PPT-Impact of Policy and Regulatory Responses to the Opioid Epidemic on the Care of People

Hemi Tewarson Director Health Division National Governors Association Center for Best Practices SOURCE National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System mortality data . Susan Davidson, PhD. Research Adviser. Age UK. Mission – to improve the lives of older people . Social enterprise and charity. 7 areas of activity . 170 local Age UKs . 3000 employees. 50,000 volunteers. . Opiates and opioid drugs. Why an EPIDEMIC?. Epidemic:. . The occurrence of more cases of a disease than would be expected in a community or region during a given time period. . Willem Scholten, PharmD, MPA. Team Leader, Access to Controlled Medicines,. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. TECHNICAL BRIEFING SEMINAR . Geneva, 29 October – 2 November 2012. Overview. ?. How has the opioid epidemic impacted emergency room related costs. ?. How has the opioid epidemic involved families as part of . the solution. ?. How has the opioid epidemic involved education as part of the solution.  . JESSIE MBWAMBO, . PRINCIAL MEDICAL SPECIALIST AND SENIOR RESEARCHER, MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL TANZANIA. Presentation Format. Know your epidemic. Plan with stakeholders what needs to be done. Prepare for initiation of harm reduction interventions. Melissa A. Soliz, Esq., Coppersmith Brockelman PLC. msoliz@cblawyers.com. Bio: . http://www.cblawyers.com/melissa-soliz. /. . February 20, 2018. Agenda. Introduction: the opioid epidemic at the state and national level. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH. Bruce Trigg, MD. Karen Hochman, MD, MPH. Nov 4, 2017. No financial disclosures. The Opioid Crisis in the US: where we are and how we got here. Access to effective pain and opioid use disorder treatment. Sarah Bagley MD. Addiction Medicine Fellow. Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit. Boston University School of Medicine. CREST Fellows Presentations. February 24, 2015. S. upported by the Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars program. Developing Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic Virginia Municipal League Annual Meeting October 6, 2019 Art Van Zee, MD Stone Mountain Health Services How Will Ketchikan Respond?. “The . opioid epidemic is devastating American families and communities. To curb these trends and save lives, . we must help prevent addiction and provide support and treatment . in the . Workplace. Michael Botticelli. Executive Director, Grayken Center for Addiction. Executive Summary. The . launch of the . Grayken Center for Addiction . has given . us the . opportunity to expand evidence-based . an increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that area. injury to the body (poisoning) that happens when a drug is taken in excessive amounts. when a person’s use of drugs or alcohol results in health issues or problems in their work, school, or home life; commonly called addiction. Populations:. Best . Practices . . Dr. Chanda Brown. Director, Charleston Center. cfbrown@charlestoncounty.org. Agenda. We Have an Epidemic!. Criminal justice populations. What Are Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder? . Kent Shigetomi. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Overview. What is Good Regulatory Practice?. Why is GRP important?. What are the elements of GRP?. How do you evaluate or measure GRP?. GRP in Trade Agreements.