At the 2016 OSA Annual Resident Component Meeting, fostering resident interest and participation was at the forefront of our discussions. Since the meeting, we have communicated with all of the program coordinators at all of the residency programs in the state to get updated resident contact information.

In Ohio, the races for the General Assembly went as expected with the Republicans adding a seat in both Chambers. The House of Representatives will have 66 of 99 seats filled by Republicans and the Ohio Senate will have 24 of 33 filled by Republicans. Both Derek Merrin and Theresa Gaverone, appointed to the House late this year were elected to their seats with solid margins.

The online training module for prescribers and pharmacists about Ohio’s new opioid prescribing guidelines for the management of acute pain outside emergency departments and acute care facilities has been completed.

The Ohio Medicare Contract Advisory Committee had a combined meeting with members of the Kentucky Medicare Contract Advisory Committee in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 21, 2016 with Contractor Medical Director, Dr. Earl Berman.