The Nan Gallagher Law Group, General Counsel to the Professional Assistance Program of New Jersey (PAPNJ), congratulates Dr. Louis E. Baxter, the President, Chief Executive Officer, and the Executive Medical Director of the PAPNJ, for being selected by the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Radiology to present “Healthcare Professional Impairment” for their highly respected Department of Radiology Grand Rounds on Thursday, February 25th from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Attendees can expect to learn about Healthcare Professional Impairment; How to Identify and refer to treatment; How impairing conditions are identified and treated; Age related difficulties referred to PAP; How treatment plans are developed; The “benefits” of enrollment in the Program.
“The mission of the Professional Assistance Program of New Jersey (PAPNJ) is to provide services to protect the public safety and welfare of the citizens of New Jersey through education, identification, evaluation, treatment planning, and advocacy for licensed healthcare and other professionals in recovery from impairing medical conditions and illnesses. The prevalence of healthcare professional impairment is largely unknown among other groups than physicians. The prevalence has been estimated conservatively to be between 10—15% of the population (American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) – Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th ed., 2019). There are approximately 648,400 licensed physicians in the nation. Accordingly, there are probably 64,000 physicians who are suffering from impairment conditions. In New Jersey there are more than 207,000 licensed healthcare professionals including nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and other allied health professionals, as well as doctors. Accordingly, there maybe more than 20,000 impaired healthcare professionals in the state.” – PAPNJ.org
In her capacity as General Counsel to the PAPNJ and to the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Nan Gallagher serves as a staunch advocate in support of prescribing physicians and those physicians suffering from chemical dependence.
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