Vanila M Singh, MD MACM Chief Medical Officer Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1
Summit Objectives Engage subject matter experts and key federal, state, tribal, and local stakeholders to address opioid prevention/treatment. Discuss and learn about available regional and national opioid prevention/treatment resources. Identify opportunities for technical assistance, and establish collaborative next steps. 2
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Overdose Deaths Increasing 116 people a day die from opioid-related drug overdoses (CDC) Prescription Opioid Misuse Decreasing Approximately 11.8 million individuals misused opioids in 2016 of those, 11.5 million, were misusing prescription pain relievers. This is down by a million from 2015 (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) 4
HHS Five-point Strategy to Combat the Opioid Crisis 1. Improve access to prevention, treatment, and recovery support services 2. Target the availability and distribution of overdosereversing drugs 3. Strengthen public health data reporting and collection 4. Support cutting edge research on pain and addiction 5. Advance better practices for pain management 5
Goal: Strike a Balance Important to balance the need to end the devastating effects of opioid misuse while also ensuring that pain patients can work with their doctors to develop an integrative pain treatment plan that optimizes function, quality of life, and productivity. Treat chronic pain End opioid misuse 6
Pain Management Best Practice Inter- Agency Task Force Led by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health with participation from the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and Office of National Drug Control Policy Engages external pain management stakeholders Propose updates and recommendations to address identified gaps or inconsistencies in pain management best practices 7
National Pain Strategy Co-led by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the National Institutes of Health Federal Government s first coordinated plan to reduce the burden of chronic pain in the U.S.; and achieve a system of care in which all people receive high quality, evidence-based pain care Topics Population research Prevention and care Disparities Service delivery and payment Professional education and training Public education and communication 8
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council OASH and SAMHSA co-lead Convening body provides guidance and recommendations on HHS behavioral health agenda Subcommittees Prescription Drug and Opioids Abuse Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration Serious Mental Illness Marijuana Workforce Communications 9
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee Purpose Develop and coordinate implementation of the Federal Pain Research Strategy Long-term strategic plan to coordinate and advance pain research Priorities Prevent acute and chronic pain Manage acute pain Transition from acute to chronic pain Understand the disparities that influence pain and pain management 10
National Institutes of Health Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Pain Management Collaboratory Investing $81 million to implement cost-effective largescale clinical research in military and veteran healthcare delivery organizations, focusing on nonmedication approaches to pain care and other comorbid conditions 11
NIH Public-Private Partnership Purpose Explore ways to promote safe, effective and non-addictive strategies to manage pain as part of a broader public-private partnership aimed at halving the time needed to develop new therapeutics to help end the opioid crisis. 12
Special Populations CDC notes rates have been higher among non- Hispanic whites and American Indian or Alaskan Natives, compared to non-hispanic blacks and Hispanics. Working with HHS Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs to engage with Tribes and national Native organizations. 13
Technical Assistance and Tools Pathways to Safer Opioid Use - an interactive training that promotes the appropriate, safe, and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. https://health.gov/hcq/training-pathways.asp CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and Tools help primary care doctors provide safer, more effective care for patients with chronic pain outside of active cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care CDC Rx Awareness Campaign increase awareness among and educate Americans https://www.cdc.gov/rxawareness/ Treatment and recovery resources SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator, Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator, and Opioid Treatment Program Directory; HRSA Health Center for Substance Abuse Services FDA Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy to educate prescribers 14
Thank You Vanila M. Singh, MD MACM Chief Medical Officer Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Vanila.Singh@hhs.gov @cmohhs 15