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Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine
Hawk KF, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Cowan E, Lyons MS, Richardson L, Rothman RE, Whiteside LK, Owens PH, Martel SH, Coupet E, Pantalon M, Curry L, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e204561. PMID: 32391893, PMCID: PMC7215257, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentAdvanced practice cliniciansED cliniciansClinicians' readinessOngoing treatmentTreatment of OUDEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderDrug Addiction Treatment ActDecrease opioid useVisual analog scaleHealth Services frameworkAcademic emergency departmentMixed-methods formative evaluationQuality of careSubset of participantsBuprenorphine initiationClinician typeOpioid useED patientsAnalog scaleOngoing careDepartmental protocolPractice cliniciansPerspectives on and experiences of emergency department–initiated buprenorphine among clinical pharmacists: A multi-site qualitative study
Justen M, Edelman E, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Cowan E, Lyons M, Owens P, Martel S, Richardson L, Rothman R, Whiteside L, O'Connor P, Zahn E, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin D, Hawk K. Perspectives on and experiences of emergency department–initiated buprenorphine among clinical pharmacists: A multi-site qualitative study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 155: 209058. PMID: 37149149, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderClinical pharmacistsED careEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineEffective OUD treatmentEffectiveness-implementation studyHealth Services frameworkFocus groups/interviewsMulti-site qualitative studyFuture implementation effortsOUD treatmentUrban EDGroups/interviewsEmergency departmentPromoting ActionUnique pharmacologyED staffBuprenorphinePharmacist participantsUse disordersED contextPharmacistsPractice changePharmacy resourcesSuccessful program implementation
2019
Implementation facilitation to promote emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation study (Project ED HEALTH)
D’Onofrio G, Edelman EJ, Hawk KF, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Martel SH, VanVeldhuisen P, Oden N, Murphy SM, Huntley K, O’Connor P, Fiellin DA. Implementation facilitation to promote emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation study (Project ED HEALTH). Implementation Science 2019, 14: 48. PMID: 31064390, PMCID: PMC6505286, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-019-0891-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentImplementation facilitationCost-effectiveness analysisUse disordersPatient engagementEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineEffectiveness-implementation studyEvaluation periodOpioid agonist treatmentSoft tissue infectionsInjection drug useGeneral medical conditionsHealth Services frameworkClinical Trials NetworkAcademic emergency departmentRate of provisionIF interventionOngoing medicationED visitsTissue infectionsED patientsFacilitated referralAgonist treatmentED providers