title: Eradicating the Overuse of Opioids on the Front Line.
authors.affiliation: Jennifer Gillon, BSN, RN, has been an emergency department nurse for more than 20 years at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, NJ, where she is a three-time recipient of the Lifesaving Award. Jen who received her nursing education and her bachelor of science and nursing degree from William Paterson University is currently a master's degree candidate in the adult nurse practitioner program at Saint Peters University of Englewood Cliffs, NJ. When Jen is not in the clinical setting, you will find her teaching several indoor cycling classes throughout the week. Jen resides in Northern New Jersey and is the proud mother of two sons. Lynn S. Muller, JD, BA-HCM, RN, CCM, is a nurse attorney, independent case manager, and managing partner of Muller & Muller. She is an adjunct professor in the MSN and DNP programs at Saint Peter's University of New Jersey. Lynn is a registered nurse and certified case manager with extensive nursing and case management experience. Her law practice includes defense of health care professionals before the state licensing boards, consultant on such issues as regulatory compliance and accreditation, civil litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estates, and Family law. Lynn is the author of numerous articles and the legal chapters of the third edition of Case Management: A Practical Guide for Education and Practice and the second edition of the CMSA Core Curriculum for Case Management (as well as the third edition, expected to be released in 2016). Lynn is a contributor to the CMSA Career & Knowledge Pathways Project and Standards of Practice. She is as a former commissioner for CCMC, a past president of the NJ Chapter of CMSA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gillon
authors.forename: Lynn S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019090:Case Management; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid