KASPER: Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting

Faculty

Brian Fingerson, RPh
Executive Director
Kentucky Professionals Recovery Network (KYPRN)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Faculty Member
University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies

David T. Sallengs, RPh
Branch Manager, Drug Enforcement and Professional Practices
Office of Inspector General
Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Needs Statement

Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) is Kentucky’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). KASPER catalogs most of the Schedule II – V controlled substance prescriptions written and dispensed within the state and is used by health care professionals to help address the issue of controlled pharmaceutical substance abuse. We have determined a need for KASPER training to expand usage of the system and to provide basic intervention information based upon recommendations from health care professionals and a focus group of leaders in the health care community. The need to expand usage of the system is also supported by data indicating an increasing problem with prescription drug addiction, and supporting the use of KASPER as an effective tool to combat prescription drug misuse, abuse and diversion.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for all healthcare professionals in the Commonwealth of Kentucky whose clinical practice is impacted by the eKASPER system.

Objectives

1. Discuss the scope of the prescription drug problem, and the characteristics of misuse, abuse and diversion of controlled pharmaceutical substances;
2. Recognize the typical behaviors of “provider shoppers”;
3. Explain the workings of the KASPER program including controls on KASPER data and usage;
4. Describe the process of establishing a KASPER account, and obtaining KASPER reports;
5. Discuss the need and responsibility of health care providers to intervene with patients who may be abusing or addicted to controlled pharmaceutical substances;
6. Describe some of the physiological aspects of drug addiction;
7. Recognize the symptoms and warning signs of controlled substance abuse and addiction;
8. Explain how to screen for controlled substance abuse and addiction, and steps for intervention; and
9. Discuss some of the intervention resources available to assist health care providers.

Objectives for Technicians

1. Discuss the scope of the prescription drug problem, and the characteristics of misuse, abuse and diversion of controlled pharmaceutical substances;
2. Recognize the typical behaviors of “provider shoppers”;
3. Describe some of the physiological aspects of drug addiction;
4. Recognize the symptoms and warning signs of controlled substance abuse and addiction.

Accreditation

Medicine
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

Pharmacy
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This activity has been assigned ACPE # 022-000-08-007-H03-P and will award up to 1.25 contact hours (0.125 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers.

Statements of credit will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest and requesting credit online at conclusion of the activity. The College complies with the Criteria for Quality for continuing education programming.

Pharmacy Technician
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This activity has been assigned ACPE # 022-000-08-007-H03-T and will award up to 1.25 contact hours (0.125 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers.

Statements of credit will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest and requesting credit online at conclusion of the activity. The College complies with the Criteria for Quality for continuing education programming.

Faculty Disclosure

Mr. Sallengs and Mr. Fingerson report no conflicts of interest with their presentations.