3.7 Enhance the awareness of a range Pillar 1: Demand Reduction Goal 3: Skilled professionals and Policy direction 8: (Workforce); – of health and welfare professionals Objective 3, (Support people to best practice evidence based care, and regarding effective treatments for: recover from dependence and Objective 9 (Train and support health Policy direction 2.5 (Access to Pain (acute, chronic non-malignant reconnect with the community); practitioners in best-practice pain the care at the right time). and cancer); and assessment and management). Mental health problems (e.g. Supporting approaches – anxiety); Workforce Commitment to – Sleep disorders; and workforce development. Alcohol and other drug use problems (including pharmacotherapy). 4.1 Evaluate the extent to different Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Goal 5: Quality improvement and jurisdictional regulatory models impact Objective 2 (Control and Manage evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure on the misuse of these drugs and the supply of alcohol, tobacco quality use of medicines for pain identify standardisation benchmarks and legal drugs). management in the community and for good practice. improve systems to detect and manage unsanctioned use). 4.2 Provide this Framework to the Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Goal 5: Quality improvement and delegate of the Secretary of the Objective 2 (Control and Manage evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure Department of Health for consideration the supply of alcohol, tobacco quality use of medicines for pain in determining the need for a review of and other legal drugs). management in the community and the scheduling of opioids and improve systems to detect and benzodiazepines. manage unsanctioned use). 4.3 Explore options to enhance the Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Goal 5: Quality improvement and information sharing capacities of law Objective 2 (Control and Manage evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure enforcement and health agencies to the supply of alcohol, tobacco quality use of medicines for pain reduce opportunities for theft, and legal drugs). management in the community and diversion, trafficking and fraud in improve systems to detect and pharmaceutical drugs. manage unsanctioned use). 4.4 Monitor and respond to emerging Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Goal 5: Quality improvement and Objective 2 (Control and Manage evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure trends in local and international Internet pharmacies. quality use of medicines for pain
3.7 Enhance the awareness of a range of health and welfare professionals regarding effective treatments for: Pain (acute, chronic non-malignant and cancer); Mental health problems (e.g. anxiety); Sleep disorders; and Alcohol and other drug use problems (including pharmacotherapy). Pillar 1: Demand Reduction – Objective 3, (Support people to recover from dependence and reconnect with the community); and Supporting approaches – Workforce – Commitment to workforce development. Goal 3: Skilled professionals and best practice evidence based care, Objective 9 (Train and support health practitioners in best-practice pain assessment and management). Policy direction 8: (Workforce); and Policy direction 2.5 (Access to the care at the right time). 4.1 Evaluate the extent to different jurisdictional regulatory models impact on the misuse of these drugs and identify standardisation benchmarks for good practice. Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Objective 2 (Control and Manage the supply of alcohol, tobacco and legal drugs). Goal 5: Quality improvement and evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure quality use of medicines for pain management in the community and improve systems to detect and manage unsanctioned use). 4.2 Provide this Framework to the delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Health for consideration in determining the need for a review of the scheduling of opioids and benzodiazepines. Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Objective 2 (Control and Manage the supply of alcohol, tobacco and other legal drugs). Goal 5: Quality improvement and evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure quality use of medicines for pain management in the community and improve systems to detect and manage unsanctioned use). 4.3 Explore options to enhance the information sharing capacities of law enforcement and health agencies to reduce opportunities for theft, diversion, trafficking and fraud in pharmaceutical drugs. Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Objective 2 (Control and Manage the supply of alcohol, tobacco and legal drugs). Goal 5: Quality improvement and evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure quality use of medicines for pain management in the community and improve systems to detect and manage unsanctioned use). 4.4 Monitor and respond to emerging trends in local and international Internet pharmacies. Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Objective 2 (Control and Manage Goal 5: Quality improvement and evaluation, Objective 17 (Ensure quality use of medicines for pain