Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education public meetings in 2021
5 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education
The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) is holding a public meeting. The provided agenda contains only procedural meeting details.
The Council reviewed a working draft of the 2021 Interagency Coordination Plan and its end-of-year recommendations. Members discussed updates to person-centered, system-centered, and data-related recommendations. No final report was approved during this session.
- Approved December 9, 2021 agenda
- Approved October 22, 2021 minutes
- Set deadline for local data submissions to early January 2022
Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education
The council will receive presentations on non-opioid treatments for chronic pain and 2020 data regarding deaths, emergency department visits, and Medicaid impact. Members will also discuss updates from the Community of Caring Impact Workgroup.
- Presentation on Non-opioid Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain by Kelly Boussert, MD
- Review of OPH 2020 Death and ED data
- Review of Medicaid 2020 Impact Data
- Discussion of Naloxone Standing Order signed Jan. 1, 2021
- Request for Telehealth Utilization Data Trends for SUD and Opioid Treatment
The council approved the October 22, 2021 agenda and the minutes from March and June 2021. Members reviewed data on overdose deaths and Medicaid impact, and discussed potential recommendations for the 2021 year-end report, including telehealth metrics and pain management alternatives.
- Approved October 22, 2021 agenda
- Approved March 25, 2021 minutes
- Approved June 10, 2021 minutes
- Decided not to condense the annual report to ensure all data is preserved
Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education
The council will meet via Zoom to approve minutes, receive a legislative update, and hear presentations on diverted and counterfeit pharmaceuticals, the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC-NOWS), and the Louisiana Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (LAMHPP) program. Updates from the Department of Corrections and workgroup reports are also scheduled.
- Presentation on diverted and counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs submitted to the LSP Crime Lab
- Presentation on LaPQC-NOWS (Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative)
- Presentation on LAMHPP (Louisiana Medication for Opioid Use Disorder) by Dr. J. Finelli of Tulane
- Department of Corrections update by Shelley Edgerton
- Review of HOPE Community of Caring workgroup feedback
The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education met via Zoom to receive legislative updates and presentations on counterfeit drugs and neonatal opioid withdrawal. No formal actions were taken as the meeting lacked a quorum.
- Approval of June 10, 2021 Agenda: unable to approve due to lack of quorum
- Approval of March 25, 2021 HOPE Minutes: unable to approve due to lack of quorum
Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education
The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education is meeting to review the 2021 End of Year Report and develop a post-COVID report strategy. The session includes updates from public health, law enforcement, and the Supreme Court Drug & Specialty Court Office.
- Update on HOPE 2021 End of Year Report
- OBH Opioid Grant Updates
- Law Enforcement Update
- Supreme Court/Drug/Specialty Court Update
- Review of Health, Healthcare, Public Safety, and Community Impact Domains for post-COVID report
The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education approved its agenda and previous meeting minutes. Members received updates on opioid surveillance, grant operationalization, and law enforcement data. The Council is establishing three working groups focused on health, public safety, and community domains to examine the opioid epidemic's impact.
- Approved March 25, 2021 agenda
- Approved January 2021 minutes
Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education
The HOPE Advisory Council will review and vote on the draft 2020 End of Year Report. Members will also discuss a report strategy regarding post-Covid impact groups and presentations.
- Review and voting on Draft 2020 HOPE End of Year Report
- Discussion of HOPE Post-Covid Report Strategy
The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education approved the 2020 End of Year Report following a review of state opioid data and trends. The council incorporated edits regarding the expansion of SBIRT in emergency rooms and education for pregnant mothers using MAT.
- Approved January 26, 2021 agenda
- Approved September 2020 meeting minutes
- Approved 2020 End of Year Report with recommended edits