Teaching Objectives
- What is meant by “state opioid policy,” and what gets ignored
- Sources for state opioid policy data: strengths and limitations of each
- Considering definitions, and what components of a policy might matter for research purposes
- Enactment date, effective date, and implementation date – why they matter
- Making the most of geographic diversity in opioid policies
- Measuring changes in components, and hence the policy, over time
Agenda (Eastern Time)
1:00 – 1:20 p.m. Introductions & Overview
1:20 – 2:50 p.m. Lessons Related to Policy Data
- What is “Policy” (examples using PDMP, Morphine Equivalent Doses and NAL laws)
- Where do people get opioid policy data? Does source matter?
- Examples of differences across sources: definitions & interpretations
2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Considering “Time”
- Enactment date versus effective date versus implementation date
- Transition in policy components over time; why does it matter?
- Identification in a dynamic policy world
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.: Wrap Up and where to go for more information
Register for This Program
Space is limited. Please register online by Monday, September 7, 2020.
- Event Date
- Monday, September 14, 2020
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern - Location
Bradley Stein, MD, PhD
Senior Physician Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD
Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics & Law and Professor of Health Policy and Management, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
Rosanna Smart, PhD
Economist, RAND Corporation
Tisamarie Sherry, MD, PhD
Associate Physician Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation