Every Prescription Conveyed Securely: Leveraging E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Paul Uhrig is the Chief Administrative, Legal and Privacy Officer for Surescripts. He is responsible for a number of critical corporate functions, including governmental, regulatory, and policy affairs; legal affairs; privacy; security; internal audit; and certification compliance.
Prior to joining Surescripts in 2006, Mr. Uhrig represented Surescripts since its inception as its outside general counsel while at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Mr. Uhrig received his law degree from the American University, Washington College of Law, and his Bachelors of Arts in Economics from The University of Notre Dame.

Caroline Juran has been employed by the Department of Health Professions since 2005 and serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. Prior to her employment with the department, she practiced in long term care and community pharmacy, held certification as a geriatric pharmacist, and served as a preceptor. Ms. Juran completed her studies at The College of William and Mary and graduated from the School of Pharmacy at the Medical College of Virginia in 1995.

Ms. Juran currently represents District 2 on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, serves as a member of the Virginia Forensic Science Board and as an ex officio member of Rx Partnership and the Virginia Pharmacy Congress. She participated on the Pew Charitable Trusts Advisory Committee to develop best practices of state oversight of drug compounding.

Valerie Rogers is the Director of State Government Affairs. Previously, Valerie worked on health system transformation and integration as the Senior Director of Integration at the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). She also served as the Chief of Staff for the Baltimore City Health Department where she had oversight of the Department’s clinical information systems.

Prior to her time in Baltimore, Valerie also worked for the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) as the Director of Public Health Informatics. Valerie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Hampton University (1997) and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Tulane University (2001).