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September 21, 2017, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT / 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Drug Diversion and the Opioid Crisis    

Session Overview

The opioid crisis is touching everyone in our caregiver community.  Through multiple recent research surveys, we have found our audience has realized that drug diversion is a patient safety crisis and that we need help at the frontline.

Kimberly New is a specialist in controlled substance security and DEA regulatory compliance and consults with healthcare facilities across the country. She is an attorney and an RN who will provide practical and powerful insights to the exploding drug diversion problem.  She is widely published and advises a number of leading medical centers.

A reactor panel of patient advocates and experts will react to the presentation.

We offer these online webinars at no cost to our participants.

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Preview Video, Webinar Video, and Downloads

Webinar Trailer:

Webinar Video:

Click here to download the National Survey Results.

Speaker Slide Sets:

Click here to download the combined speakers’ slide set in PDF format – one (1) slide per page.   

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Articles Written by Kim New, JD, BSN, RN:

Click here to download Detecting and Responding to Drug Diversion  

Click here to download Develop a Drug Diverson Prevention Program  

Click here to download Controlled Substance Security: Effective Diversion Program in Ten Steps 

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Registration Information and CE Credit Information

 Register:
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  When:  September 21, 2017   Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT / 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
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Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness: Participants will understand and be able to discuss important issues regarding drug diversion and the opioid crisis.
  • Accountability: Participants will understand who may be accountable for responding to, and prioritizing, the opportunities for prevention, preparedness, protection, and performance improvement in the area of drug diversion.
  • Ability: Participants will learn about competencies important to combating drug diversion and opioid related problems in the workforce.
  • Action: Participants will learn what actions they may need to take in order to consider or adopt an approach to improvement of the risks of drug diversion in their institutions.

CE Participation Documentation

Texas Medical Institute of Technology, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15996, will be issuing 1.5 contact hours for this webinar. TMIT is only providing nursing credit at this time.

To request a Participation Document, please click here.

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Session Speakers and Panelists

Kimberly New, JD, BSN, RN
Kimberly New, JD, BSN, RNDrug Diversion and the Opioid Crisis
Bio
C. R. Denham, II, MD
C. R. Denham, II, MDIn the News and Recent Polling
Bio
William Adcox, MBA
William Adcox, MBADiscussion and Reaction to Presentation
Bio
Gregory H. Botz, MD, FCCM
Gregory H. Botz, MD, FCCMDiscussion and Reaction to Presentation
Bio
Dan Ford, MBA, LFACHE
Dan Ford, MBA, LFACHEDiscussion and Reaction to Presentation AND The Voice of Patient and Family
Bio

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