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Washington State's New Opioid Prescribing Rules & The Opiate Reporting Tool
Presenting the Newest State Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing
New guidelines for osteopathic physicians & surgeons were enacted by the Washington State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Nov 1, 2018. Dr. Williamson will present the guidelines and demonstrate how physicians can respond to the public health crisis of accidental deaths due to opioid overdose and misuse of prescribed opioids.
The Opiate Reporting Tool
In lieu of a proposal to place prior authorization on all acute opioid prescriptions, the WSMA and WSHA worked with HCA to jointly-endorse a physician and patient centric program turning on a jointly endorsed acute prescribing policy, a clinical exemption for when the policy is not appropriate, and creation of the Better Prescribing Better Treatment Program, which leverages data with participating systems to significantly improve prescribing. Jeb and Dr. Rue will overview the history and trajectory.
The Washington Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association as a Category 1 CME Sponsor.
The WOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be forwarded to WOMA Executive Director Roseanne Andersen, by calling the WOMA Office at 425-677-3930 or by mail to WOMA, P.O. Box 1187 Gig Harbor, WA 98332 or by email to executivedirector@woma.org.
Lynda Williamson, D.O.
Dr. Williamson is a Family Physician currently on an extended locums assignment with DSHS at Lakeland Village in Medical Lake, WA where she directs and provides the medical care for severely intellectually disabled adults in an Intermediate Care Facility. She has worked in chronic pain management for the past fourteen years as a sub-specialty. Dr. Williamson has contributed as a technical expert in the development of the current opioid prescribing guidelines for Washington State. She is a graduate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and Family Medicine Residency at the University of Mass Medical Center.
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