Medical Review Officer (MRO) Assistant Training-2018: Expanded Opioid Panels and Reporting Workplace Safety Concerns

2018: Expanded Opioid Panels and Reporting Workplace Safety Concerns

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Video Summary

The video discusses the definitions and technical aspects of opiates and opioids. It explains that opiates are drugs derived from opium, such as morphine, heroin, and codeine. On the other hand, opioids are drugs that have the same properties as opiates but are either derived from natural opiates or morphine esters, such as hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone. The video also delves into the testing for semi-synthetic opioids, highlighting that the active metabolites of these drugs may be present in a person's system while the parent compounds may be eliminated more quickly. It further discusses the cutoff levels for testing these new opioids and the importance of MROs being familiar with prescription drug brand names. The video also addresses the opioid crisis, emphasizing that it is more of an addiction crisis and highlights the rise in opioid-related deaths and overdoses in recent years. It discusses the guidelines and recommendations from medical groups regarding opioid use, safety-sensitive jobs, and reporting safety concerns as an MRO. The video concludes by discussing the implications of the new DOT regulation on reporting safety concerns and the concerns that MROs may face in implementing this regulation.

Keywords

opiates

opioids

definitions

testing

addiction crisis

DOT regulation