National Program Manager, Pain/Opioid Pharmacy Program Specialist
VA National Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and PDMP (PMOP) Office
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Timothy J. Atkinson, PharmD, CPE is currently the National Pain/Opioid Pharmacy Program Specialist for the VA Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) Office within the VA Specialty Care Program Office (SCPO). Prior to his current position, Dr. Atkinson was a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner, Pain Management and Director, PGY2 Pain Management & Palliative Care Residency Program at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Dr. Atkinson specialized in complex and high-risk pain medication management through direct patient care and electronic consult services within the specialty pain clinic. Dr. Atkinson started one of the first Pharmacy Led Suboxone clinics for comorbid OUD & Pain, he is a subject matter expert on buprenorphine and contributes to VA guidance documents. Dr. Atkinson represents pain on the National VA Pharmacy Residency Advisory Board and represented VA PBM on the 2021 VA/DoD Substance Use Disorder Clinical Practice Guideline workgroup.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
13:30 – 14:30 CT
Evolving Risks and Ethical Dilemmas of the Opioid Crisis
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
14:45 – 15:45 CT