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Felicia Quintana-Zinn, MS, MBA Drug Overdose Epidemiologist Nebraska DHHS- Division of Public Health
Overdose Prevention: Health Burden, PDMP, and Integration into Workflow
Kevin Borcher, PharmD PDMP Director NEHII, Inc.
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Define and explain the health burden in Nebraska regarding drug overdoses. Explain history of legislation surrounding the Nebraska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Define the Nebraska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and its use (includes information on patient alerts regarding high doses of opioids, dangerous combinations of
- pioids and benzodiazepines, possible risky behaviors around opioids and using the
Nebraska Pain Management Guidance in combination with the PDMP) Explain how patient alerts, medication history and using the Nebraska Pain Management Guidance in combination with the PDMP can be integrated into daily workflow