Dinner and a Lecture

In May it was decided that an evening lecture on the topic of opiate addiction treatment would take place here in the 'Burgh. Ever since then I've been scheming away. I made flyers. I pestered everyone I could to advertise the event. I sent out invitations to people I either wanted to come or thought needed to come. I booked the hospital auditorium. I arranged for AV equipment. I ordered food. I was not this involved in planning my own wedding. My Beloved was a much better bride than I was. Somehow I managed to update my talk and deal with AV glitches.

So right on the heals of the methamphetamine conference came my big event. It was pretty well attended. About 50 people by one count. My talk went fine with the minor exception of my not being able to breath. This is a modest improvement over having a florid allergic reaction while speaking. If I ever get around to putting the video on a CD I may be able to provide a link to it. Most surprising was the public discussion which took place afterwards and lasted for an hour. I was also very happy with the mix of people in attendance: doctors, nurses, social workers, therapists, patients and family.

Afterwards we had planned to go to our house with our VIPs but ended up having dinner at the Elbow Room.