APA Advocates for Reducing the Scope of the Current Clozapine REMS Program

Clozapine is a highly underutilized, potentially life-saving treatment for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and among prescribers the Clozapine REMS system is perceived as an obstacle to increasing clozapine utilization. APA recommends that the Advisory Committee on Drug Safety and Risk Management and the Advisory Committee on Psychopharmacologic Drugs consider reducing the scope of the current REMS program to focus on education only.

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Oregon Wellness Program (OWP)

The OWP is a resource designed to support the mental and emotional well-being of healthcare professionals in Oregon. It offers confidential counseling services, peer support, and wellness resources to physicians, PAs, and other healthcare providers.

'Brain and the mind are just as important': Doctors say there's a connection between your physical and mental health

"They are interdependent and increasingly over the past several years there's been an appreciation that the head is actually connected to the body, and that the brain and the mind are just as important as any other organ system," said Regence Executive Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Dr. Mike Franz.

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Since 1966, the Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association has served as the organization for medical doctors in Oregon specializing in the treatment of mental disorders.

OPPA educates the public on mental health issues, advocates on behalf of members and their patients at the State Legislature, provides quality continuing medical education programs, and serves as a resource to mental health professionals.

OPPA is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association. OPPA is also affiliated with the Oregon Psychiatrists Political Action Committee.

Oregon's leading organization for medical doctors

specializing in psychiatry