2005
Development and Implementation of an Emergency Practitioner–Performed Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department
D'Onofrio G, Pantalon MV, Degutis LC, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG. Development and Implementation of an Emergency Practitioner–Performed Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 249-256. PMID: 15741590, PMCID: PMC1414059, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewEmergency practitionersEmergency departmentBrief interventionClinical careEfficacy of BIRoutine clinical careMean durationPatient outcomesHarmful drinkersStandardized patient scenariosClinical practicePatient scenariosDrinkersMean numberInterventionTraining sessionsCarePilot testingDepartmentSessionsHospitalTrials
2003
Initial and Maintenance Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence Using Primary Care vs Specialty Care: A Nested Sequence of 3 Randomized Trials
O'Malley SS, Rounsaville BJ, Farren C, Namkoong K, Wu R, Robinson J, O'Connor PG. Initial and Maintenance Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence Using Primary Care vs Specialty Care: A Nested Sequence of 3 Randomized Trials. JAMA Internal Medicine 2003, 163: 1695-1704. PMID: 12885685, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.14.1695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlanine TransaminaseAlcoholismAspartate AminotransferasesCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyConnecticutFemaleGamma-GlutamyltransferaseHumansMaleMedicineMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPatient CompliancePatient ParticipationPrimary Health CareSpecializationTimeTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrimary care managementCognitive behavior therapyPlacebo-controlled studyAlcohol dependenceNaltrexone treatmentPersistent heavy drinkingPrimary care treatmentWeeks of treatmentMaintenance of responseMaintenance of improvementCBT armCBT patientsPlacebo groupNaltrexone maintenanceRandomized trialsCare treatmentPrimary careSpecialty carePCM patientsDays abstinentNaltrexoneInitial courseCare managementCBT respondersPatientsConnecticut statewide addiction medicine/psychiatry grand rounds.
Kraus ML, O'Connor P, Babor TF, Brunell RJ, Fiellin DA, Holmboe E, Kirk TA, Leone P. Connecticut statewide addiction medicine/psychiatry grand rounds. Connecticut Medicine 2003, 67: 357-9. PMID: 12956044.Peer-Reviewed Educational Materials
2002
Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study
Broadhead RS, Heckathorn DD, Altice FL, van Hulst Y, Carbone M, Friedland GH, O’Connor P, Selwyn PA. Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study. Social Science & Medicine 2002, 55: 235-246. PMID: 12144138, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00167-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive drug usersDrug users' adherenceDrug usersDrug treatmentMedical carePrimary careIntervention feasibility studySocial support structuresHealth advocatesUser adherenceTreatment program staffPeer-driven interventionHIV diseaseHIV infectionPatient adherenceSix-month studyHIV treatmentPhysician referralClinical appointmentsHIV therapeuticsCarePositive behavioral changesAdherencePeer pressureTreatmentTreatment of heroin dependence with buprenorphine in primary care
Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Pakes JP, O'Connor PG, Chawarski M, Schottenfeld RS. Treatment of heroin dependence with buprenorphine in primary care. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2002, 28: 231-241. PMID: 12014814, DOI: 10.1081/ada-120002972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, SublingualAdultAmbulatory CareBuprenorphineCombined Modality TherapyConnecticutCounselingDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareSocial SupportTreatment OutcomeUrban PopulationConceptsUrine toxicologyHeroin dependencePrimary careBrief counselingUrine toxicology testsHeroin-dependent patientsPrimary care settingPrimary care centersUrban medical centerBuprenorphine maintenancePrimary outcomeDependent patientsCare centerClinical trialsCare settingsMedical CenterEffective treatmentTreatment retentionBuprenorphinePatientsPotential efficacyToxicology testsMaintenance phaseWeeksCare
2000
Effective teaching for preceptors of ambulatory care: a survey of medical students
Kernan W, Lee M, Stone S, Freudigman K, O’Connor P. Effective teaching for preceptors of ambulatory care: a survey of medical students. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 108: 499-502. PMID: 10781784, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00301-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Risk factors for and knowledge of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among drug users in substance abuse treatment
Durante AJ, Selwyn PA, O'Connor PG. Risk factors for and knowledge of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among drug users in substance abuse treatment. Addiction 1998, 93: 1393-1401. PMID: 9926545, DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.939139310.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionTB knowledgeTuberculosis infectionDrug treatment programsRisk factorsDrug usersPositive TB skin testsTreatment programTB skin testTB risk factorsM. tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testingLow TB incidenceNeedles/syringesNon-white raceIncidence of infectionDrug treatment facilitiesPrevalence of infectionSubstance abuse treatmentSubsample of clientsPreventive therapyTB controlSkin testingTB incidenceInfected subjects
1993
Decline in intravenous drug use among treatment-seeking opiate users
Schottenfeld R, O'Malley S, Abdul-Salaam K, O'Connor P. Decline in intravenous drug use among treatment-seeking opiate users. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 1993, 10: 5-10. PMID: 8450573, DOI: 10.1016/0740-5472(93)90092-g.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users: A model for primary care
O'Connor P, Molde S, Henry S, Shockcor W, Schottenfeld R. Human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users: A model for primary care. The American Journal Of Medicine 1992, 93: 382-386. PMID: 1415300, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(92)90166-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionPrimary careTuberculosis prophylaxisSyphilis treatmentVirus infectionDrug treatmentDrug usersPneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxisHepatitis B vaccinePrimary care clinicsPrimary care servicesT-cell testingEligible patientsPneumonia prophylaxisAntiretroviral therapyB vaccineChart reviewPneumococcal vaccineT helperHIV infectionInfluenza vaccineCare clinicsMethadone maintenance
1989
Primary medical care for IVDU's: a model for future care.
Schottenfeld RS, O'Connor PG. Primary medical care for IVDU's: a model for future care. NIDA Research Monograph 1989, 95: 403-4. PMID: 2641009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research