Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group Logo

 

Welcome to the Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group

2005 Conference Webpage

Consensus-Building Conference on Prescription Drug Use Protocol

 

This conference was made possible through generous support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals

**Documents on this page are for personal use only. Reproduction of conference materials without express permission from document authors is prohibited.** 

  

2005 MBSG Conference

Consensus-Building Conference on Prescription Drug Use Protocol

Presentations and Handouts

By Presenter (A-Z)

 

Click to view presentations by presenter last name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

File Formats Available
this icon indicates a PDF file is available
Adobe PDF Files
  This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available Microsoft PowerPoint Files
Microsoft Word Files

A

American Pharmacists Association Handouts

Download PDF file An Excerpt on Medication Disposal From the report of the 2003/2004 APhA Strategic Directions Committee(PDF)
This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available 2005 USP Convention Presentation by John A. Gans, PharmD, Executive Vice President, American Pharmacists Association (Powerpoint)
Download PDF file Official Drug Disposal Policy of the American Pharmacists Association, October 2005 (PDF)

 

Heather Ashton, DM, FRCP

School of Neurosciences

Division of Psychiatry

The Royal Victoria Infirmary

Download PDF file

Overprescribing of Benzodiazepines: Problems and Resolutions (PDF presentation talking points)
Download PDF file Overprescribing of Benzodiazepines: Problems and Resolutions (PDF slide presentation)
Download PDF file History of Benzodiazepines: What the Textbooks May Not Tell You (PDF presentation talking points)
Download PDF file History of Benzodiazepines: What the Textbooks May Not Tell You (PDF slide presentation)
Download PDF file Half-Lives and Equivalent Potencies of Z-Drugs (PDF slide presentation)

 

B

Kara Zivin Bambauer, PhD

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Harvard Medical School

James E. Sabin, MD

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Harvard Medical School

Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Harvard Medical School

 

 

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available The Exclusion of Benzodiazepine Coverage in Medicare: Simple Steps for Avoiding a Public Health Crisis (PowerPoint)

 

Gillian Bartlett, PhD

Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group

McGill University

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available Electronic Prescribing: New Insights and Innovations for the Use of Benzodiazepines (PowerPoint)

 

Chris Baumgartner

Coordinator

Maine Prescription Monitoring Program

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available Maine's Prescription Monitoring Program Presentation (PowerPoint)

 

Jim Berry, MD

Family Physician

Bangor, Maine

Download PDF file

Guidelines For The Use of Benzodiazepines In Office Practice in the State of Maine (PDF)

Download PDF file A Nursing Home Profile: Omnicare Prescription Drug Statistics (PDF)

 

Dawn Bland

EVP

Stericycle Direct Return

October 13, 2005 Consumer Direct Returns Project (Call report from meeting in Bangor, Maine) (Word)
Potential Returns Process Scenarios (Word)

 

E

Environmental Protection Agency Handouts

Download PDF file Conference Abstracts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Meeting on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (August 23-25, 2005; Las Vegas, Nevada) (PDF)
Download PDF file The U.S. Environmental Protection Meeting on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Agenda (PDF)
Download PDF file The U.S. Environment Protection Agency Meeting on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Participants List

 

M

Matthew C. Mireles, PhD, MPH

Vice President and Director of  Research

CRG Medical Foundation for Patient Safety

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available A National Registry of Unused and Expired Medications: Preliminary Data Analysis (PowerPoint) 
This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available Building a Community of Competence™ for A National Registry of Unused and Expired Medications: Highlights of the Conference and Previous Discussions (PowerPoint)

Registry forms:

U.S. National Registry for Unused or Expired Medications Data Collection Instrument for Returned Medications by Bulk Donation© (Word)
U.S. National Registry for Unused or Expired Medications Questionnaire for Returned Medications by Individual Donor© (Word)
U.S. National Registry for Unused or Expired Medications Data Collection Instrument for Returned Medications by Anonymous Donor© (Word)  

 

 

J. Gerry Mugford, PhD, CMH

Discipline of Psychiatry

Memorial University of Newfoundland

 Marcella H. Sorg, RN, PhD
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
University of Maine

Terrence Callanan, MD, FRCP
Memorial University

Stevan Gressitt, MD
Northeast Occupational Exchange
This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available  Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group 2004 Physician Survey (PowerPoint)

 

 

J. Gerry Mugford, PhD, CMH

Discipline of Psychiatry

Memorial University of Newfoundland

 Marcella H. Sorg, RN, PhD
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
University of Maine

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available Perspectives on Benzodiazepine Prevalence (PowerPoint)

 

P

Ann Perry

State Representative

Maine House of Representatives

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Program Overview (PowerPoint)

 

Edward Pontius, MD

President-Elect Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians

Medical Director, ACCESS Team, Portland Maine

 

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available National Review of Unused Medicine: Our Emerging Medical Dark Age and the Economics of Pharmaceutical Inaccessibility (PowerPoint)

 

R

Doug Ross

NDIC Field Program Specialist

National Drug Intelligence Center

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available National Drug Intelligence Center Benzo Drug Briefing (PowerPoint)

 

 

S

 Karen E. Simone, PharmD, DABAT

Northern New England Poison Center

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available

 Mother’s Little Helper Keeps Poison Center Busy (PowerPoint)

Download PDF file September 01, 2004 - August 31, 2005 Poison Center Calls (Northern New England Poison Center - Maine calls) (PDF)    
Download PDF file Chart from Mother’s Little Helper Presentation (PDF)

 

Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S.

President

PharmEcology Associates, LLC

This icon indicates that a powerpoint file is available National Model for Consumer Take-Back (PowerPoint)

 

W

Liqun L. Wong, Chemist

Chief,  Data Analysis Unit

Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section

Office of Diversion Control 

Drug Enforcement Administration

Washington, DC

Download PDF file Diversion of Selected Benzodiazepines (PDF)
Download PDF file National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Selected Benzodiazepines Seizure Data (PDF)

 

Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group Logo

 

Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group

University of Maine Center on Aging

Camden Hall

25 Texas Avenue

Bangor, Maine 04401-4324

Phone: 1 (207) 262-7920

Fax: 1 (207) 262-7921

Email: mbsg@mainecenteronaging.org