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Overdose Fatality Review Program

Overdose Fatality Review

Overdose Fatality Review Program

Overview

A locally based, multi-disciplinary process for understanding the risk factors and circumstances leading to fatal overdoses and identifying opportunities to prevent future overdoses. The basis of OFR – like all fatality reviews – is that overdose fatalities could have been prevented with the right action, timing, intervention, and/or response.

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Overdose deaths are preventable. Through fatality reviews, key community partners are able to look into each death and identify prevention initiatives that may save another life.

Jessica Blahnik, Marathon County Medical Examiner

Overdose Fatality Review Teams

Teams

OFR teams are county-based. Fifteen teams covering 18 counties utilize OFR in their efforts to prevent fatal overdoses.

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Overdose Fatality Review Data

Data

Information gathered about fatal overdoses drives prevention and intervention efforts at the local and state levels.

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Upcoming Events & Webinars

  • June 8, 2021

    1:00 pm–4:30 pm

    Wisconsin Overdose Fatality Review 2021 Virtual Summit - Day 1

    This event will be held virtually. Attendees will receive a link to the Summit webpage after registering.

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  • June 9, 2021

    1:00 pm–4:30 pm

    Wisconsin Overdose Fatality Review 2021 Virtual Summit - Day 2

    This event will be held virtually. Attendees will receive a link to the Summit webpage after registering.

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Webinar Archive

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December 2020

Connecting individuals who are incarcerated to treatment after return to the community: Successes and areas for growth in Wisconsin

December 9, 2020

  • Alisha Kraus
  • Michael Meulemans
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November 2020

Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: Trends in controlled substance prescribing

November 17, 2020

Panelist:

  • Marjorie Liu

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October 2020

Treatment of Substance Use Disorder: Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment and Implications in Wisconsin

October 13, 2020

Panelist:

  • Dr. Michael Miller

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September 2020

Mitigating Overdose Risk through Harm Reduction: Vivent Health Adaptations During COVID-19

September 29, 2020

Panelists:

  • Kristen Grimes
  • Ritchie Martin
  • Logan Self

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August 2020

Substance Use Disorder and COVID-19: Challenges and resiliency among treatment providers and individuals working toward recovery

August 18, 2020

Panelists:

  • Faith Gladem
  • Ryan Gorman
  • Amy Molinski
  • Patrick Reilly

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OFR Program Collaborators

Medical College of Wisconsin, Institute for Health & Equity, Division of Epidemiology

Constance Kostelac, PhD
ckostelac@mcw.edu
(414) 955-8670
Assistant Professor

Amy Parry, MPH
aparry@mcw.edu
(414) 955-4120
Program Manager

Wisconsin Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Information and Analysis

Starr Moss
MossSH@doj.state.wi.us
(608) 261-8108
Senior Research Analyst

Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Family Health Section

Lisa Bullard-Cawthorne, MS, MPH
Lisa.BullardCawthorne@dhs.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-3008
Overdose Data to Action Program Planning Coordinator

This material development was funded by the Cooperative Agreement NU17CE925003-02-02 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, this project was supported by Grant No. 2018-PM-BX-K101 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.