impact on the workplace and how leaders can take action to support their employees and their businesses.
Leading local experts from Mayo Clinic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Community Medical Services will deliver the latest information and ideas for action you can take right now.
Event Agenda
Thursday | October 24, 2024 | 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Greater Phoenix Economic Council
Join fellow business leaders and opioid crisis experts for a hosted lunch and networking.
Dr. Nicholas Vasquez will welcome attendees and provide some background on the opioid crisis and the purpose of the Opioid & The Workplace Summit.
Dr. Nicholas Vasquez will host Holly Geyer, MD, FASAM and ask her questions about what she’s seeing across the country as the opioid crisis continues to evolve and how businesses can prepare their workplace.
Open Q&A session with Dr. Nicholas Vasquez and Holly Geyer, MD, FASAM.
Plan for how you can take action and see a demo our new AI Tool as part of the OUD Business Toolkit.
Meet Our Speakers
Holly Geyer, MD, FASAM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chair, Mayo Clinic Opioid Stewardship Program AZ
Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Occupational Health Services AZ
Holly L. Geyer, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine and dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She serves as the physician lead of the Opioid Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as Medical Director of Occupational Health. She is the author of the patient education book on pain and opioids, “Ending the Crisis: Mayo Clinic’s Guide to Opioid Addiction and Safe Opioid Use.” She presents internationally and has authored more than 120 journal articles, book chapters and abstracts. She has a passion for public education on the Opioid Crisis and has been active in opioid-related policy formation and advocacy at a state and federal level.
Dr. Nicholas Vasquez
Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona, University of Michigan Medical School, and Yale New Haven Hospital
Nicholas (Nick) Vasquez, MD, MHSH began his career at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix in 2005. He served as President for Arizona College of Emergency Physicians from 2011-2012. He has been on the board of the Vitalyst Health Foundation and served as Chair for 2020-2022. He’s also completed of Valley Leadership Class 33 and the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy. Currently he practices Emergency Medicine full time and volunteers both with Valley Leadership and on the Vitalyst Health Foundation board. His focus is on reducing the impact of the social determinants of health, mentoring medical students interested in leadership, Arizona Diamondbacks baseball, and raising a strong daughter.