THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Clarence K. Nishihara

Sen. Glenn Wakai

Sen. Russell E. Ruderman

Sen. Kurt Fevella

Sen. Laura H. Thielen

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura

Rep. Gene Ward

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Thursday, January 23, 2020

TIME:

9:00am

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC –  HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES

 

The purpose of this briefing is to review alternatives in addressing the opioid addiction crisis. This briefing will provide a snapshot of provider perspectives for alternative treatment modalities that prevent or reduce the abuse of prescribed opioids that alleviate pain from injury or chronic health conditions. The collaboration of alternatives to opioids is based on a model of  multi-disciplinary care that is used in other settings and for today’s briefing it’s referred to as the “quad” model.

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Hu man Services and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency:

● 200 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.

● 2,000 Americans suffer an overdose every day.

● From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 people have died from a drug overdose.

In an effort to combat the opioid epidemic the focus will be on supporting healthcare providers in the following categories: Medical Management (20 minutes), Body and Pain Management – Physical Therapy (20 minutes), Acupuncture (20 minutes), Massage Therapy (20 minutes), Transforming to a Quad Model – Department of Health's Hawaii Opioid Initiative on Education, Prevention and Pain Management (20 minutes), and Mind/Behavioral/Cultural Practices (20 minutes).

Invited to provide presentations are:

Eddie Mersereau, State Department of Health (DOH) Behavioral Health Administration

Dr. Jerald Garcia, Anesthesiology, Top Pain Management Specialist

Dr. Gary Okamoto, Physiatrist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Vilma Fuentes, Doctor of Physical Therapy

Gregg Pacilio, PT, President, Hawaii Chapter Americal Physical Therapy Association

Herbert Yee, PT, Hawaii Chapter American Physical Therapy Association

Dustin Ebesu, LMT Massage Therapist Association of Hawaii

Dr. Jayne Tsuchiyama, D.A.O.M.Dipl. OM, D.Ac., Chair, Hawaii Board of Acupuncture

Antonio Provencio, L.Ac., Hawaii Acupuncture Association

Samantha Preis, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M., Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist

Mind/Behavioral/Cultural Practices

Jill Panos, Doctor of Psychology, TAMC Deputy Chief Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center

Kyle K. Chang, Doctor of Psychology, Director, Ha Ola Village, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health                           Center

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6050 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6050.

 

 

 

 

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Rep. John M. Mizuno

Chair

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair