DA Paul Howard at Monthly Luncheon "Heroin Epidemic"

Name: DA Paul Howard at Monthly Luncheon "Heroin Epidemic"

Date: February 16, 2017

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

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Event Description:

You are invited to attend our first monthly luncheon in 2017 Sponsored by:

Guest Speaker is Fulton County District Attorney
PAUL HOWARD
on
Update on the Epidemic of Heroin Fatalities in
Fulton County

In July, a heroin working group, or task force, was set up in Fulton County to tackle the problem. District Attorney Paul Howard commissioned a report to gather data. "The report that we produced is not designed to frighten people but rather to make everyone aware that we are staring at a crisis that gives every indication that it will get worse," Howard said. One of the report's authors, Dr. Kevin Baldwin, said that if the trend continues as expected, the number of deaths is only expected to increase.

"Five years from now we'll see over 1,000 deaths in Fulton County from heroin-related overdoses," Baldwin said. "This suggests that we have a brief window of opportunity to get out ahead of the heroin problem in North Fulton and the surrounding metro area." " (Information cited from January 16, 2016 article by 90.1FM WABE)

Medical Minute with Mary Hudgins

As the Chest Pain Practice Specialist at Gwinnett Medical Center, Mary has a commitment to not only patients who are admitted to the hospital after having heart attack, but also to the community. Teaching the surrounding community the risks of having heart attacks and the importance of heart health and early heart attack care and prevention are part of this commitment. She has been a nurse for 35 years, receiving her Diploma in nursing from Hall School of Nursing in Gainesville, GA, a Bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, a Masters in Nursing with a concentration in education from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, and a Post Masters certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Mary is a member of several national nursing organizations. The majority of her work experience has been in Cardiac Intensive Care and the Cardiac catheterization lab. After teaching for several years in a college nursing program, she returned to the hospital setting to coordinate programs in stroke and cardiac care, leading to her present position at Gwinnett Medical Center.

Location:

TAYLOR LODGE at St Benedict Catholic Church
11045 Parsons Road
Johns Creek, GA 30097

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