Caroline Falker, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
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- Addiction Medicine Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2019)
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
- MD
- Yale University School of Medicine (2015)
- BA
- Brown University, History of Art and Architecture (2006)
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Ellen Lockard Edens, MD, MPE
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, FRCP
Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM
Sara N Edmond, PhD
Anahita Rabiee, MD, MHS
Anne C. Black, PhD
12Publications
87Citations
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2024
Sleep Deficiency and Pain in Persons With Substance Use Disorders
Buonora M, Sharma M, Falker C, Baldassarri S. Sleep Deficiency and Pain in Persons With Substance Use Disorders. Current Addiction Reports 2024, 11: 447-458. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-024-00562-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disorderSleep deficiencyPotential tissue damagePatterns of substance useShort sleep durationMaladaptive pattern of substance useTrajectories of substance useSubstance usePainNeurological changesComponents of sleepSleep timeSummaryThis reviewTissue damageClinical practiceHost factorsSleep durationLower sleep qualityDisordersSleepDeficiencyMaladaptive patternsSleep qualityEmotional experience
2023
Video-telecare collaborative pain management during COVID-19: a single-arm feasibility study
Rogers D, Frank J, Wesolowicz D, Nolan C, Schroeder A, Falker C, Abelleira A, Moore B, Becker W, Edmond S. Video-telecare collaborative pain management during COVID-19: a single-arm feasibility study. BMC Primary Care 2023, 24: 134. PMID: 37386370, PMCID: PMC10308713, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02052-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMorphine equivalent daily doseSingle-arm feasibility studyEquivalent daily dosePain managementDaily doseLong-term opioid therapyInitial intakeMultiple appointmentsNon-pharmacologic interventionsOpioid use disorderPrimary care providersPain management programGuideline-based careEvidence-based interventionsBackgroundChronic painOpioid therapyBehavioral painChronic painPrimary careCommon conditionCare providersPatientsU.S. veteransPainPreliminary dataMedications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis
Rabiee A, Mahmud N, Falker C, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T, Kaplan D. Medications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0093. PMID: 36972386, PMCID: PMC10043587, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAlcohol-associated cirrhosisAlcohol use disorderUse disordersCause mortalityImproved survivalPropensity scoreInpatient diagnosis codesRetrospective cohort studyCox regression analysisActive alcohol useCirrhosis decompensationCohort studyConcurrent diagnosisLiver diseasePotential confoundersDiagnosis codesVeteran outcomesCirrhosis diagnosisStrong negative predictorCirrhosisPatientsHazardous drinkingAlcohol use behaviorsCosts AssociatedAlcohol use
2022
Self-reported Use of Prescribed Buprenorphine Among US Adults With Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Motivated by Pain
Buonora M, Sung M, Falker C, Black A, Becker W. Self-reported Use of Prescribed Buprenorphine Among US Adults With Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Motivated by Pain. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2241670. PMID: 36367731, PMCID: PMC9652749, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricWomen’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men
Falker CG, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Women’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 737-752. PMID: 35661318, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09989-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubstance use disordersSUD treatmentSubstance use disorder treatment servicesDSM-5 SUD diagnosesSUD treatment useReceipt of treatmentPast-year treatmentDisorder treatment servicesTreatment receiptSUD diagnosisTreatment useService useUse disordersGender differencesTreatment servicesWomenSignificant gender differencesMenSignificant differencesTreatmentSpite of evidenceWomen's useReceiptCorrelatesLittle informationPerioperative Buprenorphine Management A Multidisciplinary Approach
Hickey T, Abelleira A, Acampora G, Becker WC, Falker CG, Nazario M, Weimer MB. Perioperative Buprenorphine Management A Multidisciplinary Approach. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 106: 169-185. PMID: 34823729, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcetaminophenAgedAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthroplasty, Replacement, HipBuprenorphineCombined Modality TherapyDrug CompoundingFemaleHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPainPain ManagementPain, PostoperativePerioperative CareReceptors, Opioid, muConceptsOpioid use disorderBuprenorphine treatmentMu-opioid receptor availabilityAgonist opioid treatmentMultimodal analgesic strategyAnti-inflammatory drugsLong-term buprenorphine treatmentAnalgesic strategiesNonopioid adjunctsOpioid treatmentPerioperative strategiesHospital dischargePerioperative managementBuprenorphine formulationsSimultaneous administrationRegional anesthesiaEffective treatmentUse disordersReceptor availabilityMultidisciplinary approachBuprenorphinePatientsTreatmentPainAnesthesia
2021
Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study
Edmond SN, Currie S, Gehrke A, Falker CG, Sung M, Abelleira A, Edens EL, Becker WC. Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2021, 23: 1043-1046. PMID: 34940877, PMCID: PMC9383145, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricTraining Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Morford K, Falker C, Tetrault J. Training Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. 2021, 161-171. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80818-1_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMedical educationCompetency-based assessmentOpioid use disorderEducational gapMedical studentsRole modelingTrainee assessmentEffective workforceCore contentEarly clinical experienceEducational interventionTraining materialsTraining levelEducationSpecific instructionsFirst-line treatment optionOpioid use disorder treatmentKey recommendationsLarge treatment gapClinical experienceOpioid-related morbidityEvidence-based treatmentsUse disorder treatmentCurriculumInstitutional strengthThe Need for Multidisciplinary Hospital Teams for Injection Drug Use-related Infective Endocarditis
Weimer MB, Falker CG, Seval N, Golden M, Hull SC, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. The Need for Multidisciplinary Hospital Teams for Injection Drug Use-related Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 375-378. PMID: 34510088, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000916.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInjection drug use-related infective endocarditisCardiac surgeryInfective endocarditisAddiction treatmentInjection drug useCare of patientsMultidisciplinary hospital teamSubstance use disordersMost patientsUse disordersPatientsDrug useSurgical needsHospital teamIDUsCase managementInfectious diseasesAddiction medicineMultidisciplinary approachEndocarditisSurgeryTreatmentDiseaseComplex diseasesAnesthesiaAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Within a VA Health Care System.
Ruskin A, Falker CG, Edens EL, Bauer MR. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Within a VA Health Care System. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: s66-s71. PMID: 34733097, PMCID: PMC8560123, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPancreatic cancerOpioid use disorder treatmentVA health care systemActive substance use disorderAdvanced pancreatic cancerMetastatic pancreatic cancerUse disorder treatmentSubstance use disordersHealth care systemUse disordersDisorder treatmentCancer treatmentCare systemMultidisciplinary approachCancerTreatmentPatients
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- April 18, 2024
HPACT West Haven Initiates Mobile Health Services for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
- July 05, 2023Source: BMC Primary Care
Video-Telecare Collaborative Pain Management During COVID-19: A Single-Arm Feasibility Study
- November 23, 2020
Yale GIM Fall Retreat Develops CHAMPions to Care for Patients Who Use Substances
- April 29, 2019
Innovative Interprofessional Education for all Yale Medical, Physician Associate, and Nursing Students