Activity Date: 04/23/2021
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In the United States in 2018, nearly 70% of the 67,367 overdose deaths involved an opioid. While prescription opioid and heroin involved death rates decreased from 2017 to 2018, synthetic opioid involved death rates (not including methadone) increased by 10%1. The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines harm reduction as “a treatment and prevention approach that encompasses individual and public health needs, aiming to decrease the health and socioeconomic costs and consequences of addiction-related problems, especially medical complications and transmission of infectious diseases, without necessarily requiring abstinence2.” Harm reduction strategies are key to addressing this public health crisis. The philosophy of harm reduction does not endorse drug use, but accepts drug use as a reality and focuses on reducing its harmful consequences including death, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C, criminal activity, and incarceration3. Harm reduction strategies include those such as opioid overdose education and naloxone kit distribution, fentanyl test strip distribution, syringe exchange programs, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and Good Samaritan/liability laws. Barriers to implementing harm reduction strategies are sometimes fear of harm to staff/self, increased crime, and misunderstandings regarding potential legal/ethical ramifications. After implementation of syringe exchange programs in community pharmacies, New York pharmacists were surveyed and found to have very few reported increases in crime or disruptive behavior4. Another study also found that lack of knowledge about laws governing harm reduction strategies appeared to be the problem instead of the actual laws themselves5. Psychiatric pharmacists working with patients with substance use disorders, often with co-occurring mental illness, are in a key position to assess current substance use, implement harm reduction strategies, and refer patients to appropriate resources. This session is designed to provide education on identifying harm reduction strategies, the ethics and legality surrounding the use of harm reduction strategies, and applying evidence-based interventions to patients with opioid use disorder.
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Michelle Geier, PharmD, BCPP, APh
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2021 Program Committee and Recertification Editorial Board
Shari N. Allen, PharmD, BCPP Assistant Professor PCOM-SOP Suwanee, GA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Sarah L. Benner, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator and Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist Peninsula Regional Medical Center Salisbury, MD No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Mary C. Borovicka, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist-Dept of Psychiatry MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, OH External Consultant Activities, Advisory Panels, Speakers Bureaus, etc.: Ohio Pharmacists Association - LAI and naltrexone training inj |
Jolene R. Bostwick, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS
Program Administrative Chair
Assistant Dean for Co-Curriculum and Professional Development & Clinical ProfessorUniversity of Michigan College of Pharmacy Ann Arbor, MI No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Bridget Bradley, PharmD, BCPP |
Lauren M. Brown, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Psychiatry South Texas Veterans Health Care System San Antonio, TX No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Austin R. Campbell, PharmD, BCPP |
Chelsea N. Carr, PharmD, BCPP Advanced Practice Pharmacist - Psychiatry University of Maryland - Spring Grove Hospital Center Catonsville, MD No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Andria F. Church, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Assistant Professor Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Jordan Cooler, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Assistant Professor University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy Columbia, SC No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Beth DeJongh, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS
Recertification Editorial Board Chair
PharmacistConcordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Amber R. Douglass, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Murfreesboro, TN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Traci M. Dutton, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Murfreesboro, TN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Megan J. Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP |
Kristen N. Gardner, PharmD, BCPP
Program Committee Chair
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Behavioral HealthKaiser Permanente Colorado Denver, CO External Consultant Activities, Advisory Panels, Speakers Bureaus, etc.: Biostrategies - one time consultant re:LAIAs |
Michelle L. Geier, PharmD, BCPP Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist Supervisor San Francisco Department of Public Health San Francisco, CA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Rebecca Graham, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Robert J. Haight, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist | Forensic Services Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center (SPRTC), Minnesota Department of Human Services Saint Peter, MN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Suzanne C. Harris, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Assistant Professor/UNC Hospitals Region Experiential Director/Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, NC Educational Grants, Research Grants or Contracts: North Carolina AHEC Campus Innovations Grants |
Courtney A. Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Manager & Residency Program Director Center for Behavioral Medicine Kansas City, MO No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Archana R. Jhawar, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Jesse Brown VAMC/ UIC College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Kayla D. Johnson, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Spring Hill, TN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Erin D. Knox, PharmD, BCPP Pharmacy Education Specialist UC Irvine Health Orange, CA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Marketa Marvanova, PharmD, PhD, BCGP, BCPP, FASCP |
Monica Mathys, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP Associate Professor Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy Dallas, TX No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Melissa Mitchell, PharmD, BCGP, BCPP, BCPS Senior Clinical Pharmacist RUHS MC Moreno Valley , CA External Consultant Activities, Advisory Panels, Speakers Bureaus, etc.: Neurocrine Speakers Bureau - Ingrezza, Janssen Speakers Bureau - Spravato |
Thea R. Moore, PharmD, BCPP Associate Professor University of South Florida Tampa, FL Educational Grants, Research Grants or Contracts: Agency for Health Care Administration |
Jessica L. Mulhollan, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mental Health Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Canton, OH No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Sandra Mullen, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry VCU Health Systems Richmond, VA Non-Financial Interests: Lambda Kappa Sigma Grand Council (Executive Board) |
Kristen Neumeister, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist- Mental Health John Peter Smith Hospital Fort Worth, TX No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Melissa C. Palmer, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy Kansas City, MO No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Jake R. Peters, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry Butler University College of Pharmacy/Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Lindsey Peters, PharmD, BCPS Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Ohio Northern University Ada, OH No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Sarah J. Popish, PharmD, BCPP Academic Educator Department of Veterans Affairs Vallejo, CA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Kristina Reinstatler, PharmD, BCPP, MBA Clinical Pharmacy Specialist UC Health University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Megan M. Sarashinsky, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Michael D. Shuman, PharmD, BCPP Staff Pharmacist Central State Hospital Louisville, KY No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Sheryl Thedford, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCPP Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist University of Maryland, Spring Grove Hospital Center Catonsville, MD No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Taylor A. Thomas, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Mental Health VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Fort Wayne, IN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Andrea Winterswyk, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mental Health Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center Boise, ID No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Kara R. Wong, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mental Health; PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director Minneapolis VA Health Care System Minneapolis, MN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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