Event Date: February 5
Reception 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:15 p.m.; Program 7:30 p.m.
Program: Student Union, University of Illinois at Springfield
Dinner:Student Union ,University of Illinois at Springfield
All programs are free and open to the public. Dinners require a reservation.
Dr. Kari Wolf will trace phases of opioid epidemics in the United States and around the world with a focus on the current epidemic. She will highlight the role the medical community plays in the current epidemic.
Dr. Kari Wolf joined SIU School of Medicine in 2016 to serve as Chair of Psychiatry. Dr. Wolf came to SIU from Austin, Texas, where she built the psychiatry department to support the new University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School. Dr. Wolf served as CEO of Seton Mind Institute, CMO for Seton Shoal Creek Hospital, and as Associate Professor of Medicine at UT Austin. Prior to the creation of UT Austin Dell Medical School, Dr. Wolf led the Austin Psychiatry Department for UT Southwestern Medical School. During her tenure in Austin, she dramatically expanded educational programs for psychologists, psychopharmacologists, medical students, and psychiatry residents and fellows. She also led the development of numerous new clinical services including outpatient clinics, telemedicine, integrated behavioral health clinics, consult-liaison services, school-based services, and a psychiatric emergency department.
Dr. Wolf completed a psychiatry residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after earning her medical degree at the University of Iowa. Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, she is a member of numerous organizations including the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry. Dr. Wolf has significant expertise in curriculum development, mentoring, quality improvement processes, health policy development, change management and strategic planning.
