A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder
Glenn M, Crowe R, Dorsett M, Taigman M, Herring A, Mercer M, Joiner A, Venkatesh A, Davis C, Hawk K, Hern H, Carroll G, Cabañas J, D’Onofrio G, Samuels E. A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder. Prehospital Emergency Care 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 39671519, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2428671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesOpioid use disorderQI frameworkQuality improvementHarm reductionQuality improvement frameworkHarms associated with opioid useEvidence-based practiceReduce mortalityReduce overdose deathsEscalating overdose crisisImproved frameworkMedical servicesMultidisciplinary teamOverdose crisisAddiction medicinePublic healthOverdose deathsSubject matter expertsPrehospitalOpioid useQuality measuresAdverse outcomesUse disorderHarmCost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Lu T, Ryan D, Cadet T, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Edelman E, Hawk K, Huntley K, Jalali A, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G, Murphy S. Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 39570250, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care sector perspectiveImplementation facilitatorsOpioid use disorder careIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioHealth care sector costsEducational strategiesImplementation facilitation strategyCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesLikelihood of cost-effectivenessCost-effectiveOpioid use disorderQuality-adjusted life yearsUse disorderPatient engagementAcademic EDED visitsAcceptability curvesStandard educationEmergency departmentLife yearsFacilitation strategiesMeasures of effectivenessHealthBuprenorphine488 Impact of Housing Status and Treatment Engagement for Emergency Department Patients With Substance Use Disorders
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Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Sharma P, Shahid S, Sambell M, Goyal P, Venkatsh A. 127 Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder and Withdrawal: A National Sample of Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: s60. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.08.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer support for patients with opioid use disorder in the emergency department: A narrative review
Jack H, Arif S, Moore M, Bhatraju E, Thompson J, Stewart M, Hawk K, Bartlett E. Peer support for patients with opioid use disorder in the emergency department: A narrative review. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2024, 5: e13253. PMID: 39144727, PMCID: PMC11322658, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentPeer programsNarrative reviewOpioid overdose crisisED cliniciansED settingPeer supportPeer roleED administrationActive peersOverdose crisisOpioid overdosePeer supervisionExperience of addictionGrant fundingUse disorderClinical outcomesPeerProgramOpioidDepartmentPatientsCareSupportExtended-Release 7-Day Injectable Buprenorphine for Patients With Minimal to Mild Opioid Withdrawal
D’Onofrio G, Herring A, Perrone J, Hawk K, Samuels E, Cowan E, Anderson E, McCormack R, Huntley K, Owens P, Martel S, Schactman M, Lofwall M, Walsh S, Dziura J, Fiellin D. Extended-Release 7-Day Injectable Buprenorphine for Patients With Minimal to Mild Opioid Withdrawal. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2420702. PMID: 38976265, PMCID: PMC11231806, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Opiate Withdrawal ScaleExtended-release buprenorphineOpioid use disorderPrecipitated withdrawalOpioid withdrawalOpioid use disorder treatmentCow scoreClinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale scoreAdverse eventsNonrandomized trialsSevere opioid use disorderDays of opioid useOpiate Withdrawal ScaleModerate to severe opioid use disorderFormulation of buprenorphineOpioid use disorder careWithdrawal ScaleUse disorderAssociated with medicationsNonprescribed opioidsPain scoresExtended-releaseInjection painOpioid useAdult patients