William Bograkos, DO ‘85, and Matthew Kilroe, COM ’22, recently presented a lecture at the New Hampshire Osteopathic Summer Symposium. Dr. Bograkos discussed narco-terrorism and the international scope of the opioid epidemic. Student Doctor Kilroe spoke about the utilization of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a public health tool in analyzing the current situation, trends and resource deployment in the opioid epidemic.
The presentation stressed the human cost of the opioid epidemic, and the need for a common language in the efficient coordination of healthcare, law enforcement, military, and private organizations. This lecture originated from a joint research project between the World Association for Disaster & Emergency Medicine (WADEM) and Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (AMOPS) clubs at UNE COM that focused on the opioid crisis in Maine.
THIRD-YEAR COM STUDENT AND ALUMNUS PRESENT AT NHOA’S SUMMER SYMPOSIUM
Matthew Kilroe, COM ’22 presenting at the NHOA
The project will continue and is currently being worked on by second-year students on rotation in New Hampshire. The project has also been adopted by the WADEM group at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) Opioid Task Force.
Team members include students from the Class of 2022: Michael Doyle, Ethan Collins, Maitland Wiren, Brett Armstrong and Kristofer Andren. Dr. Stacy Thieme and Jenifer Van Deusen were their faculty advisors.
Matthew Kilroe, COM ’22
William Bograkos, DO '85