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Prescription Pain Med Program Utah Department of Health

Prescription Pain Med Program Utah Department of Health. Presented by: Erin Johnson, MPH July 28, 2009 UDOH Public Health Informatics Brown Bag Seminar. www.useonlyasdirected.org. HB 137 Legislative Charge. Educate Health Care Providers Patients Insurers General Public

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Prescription Pain Med Program Utah Department of Health

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  1. Prescription Pain Med Program Utah Department of Health Presented by: Erin Johnson, MPH July 28, 2009 UDOH Public Health Informatics Brown Bag Seminar www.useonlyasdirected.org

  2. HB 137 Legislative Charge • Educate • Health Care Providers • Patients • Insurers • General Public • Create Guidelines • Research • Causes, risk factors, solutions

  3. Provider Education: HealthInsightPresentations • 11 Rural, 20 Urban • 12 Large group • 457 clinicians attended • 319 first survey • 3 Follow-up surveys to see if “adopted” guidelines

  4. Public Education: “Use Only As Directed”

  5. Guidelines • Aimed at providers who prescribe opioids for the treatment of pain • Available at: Useonlyasdirected.org

  6. Research • Risk Factor Project with OME • Interview NOK • October 26, 2008 through October 26, 2009 • All suspected overdose (of all drugs except alcohol) • All suicide • Help ME make determination • Help identify risk factors of Rx overdose deaths • BRFSS • Controlled Substance Database

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