Rebbert-Franklin Kathleen, Haas Erin, Singal Pooja, Cherico-Hsii Sara, Baier Michael, Collins Kenneth, Webner Karl, Sharfstein Joshua
Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Health Promot Pract. 2016 Jul;17(4):596-600. doi: 10.1177/1524839916632549. Epub 2016 Apr 18.
The Maryland Local Overdose Fatality Review Teams (LOFRTs) are multiagency, multidisciplinary teams that critically analyze individual cases of drug overdose in their jurisdictions to identify preventable risk factors and missed opportunities for intervention, and to make policy and programmatic recommendations to prevent future overdose deaths. Three Maryland LOFRTs were first piloted in early 2014, and became established in law in May of the same year. LOFRTs provide unique opportunities for enhanced interagency collaboration and locally driven prevention efforts. This study describes the process of establishing LOFRTs in Maryland. The experiences and information regarding LOFRTs may help counties in other states combat the growing problem of deaths by drug overdose.
马里兰州本地过量用药死亡审查小组（LOFRTs）是跨部门、多学科的团队，负责严格分析其辖区内的个体药物过量案例，以识别可预防的风险因素和干预错失的机会，并提出政策和项目建议以预防未来的过量用药死亡。2014年初，马里兰州的三个LOFRTs首次进行试点，并于同年5月正式立法确立。LOFRTs为加强跨部门合作和地方主导的预防工作提供了独特的机会。本研究描述了在马里兰州建立LOFRTs的过程。有关LOFRTs的经验和信息可能有助于其他州的县应对日益严重的药物过量死亡问题。
