PDMPs: Collaborating to Address the Prescription Drug Crisis

This meeting will address the multifaceted challenges posed by substance misuse. From highlighting pioneering technological advancements to examining legislative frameworks and policy implementations, participants will have the opportunity to glean invaluable knowledge from peers and experts alike. Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which funds the Harold Rogers PDMP grants, in partnership with the PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research. This event is open to anyone who would like to attend. There is no registration fee.

Who Should Attend?

PDMP Admins

State/Federal Government Officials

Industry Leaders

Researchers

Health Professionals

Public

Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which funds the Harold Rogers PDMP grants, in partnership with the PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research. This event is open to anyone who would like to attend.

Agenda

Agenda

August 13, 2024 08:00 am

Registration and Check-In

August 13, 2024 09:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

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Patrick Knue
Director - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center (PDMP TTAC)

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David Lewis
Senior Policy Advisor - Law Enforcement Operations Division, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

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Mariel Lifshitz
Senior Advisor - Substance Use, Opioid, and Mental Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

August 13, 2024 10:00 am

Overview of the Opioid Crisis: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

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Dr. Andrew Kolodny
Medical Director - Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, Institute for Behavioral Health, Schneider Institutes for Health Policy and Research, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

August 13, 2024 11:00 am

Break/Networking (on your own)

August 13, 2024 11:15 am

e[PDMP]iology: Three Cases of Operationalizing PDMP data (and Epi Staff!) for Epidemiologic Research

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Dr. Chris Delcher
Associate Professor - Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky; Director - Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy

August 13, 2024 12:15 pm

Lunch (on your own)

August 13, 2024 01:45 pm

The Effect of PDMPs’ Collaboration to Address the Prescription Drug Crisis

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John L. Eadie
Public Health and Prescription Drug Monitoring Project; Coordinator - Drug Threats Analysis Group, a national High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Initiative

August 13, 2024 02:45 pm

Pragmatic Evaluations of PDMP Legislation to Evaluate Real-World Evidence

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Jason Hoppe, DO, FACEP
Associate Professor, Opioid Research Program Director - Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

August 13, 2024 03:15 pm

Break/Networking (on your own)

August 13, 2024 03:30 pm

Controlled Substance Prescribing Among Mothers of Neonatal Infants Born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome — Georgia 2020–2022

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Rasaki Aranmolate
PDMP Epidemiologist 3 - Georgia Department of Public Health

August 13, 2024 04:00 pm

42 CFR Part 2 Implementation

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Jacqueline Seitz, JD
Deputy Director - Health Privacy, Legal Action Center

August 14, 2024 09:00 am

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Programs (COSSUP)

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Erin Foss, RN, CARN, CCHP
Clinical Subject Matter Expert - Addiction Medicine, Building Bridges Initiative

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Carol Gordon
Project Lead - Opioid Addicted Youth Initiative (OAYI)

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Morgan Kramer, MPH
Senior Research Associate - Overdose Fatality Review Teams (OFR)

August 14, 2024 10:00 am

PDMP BJA Grant Projects

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Laura Ordway, RPh, PharmD
Pharmacy Consultant - New York State Department of Health

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Jolene Defiore-Hyrmer, MPH
Chief Data Officer - Ohio Board of Pharmacy

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Kevin Flaharty
Chief of Investigations - Ohio Board of Pharmacy

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Ashley Bolton, MPH
Director - Office of Drug Surveillance and Misuse Prevention, Pennsylvania Department of Health

August 14, 2024 11:00 am

Grantee Meeting with BJA Harold Rogers PDMP Grant Management Team *For Current BJA Grantees Only*

August 14, 2024 11:00 am

Lunch (on your own)

August 14, 2024 01:00 pm

PDMP Initiatives

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Dr. Laura Cima, PharmD
Substance Misuse & Injury Prevention Branch, Arkansas Department of Health

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Jennifer Erickson, MHA, MS
IL PMPnow Program Director - Illinois Department of Human Services

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Gurmaninder Randhawa
Manager - SINS Application Unit, California Department of Justice

August 14, 2024 02:00 pm

Addressing Information Blocking in Healthcare

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Scott Stiefel
Senior Counsel - Affirmative Litigation Branch, HHS-OIG-OCIG

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James Hansen
Senior Counsel - Affirmative Litigation Branch, HHS-OIG-OCIG

August 14, 2024 03:00 pm

Break/Networking (on your own)

August 14, 2024 03:15 pm

PDMP on FHIR

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Alex Kontur
Project Manager - Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Scott Robertson, PharmD, RPh
Point of Care Partners

August 14, 2024 04:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Challenges with Health Record Integration

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Mohan Korrapati
Enterprise Solution Architect - BizTek Innovations

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Jean Hall
Program Director - PDMP Solutions, Logicoy Inc.

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Rob Valuck
Chief Executive Officer - OpiSafe

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Ron Larsen
PDMP Consultant - IJIS Institute

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Jacob Cooper
Vice President - State Accounts, Bamboo Health

August 15, 2024 08:30 am

ODMAP 2024: Innovations in Overdose Detection and Data Sharing

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Ali Burrell, MPH
ODMAP Program Manager - Washington/Baltimore HIDTA

August 15, 2024 09:30 am

Enhancing Patient Care Through Telemedicine

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Kyle Zebley
Senior Vice President - Public Policy, The American Telemedicine Association

August 15, 2024 10:00 am

Break/Hotel Check-out

August 15, 2024 10:30 am

Food and Drug Administration Update

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Julian Chun
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

August 15, 2024 11:00 am

Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule

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Elisabeth Myers
Deputy Director - Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

August 15, 2024 11:45 am

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

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Patrick Knue
Director - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center (PDMP TTAC)

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