FTA hosted the 4th Annual Drug and Alcohol National Conference in Nashville, TN on April 7 - 9, 2009 with speakers from the Office of the Secretary's Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC), FTA auditors, FTA Drug and Alcohol MIS Program and Newsletter staff, and professionals from the DOT Drug and Alcohol testing industry.

Presentations from the 4th Annual Conference

Class Presentation The FTA Drug & Alcohol Audit Process George Y. Gilpatrick Jr. & John B. Morrison Presentation Best Practices Rod Sams Presentation How to Review your Collection Site for Compliance Joseph Lofgren Presentation Mock Collection and EBT Demonstration Manny Chavez Presentation Evaluation of FTA Drug Abuse Testing Program: Cost/Benefit Analysis Jerry Powers Presentation FTA vs.FMCSA: A Regulatory Comparison John Morrison Presentation How to Develop your FTA Drug and Alcohol Policy Leila Procopio-Makuh Presentation How to Save Money on your Drug and Alcohol Program Michael Redington Presentation Beginner Drug and Alcohol Program Manager (DAPM) Training George Gilpatrick & Joe Lofgren Presentation Post-Accident Thresholds Rod Sams Presentation Reasonable Suspicion Training Robbie Sarles Presentation The Role of the Medical Review Officer Michelle Alexander Presentation The Role of a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) William Mock Presentation Developing Tools for the Random Selection Process Mike Redington & Brian Baker Presentation Random Testing Charts Generator U.S. DOT/ODAPC Interpretations and Regulations Mark Snider Presentation What Happens at the Lab Barry Sample Presentation Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Robbie Sarles Presentation