Merideth Norris, DO, FACOFP, FASAM | Kinna Thakarar, DO | Michael Wardrop – 2020 Maine Opioid Crisis Bundle: Pain Policy Repercussions, Injection Drug-Use Associated Infections and DEA Update

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Session Title: DEA Update on the Opioid Crisis     Presented By: Michael Wardrop     

Session Objectives: Participants will gain a better understanding of:

1. The current status of the opioid crisis as seen by DEA agents in the field in Maine.
2. Upcoming drugs for recreational use.
3. What physicians can do to curb street drug use and what they should know about it.  

Session Title: Injection Drug-Use Associated Infections: Updates and Models of Care            Presented By: Dr. Thakarar                          

Session Objectives: 1. Describe the epidemiology of infections associated with injection drug use (IDU)

2. Summarize Maine Medical Center endocarditis and harm reduction studies
3. Understand evidence-based strategies to prevent IDU-associated infections.

Session Title: Damage Control in Post 2017 Pain Policy — “When You Throw Something Away, Where is “Away”?         Presented By: Dr. Norris 

Session Objectives:  1. Review the intention of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines vs the Unintended Consequences

. 2. Consider some of the clinical outcomes of these consequences.

3. Discover opportunities for being part of a continued team effort in assisting patients impacted by these policies.

The Maine Osteopathic Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.The Maine Osteopathic Association designates this program for a maximum of 3.0 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

Dr. Merideth Norris has been working in Maine for over 15 years. Her practice scope includes Osteopathic Family Medicine and treating substance use disorder, obesity, and pain management. She has worked in emergency departments all over Maine, as well as detox facilities, inpatient treatment environments, methadone clinics, and outpatient recovery centers. Dr. Norris is the Medical Director of Enso Recovery and has a private practice. Dr. Norris is board certified in Osteopathic Family Medicine by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Medicine, in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, and in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

She is frequently seen in the press advocating for available resources for people with substance use disorder and drafts large amounts of testimony to the state legislation on opioid policy and treatment access. She has been interviewed as an addiction expert on both local public radio and the national Reelz network. Recently, Dr. Norris became certified as a Ringside Physician by USA Boxing and became the medical consultant for Susan Elia MacNeal, author of the Maggie Hope detective series. Dr. Norris has three children.  

Dr. Norris discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of her presentation.

Kinna Thakarar, DORelated seminars and products: 2

 Dr. Thakarar is an infectious disease (ID) and addiction medicine physician with a special interest in health services research related to ID/addiction issues. She is currently an attending physician at Maine Medical Partners, an affiliated investigator at the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation in Portland, Maine, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Maine Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine.

Faculty Disclosure: Dr. Thakarar has no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the contact or subject of this presentation.

Michael WardropRelated seminars and products: 1

Resident Agent in Charge, US DEA

DEA, Portland Maine Division

Faculty Disclosure: Mr. Wardrop as no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the contact or subject of this presentation.

Bio:  Michael W. Wardrop is a 31-year veteran with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and has served as the Resident Agent in Charge (RAC) of the Portland Maine Resident Office since May 2009. As the RAC, he is responsible for maintaining oversight and control over all DEA operational and administrative matters in the State of Maine related to the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act. RAC Wardrop currently supervises a staff of personnel in Portland and Bangor comprised of Special Agents, Task Force Officers, Intelligence Research Analysts and Support Staff. Since arriving in Maine, RAC Wardrop has aggressively strengthened interagency cooperation, maintained oversight of large complex conspiracy investigations and is the architect of Maine’s highly successful drug take back program, which created a sustainable in-state drug disposal solution. Born in Bangor, Maine and a native of Connecticut, RAC Wardrop earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Certificate in Accounting from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. RAC Wardrop is married, has three children and is an avid outdoorsman.

Faculty Disclosure: Mr. Wardrop as no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the contact or subject of this presentation.

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