Monroe Clinic Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
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Photo courtesy of Patricia Lawson
Key stake holders pictured here with DSPS Secretary Laura Gutierrez (center) are (L to R): Heidi Walters, Green County Health Department and Co-Chair for the CHNA AODA Committee, RoAnn Warden, Director of Green County Health Department and Co-Leads Green County Healthy Community Coalition, Sec. Laura Gutierrez, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Green County Sheriff Mark Rohloff, and Bob Gibson, Green County Human Services and Co-Chair for CHNA AODA Committee.
On Wednesday, August 22nd, over 45 community leaders in public health, health care, law enforcement, community outreach and faith organizations met to learn more about the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
DSPS Secretary Laura Gutierrez kicked off the meeting with a call for collaboration among community stakeholders in Green County and throughout the state to effectively combat the opioid drug issue.
An overview of the electronic PDMP tool was provided by Andrea Magermans, the DSPS Program and Policy Analyst. The database allows h...
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