2024
488 Impact of Housing Status and Treatment Engagement for Emergency Department Patients With Substance Use Disorders
Ryus C, Hawk K, Canty T, Maffei J, Martel S, Heckmann R, Sabounchi N, Pantalon M, D'Onofrio G. 488 Impact of Housing Status and Treatment Engagement for Emergency Department Patients With Substance Use Disorders. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: s216-s217. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.08.478.Peer-Reviewed Original Research428 Self-Reported Readiness to Change Alcohol Use in Emergency Department Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Predicts Successful Linkage to Treatment
Hawk K, Ryus C, Martel S, Heckmann R, Sabounchi N, Canty T, Pantalone M, D'Onofrio G. 428 Self-Reported Readiness to Change Alcohol Use in Emergency Department Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Predicts Successful Linkage to Treatment. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: s191-s192. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.08.426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Bernstein E, D'Onofrio G, Herring A, Hoppe J, Ketcham E, LaPietra A, Nelson L, Perrone J, Ranney M, Samuels E, Strayer R, Sharma D, Goyal P, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 225-234. PMID: 37831040, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtraumatic back painCommunity EDED visitsBack painOpioid prescribing practicesFirst-line treatmentEmergency department patientsOpioid use disorderQuality improvement projectEvidence-based resourcesOpioid administrationOpioid prescriptionsDental painSafe analgesiaDepartment patientsOpioid pillsPrescribing practicesEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeUse disordersMedication safety educationPainOpioidsImprovement projectVisitsUse of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients
Vaca F, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon M, Hsiao A, Reynolds J, Maciejewski K, Field C, D’Onofrio G. Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314848. PMID: 37219901, PMCID: PMC10208138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupNumber of bingesEmergency department patientsStandard careED patientsCare groupBrief interventionDepartment patientsAlcohol screeningDisease burdenUnhealthy drinkingDigital health toolsLevel II trauma centerHealth toolsParticipants 25 yearsAlcohol-related health disparitiesTertiary care centerAdverse health behaviorsUnhealthy alcohol useHigh disease burdenAlcohol use disorderTimeline followback methodEmergency medical careSelf-reported numberHigh-risk drinking
2022
Models for Implementing Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine With Referral for Ongoing Medication Treatment at Emergency Department Discharge in Diverse Academic Centers
Whiteside LK, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ, Richardson L, O'Connor P, Rothman RE, Cowan E, Lyons MS, Fockele CE, Saheed M, Freiermuth C, Punches BE, Guo C, Martel S, Owens PH, Coupet E, Hawk KF. Models for Implementing Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine With Referral for Ongoing Medication Treatment at Emergency Department Discharge in Diverse Academic Centers. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: 410-419. PMID: 35752520, PMCID: PMC9588652, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineEmergency department dischargeEmergency department patientsElectronic medical record integrationAcademic medical centerBuprenorphine programDepartment patientsTreatment initiationMedication treatmentEmergency physiciansMedical CenterAmerican CollegeClinical practiceImplementation facilitationQuality improvement processBuprenorphineCommon facilitatorsRecord integrationPatientsReferralED cultureEducational disseminationDisorders
2021
Implementation of Oral and Extended-Release Naltrexone for the Treatment of Emergency Department Patients With Moderate to Severe Alcohol Use Disorder: Feasibility and Initial Outcomes
Anderson ES, Chamberlin M, Zuluaga M, Ullal M, Hawk K, McCormack R, D'Onofrio G, Herring AA. Implementation of Oral and Extended-Release Naltrexone for the Treatment of Emergency Department Patients With Moderate to Severe Alcohol Use Disorder: Feasibility and Initial Outcomes. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 752-758. PMID: 34353648, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderSevere alcohol use disorderFormal addiction treatmentIntramuscular naltrexoneOral naltrexoneUse disordersAddiction treatmentED patientsExtended-release naltrexoneEffectiveness of naltrexoneEmergency department patientsED dischargeAdult patientsDepartment patientsNaltrexone treatmentEmergency departmentMean ageEffective treatmentNaltrexonePatientsClinical protocolsBrief interventionDescriptive studyDisordersInitial outcomesA qualitative study of emergency department patients who survived an opioid overdose: Perspectives on treatment and unmet needs
Hawk K, Grau LE, Fiellin DA, Chawarski M, O’Connor P, Cirillo N, Breen C, D’Onofrio G. A qualitative study of emergency department patients who survived an opioid overdose: Perspectives on treatment and unmet needs. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 542-552. PMID: 33346926, PMCID: PMC8281441, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentSubstance use treatmentOpioid overdosePatient's perspectiveUnmet needUse treatmentAcute opioid overdoseAdult ED patientsEmergency department patientsPatient support servicesProvider communication skillsEmergency medicine cliniciansAcademic emergency departmentSocial ecologic modelEvidence-based treatmentsChoice of patientsBrief quantitative surveyPatient-oriented approachOpioid useDepartment patientsOUD treatmentUnmet basic needsED careED patients
2020
Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment
Coupet E, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski M, Edelman E, O’Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin DA, Cowan E, Richardson L, Huntley K, Whiteside LK, Lyons MS, Rothman RE, Pantalon M, Hawk K. Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108428. PMID: 33307301, PMCID: PMC8110210, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUse disordersTenth Revision diagnosis codesSevere opioid use disorderConclusions Most patientsInjection-related infectionsRevision diagnosis codesHealth insurance statusSubstance use treatmentCross-sectional analysisOpioid withdrawalClinical characteristicsED visitsMost patientsTreatment initiationUrine toxicologyClinical correlatesDiagnosis codesInsurance statusUnivariate analysisBackground LittleInternational Classification
2017
Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell RR, Johnson C, Sinusas AJ. Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Therapeutics 2017, 39: 55-63. PMID: 28081848, PMCID: PMC10345862, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseChest painSymptomatic patientsArtery diseasePrimary outcomeEmergency departmentNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseRb-82 positron emission tomographyEffect of ranolazineRate-pressure productEmergency department patientsQTc-prolonging drugsRobust clinical trialsPositron emission tomographyHypertensive urgencyMicrovascular anginaMicrovascular dysfunctionUnderdiagnosed causeControlled TrialsDepartment patientsHeart failureAcute symptomsPressure product
2015
Successful Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Low-Income Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Trial
Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G, Rosner J, O’Malley S, Makuch R, Busch S, Pantalon MV, Toll B. Successful Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Low-Income Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Trial. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 66: 140-147. PMID: 25920384, PMCID: PMC4819432, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUS EDsTobacco abstinence ratesGroup of smokersTobacco dependence treatmentMultivariable logistic modelingState Smokers' QuitlineLow incomeED smokersFaxed referralsQuitline referralQuitline useSecondary endpointsEligible subjectsPrimary outcomeIntervention armMedicaid insuranceNicotine patchNicotine replacementAbstinence ratesBooster callsIntervention subjectsControl armControl subjects
2012
A Brief Intervention Reduces Hazardous and Harmful Drinking in Emergency Department Patients
D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Degutis LC, Busch SH, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG. A Brief Intervention Reduces Hazardous and Harmful Drinking in Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 181-192. PMID: 22459448, PMCID: PMC3811141, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewStandard careEmergency department patientsBrief interventionAlcohol consumptionDepartment patientsHarmful drinkersDrinking outcomesHarmful drinkingAssessment groupStandard care groupAdult ED patientsNegative health behaviorsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED patientsCare groupED settingTelephone boosterBooster groupBinge episodesHealth behaviorsPatientsAlcohol useCare