PHP and Addiction Resources
The MSDC Physician Health Program is a private, confidential, non-disciplinary program that works to advocate for the health and well-being of all physicians in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area and to safeguard the public.
The Program
is HIPAA compliant and protects the confidentiality of participant records as set forth under DC and Federal law. The program is administered by the Medical Society of DC and is separate from the DC Board of Medicine.
Learn more about this program at our Healthy Physician Foundation page
Support Your Colleagues
Do you want to help support your fellow physicians going through their own struggles? The Healthy Physician Foundation supports the PHP and our efforts to supports physicians in need. Your generous gift allows MSDC to continue this important program and extend our reach to all physicians.
MSDC Offers Data and Resources for Roundtable Discussion on DC's Opioid Crisis
In 2020, death related to illicit fentanyl, cocaine and heroin killed more people in the District than ever. To address the resurgence in DC's opioid crisis, MSDC is holding a roundtable discussion on April 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM. As with any public health issue, physician leadership is crucial and physicians are encouraged to participate. The panel will feature addiction medicine specialist Edwin Chapman, MD and legislative and policy experts from the American Medical Association and O'Neill Institute. Learn more or register here.
In preparation for the roundtable, MSDC is offering background resources and information on the opioid crisis. These resources include contributions from members of the panel or their institutions. In addition, MSDC has news, testimony and statements on its advocacy page on opioid policy.
OPIOID DATA AND DASHBOARDS
DC Opioid-related Fatal Overdoses: January 1, 2016 to October 31, 2020
DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
LINK
District of Columbia Opioid Data Dashboard
DC Health
LINK
Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
National Center for Health Statistics (based on data available March 8, 2021)
LINK
Table: Excess, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Related, and Unintentional Opioid Overdose Deaths
Journal of the American Medical Association
LINK
OPIOID RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Pharmacogenomics and OUD: Clinical Decision Support in an African American Cohort
Journal of the National Medical Association
LINK
Addictive Behavior Reports 2017 December
LINK
New WHO Guideline for Treating Chronic Pain in Children
Journal of the American Medical Association
LINK
Applying The Evidence
The O'Neill Institute
LINK
OPIOID COMMENTARY AND REVIEW
Opportunities to Improve Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Services: Integrating Responses to a Dual Epidemic
The National Academies Press/ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
LINK
Washington Post (Op-ed)
LINK
Removing One Barrier to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Is It Enough?
Journal of the American Medical Association (Viewpoint)
LINK
Overcoming Barriers to Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Journal of the American Medical Association (Viewpoint)
LINK
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