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AMERSA Webinar: Writing for Change: How to Sharpen Your Persuasive Writing Skills and Effectively Use the Pen as an Advocacy Tool

September 30, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

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This event brings together three experts in editorial writing and substance use-focused journalism for a one-hour panel discussion and Q&A focused on how to compose effective editorials, hone your advocacy messaging, and find the right venues to amplify your voice.

Zachary Siegel is a writer and editor. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post among others. He is currently a content strategist at Boulder Care.

Ben Orton-Vipond is the Director of Communications for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s Overdose Prevention Initiative. In his role, he develops communications and messaging strategies for advocacy campaigns that encourage lawmakers to take a public health approach to overdose prevention.

Adam J Gordon, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM has a professional mission to improve the access and quality of care of patients who have vulnerabilities, including those with substance use disorders. He is a tenured Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, at the University of Utah School of Medicine and the Section Chief of Addiction Medicine at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. He founded and is the Director of the Program for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge, and Advocacy (PARCKA) and is the Director of the Greater Intermountain Node (GIN) of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Substance Use & Addiction Journal.

Host: Dr. Englander is a Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Sciences University. She is the founder and Principal Investigator of the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT), a nationally recognized hospital-based addiction care model. Dr Englander was a Fulbright scholar in France (2023-2024). Her advocacy focuses on transforming US hospitals to better care for people who use drugs, methadone reform, and promoting engaging and minimally-disruptive healthcare systems.

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Name: Kristy Gonyer
Email: kristy@amersa.org
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