The mission of the Tufts Health Care Institute Program on Opioid Risk Management is to address challenges in the development and utilization of opioid analgesics, by engaging a multidisciplinary group of stakeholders focused on optimizing the benefits of opioid for pain management, and minimizing their risks, including abuse and diversion.

June 3-4, 2010

Agenda

Executive Summary

Prescription Opioid Abuse: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers
Nathaniel Katz, MD, MS Presentation >>

The Complex Influence of the Prescription Opioid Abuser on the Family of Payers
Lisa McElhaney Presentation >>

Opioid Abuse: The Managed Care Perspective
Howard Birnbaum, PhD Presentation >>

Drug Diversion— An Insurance Fraud Perspective
Dennis Jay Presentation >>

Risk Management in Chronic Pain Patients
Michael Brennan, MD Presentation >>

Prescription Opioid Fraud and Abuse: Medicaid Perspective
Gary P. Gilmore, B.S., R.Ph Presentation >>

Prescription Opioid Abuse: Private Payer Perspective
Jeffrey Sterling, Esq Presentation >>

How Can Payers Use PMPs to Reduce Prescription Opioid Fraud Abuse?
John Eadie Presentation >>

Urine Drug Monitoring: A Review of the Clinical Evidence
Joanna Starrels, MD, MS Presentation >>

SBIRT to Identify, Treat Opioid Abusers
Bertha Madras, PhD Presentation >>

Educating Providers in Opioid Analgesia and Risk Management: What works?
Rollin Gallagher, MD, MPH Presentation >>

Minimizing Rx Opioid Fraud and Abuse While Maintaining Appropriate Access for Patients in Need: Best Practices for Rx Payers
William Mahon Presentation >>