Medical Community Update on Opioid Epidemic and Dinner

Physicians and providers -

Join colleagues to hear how the Medical community is addressing the opioid epidemic in our area. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm and program starts at 7 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Butte Creek Country Club. The evening is free of charge thanks to Aegis funds granted to the Butte-Glenn Medical Society Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force and our coalition.

Speakers include:

James Moore, MD, Director of the Enloe Medical Center

on new treatments in the Emergency Department

R. Kelley Otani, MD, Adventist Health Feather River

on Chronic Pain Management

Sandy Henley, MS, MHPA, Butte County Public Health Department

on progress and opportunities

Other details about the program and speakers will be posted on bgmsonline.org as confirmed.

Objectives:

• To define the difference between pain and suffering identify the three factors for health and addiction.
• Define how Emergency Departments are point of entry for addiction treatment how the Bridge program has been implemented at the medical center.
• Education on new prescribing guidelines and how to refer MAT patients for continuing rehabilitation
• Review of the Community Health Assessment for Drug Induced Deaths and efforts made to achieve goals in Safe Rx, Academic Detailing and Naloxone Distribution
• Provide an overview of the progress year over year showing most recent data

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) through the joint sponsorship of Fresno-Madera Medical Society (FMMS) and Butte Glenn Medical Society (BGMS) The FMMS is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.. Credit Designation Statement: FMMS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 hour(s) of AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity