Prescription Drugs

Reporting Cycle Summary

FY24 Q4 Engagement Activities

Corresponded with grantee 2 times between July and September of 2024 on 9/24 and 9/25
Summary of Successes
Expanding their hospital services to St. Paul
Summary of Challenges
Summary of Resources Provided
JustGrants training modules for grant award modifications
DOJ Grants Financial Guide 2022
BJA list of COSSUP-related events and conferences
Summary of Suggestions for further TA/next steps
Continue regularly scheduled TA engagement and coaching

Throughout the period, we provided individualized advice, guidance, and support to the Ohio River Valley Corridor Drug Data Research Center (https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/15pbja-23-gk-00715-comb), primarily through direct interaction by phone and email with the Principal Investigator Dr. Lori Ann Post.

Throughout the period, we provided individualized advice, guidance, and support to the Ohio River Valley Corridor Drug Data Research Center (https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/15pbja-23-gk-00715-comb), primarily through direct interaction by phone and email with the Principal Investigator Dr. Lori Ann Post.

Delivered a comprehensive review of the opioid crisis, including an overview of the regional data center, its need and potential impact, advance notice of its features, and connections between these efforts and other regional initiatives.

The first in-person convening of the second cohort of Reaching Rural fellows will bring together 85 rural practitioners from across the country to expand their leadership skills, engage them in project and systems planning, and highlight successful and innovative strategies to address SUD in small and rural communities.

"The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is one of the most important components of the State’s efforts to halt the abuse, misuse, and diversion of prescription drugs. As the state’s quintessential prescription record resource, the NJPMP provides foundational support to many statewide collaborative programs. The NJPMP is located within the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law & Public Safety, which is overseen by the Office of the Attorney General.

This presentation will provide an update to the experiences of the Veterans Health Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs in their reporting to PDMPs since their last TTAC webinar in August 2020. The impacts of legislative changes, updated ASAP standards, and VHA's ongoing transition to the Oracle Health federal electronic health record (EHR) on transmitting VHA prescription data will be covered.

The American Society for Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP) published the first update of the ASAP PDMP standards since 2019. Many PDMP administrators participated in the development and approval of the new ASAP 5.0 standards.
Please join Kevin Borcher, Senior Project Coordinator with TTAC and experienced PDMP administrator in reviewing the history and use of the ASAP PDMP standards and the changes to the most recent version, ASAP 5.0.

Description: Community paramedicine through fire and emergency medical services departments are playing a pivotal role in addressing the opioid crisis through post-overdose outreach initiatives that respond to individuals after a nonfatal overdose. Efforts to prevent overdose fatalities through proactive engagement and community-based resource connections, called deflection, have increasingly included the use of community paramedics and have also been providing critical lifesaving intervention in the form of medications for opioid use disorder.

During this reporting period, IIR staff members provided complete logistical support to the following meetings and events:

2024 National Forum on Overdose Fatality Review—March 5–6, 2024. The forum included 21 sessions and 54 panelists. There were 452 confirmed registrations and 320 people attended the event. Attendees represented COSSUP grantees, federal partners, and interested stakeholders. The event was viewed as a huge success and received very positive reviews from participants.