August 15, 2018
What: A public meeting of the Oregon Acute Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Workgroup to develop detailed recommendations to amend Oregon’s statewide Opioid Prescribing Guidelines.
Agenda:
- Welcome, scope and introductions.
- Discussion of draft.
- Meeting summary and next steps.
- Public comment period.
When: Friday, August 17, 8-10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. No conference call option is available for the public.
Where: Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Room 1B, Portland
Background: The purpose of this workgroup is to set a standard of care in Oregon for safe opioid prescribing for acute pain. The workgroup will develop detailed recommendations for acute opioid prescribing that will be included as an amendment to Oregon’s existing statewide Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. They will address acute opioid prescribing in primary care, emergency departments, dentistry, and after surgical procedures. The Acute Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Workgroup will build on recommendations developed by the Oregon Health Leadership Council’s Evidenced Based Best Practice Committee, as well as acute prescribing guidelines developed in other states.
These guidelines support ongoing efforts in Oregon to address the epidemic of opioid misuse, abuse, dependency, associated hospitalizations and overdose deaths.
Specific areas that the Acute Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Workgroup will address:
- Acute pain patients presenting in settings including (but not limited to) dental offices, emergency departments, primary care, urgent care, and post-surgical.
- Recommended treatments by medical condition (e.g., dental pain, post-surgical, acute injury).
- Alternative treatment options, weighing benefits and risks of opioid therapy.
- Starting patients on the lowest effective dose; establishing maximum number of pills and number of days prescribed.
- Use of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to monitor prescribing and dispensing.
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