Symposium on Traffic Safety
June 3-6, 2019

DUI & Traffic Enforcement Breakout Sessions

We're wrapping up the details for the 2019 Symposium on Traffic Safety. Below are the confirmed DUI and traffic enforcement-related breakout sessions. Descriptions will be available soon.

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• Advanced DRE/DUI Topics

• Chasing the Electric Cloud: The Evolution of the Electronic Cigarette (Roman Serrano)
  - Detective Roman Serrano, Lee County (FL) Sheriff's Office
• Courtroom Testimony from a Judge's Perspective (Brent Carr)
  - Judge Brent Carr, Tarrant County (TX) Criminal Court
• DRE Evaluations
  - Florida Drug Recognition Experts
• DRE Program Update (Kyle Clark)
  - Kyle Clark, National Project Manager, DEC Program, IACP
• Over the Counter, Under the Influence (John Cullen)
  - Detective John Cullen, Jacksonville (FL) Sheriff's Office

• DUI Enforcement

• Barracuda Packs: Utilizing the DUI Officer for Saturation Patrols on the Water (Daniel Darren)
  - Corporal Daniel Darren, Collier County (FL) Sheriff's Office
• Cannabis Trends (Luis Lopez)
  - Officer Luis Lopez (Ret.), IPTM Adjunct Instructor
• Dealing with Female Impaired Drivers (Erin Holmes)
  - Erin Holmes, Director, Traffic Safety and Technical Writer, Responsibility.org
• DUI Open Forum Q&A

  - Garett Berman, Asst. State Attorney, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County (FL)
  - Kyle Clark, Florida DRE, National Project Manager, IACP DEC Program
  - Eugene Nichols, Defense Attorney, Nichols & Pina LLLP
  - Judge TBA

• Energy Drinks (Didra Brown)
  - Dr. Didra Brown, California State University
• Introduction to the Seated Field Sobriety Exercises (Daniel Darren)
  - Corporal Daniel Darren, Collier County (FL) Sheriff's Office
• Medical Conditions that Mimic Impairment (Allan Kolak)
  - Master Sergeant Allan Kolak, Cape Coral (FL) Police Department
• Naloxone Use by Law Enforcement (Dan Zsido)
  - Dan Zsido, Training & Education Director, NADDI
• The 24-7 Sobriety Program: Saving Lives and Reducing Costs (Steve Talpins)
  - Stephen K. Talpins, Attorney, Institute for Behavior and Health

• Florida Legal Updates

• Florida Breath Test Update (Ann Marie Johnson)
  - Ann Marie Johnson
  - Garett Berman, Asst. State Attorney, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County (FL)
• Florida DUI Case Law Update (Ben Fox)
  - Ben Fox, Asst. State Attorney, Brevard County (FL) State Attorney's Office
• Florida Legislative Update (Peter Stoumbelis)
  - Peter Stoumbelis, Sr. Asst. General Counsel (Ret.), FL Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

• Traffic Enforcement

• Cutting Edge Technology and Community Involvement in Combating Distracted Driving (Candace Lightner, Ben Lieberman)
  - Candace Lightner, Founder/President, We Save Lives
  - Ben Lieberman, We Save Lives
• Death Notification: Delivering the News with Compassion (Laura Dean-Mooney)
  - Laura Dean-Mooney, Transportation Researcher, Center for Alcohol and Drug Education, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Traffic Stop Challenges: The Art of Drug Interdiction (Harry Walters)
  - Harry Walters, Traffic Enforcement Section Coordinator, IPTM
• Officer Down: The Stress of Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma (April Lott)
  - April Lott, LCSW, President/CEO, Directions for Living

• Outside Activities

• Identifying and Making Threat Assessments During Traffic Stops (George Pacheco)
  - George Pacheco, Deputy Sheriff/Police Officer, Impaired Driver Enforcement Squad
    Miami-Dade (FL) Police Dept.