2024
Development of a Patient and Clinician Informed Website on Injection Drug Use Related Infective Endocarditis.
Chan C, Minahan-Rowley R, Biegacki E, Sue K, Weimer M. Development of a Patient and Clinician Informed Website on Injection Drug Use Related Infective Endocarditis. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 29767342241267077. PMID: 39087514, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241267077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug use-related infective endocarditisSemi-structured interviewsInjection drug usePatient participationPatient websitesInjection practicesInfective endocarditisPatient education resourcesHelpfulness of informationHistory of injection drug useDrug useMixed-methods studyHealthcare cliniciansBaseline surveyOpioid use disorderPrevention strategiesInformation websitesEducational materialsCounseling patientsHospitalized adultsPromote educationWebsite sectionsCliniciansSurvey feedbackUse disorderNational HIV and HCV Screening Rates for Hospitalized People who Use Drugs Are Suboptimal and Heterogeneous Across 11 US Hospitals
Westgard L, Sato T, Bradford W, Eaton E, Pilcher F, Hale A, Singh D, Martin M, Appa A, Meyer J, Weimer M, Barakat L, Felsen U, Akiyama M, Ridgway J, Grussing E, Thakarar K, White A, Mutelayi J, Krsak M, Montague B, Nijhawan A, Balakrishnan H, Marks L, Wurcel A. National HIV and HCV Screening Rates for Hospitalized People who Use Drugs Are Suboptimal and Heterogeneous Across 11 US Hospitals. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae204. PMID: 38746950, PMCID: PMC11093397, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening ratesHepatitis C virusTesting ratesHepatitis C virus screening ratesHIV screening ratesHIV testing ratesOpt-out testing policyHCV screening ratesStatistically significant differenceHepatitis C virus antibody testingInjection drug useAssociated with statistically significant differencesViral load testingNational HIVHospital sitesHCV antibody testingInpatient encountersUS hospitalsSignificant differenceInpatient hospitalizationU.S. hospitalsInpatient testingPWUDHospitalized peopleHospital
2022
Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Baddour LM, Weimer MB, Wurcel AG, McElhinney DB, Marks LR, Fanucchi LC, Garrigos Z, Pettersson GB, DeSimone DC, Fever E. Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2022, 146: e187-e201. PMID: 36043414, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001090.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationInfective endocarditisHeart AssociationScientific statementInjection drug useAspects of careInfective endocarditis casesEnglish-language articlesRemoval of duplicatesEndocarditis teamVariety of specialistsEndocarditis casesCardiovascular surgeryIncreasing incidenceSubsequent boutEndocarditisHigh riskInitial boutDrug useInfectious diseasesAddiction medicineLiterature searchPreventive measuresUnique populationDrugsCardiac Surgeons’ Practices and Attitudes toward Addiction Care for Patients with Substance use Disorders
Tiako M, Mszar R, Brooks C, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Cardiac Surgeons’ Practices and Attitudes toward Addiction Care for Patients with Substance use Disorders. Substance Abuse 2022, 43: 206-211. PMID: 34038333, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1917475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersCardiac surgeonsSurgeon's practiceAddiction careInjection drug useOpioid use disorderMultivariable logistic regressionCare of patientsQuarter of surgeonsMost hospital settingsMinority of surgeonsMost patientsInfective endocarditisHospital settingAddiction specialistsPatientsMost surgeonsIDUsAddiction servicesLogistic regressionMOUDHealth systemSurgeonsLack of educationInfectious Complications of Injection Drug Use
Marks LR, Nolan NS, Liang SY, Durkin MJ, Weimer MB. Infectious Complications of Injection Drug Use. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 106: 187-200. PMID: 34823730, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInjection drug useInjection drug use-related infective endocarditisHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusInfectious complicationsDrug useCommon infectious complicationOpioid use disorderCommon risk factorsCause of deathOpioid overdose epidemicViral hepatitisInfective endocarditisImmunodeficiency virusClinical syndromeHIV outbreakInfectious disease epidemicsC virusRisk factorsIntravenous administrationOverdose epidemicUse disordersModel of treatmentMedical careInfectious diseases
2021
The 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 LettersConceptsInjection 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 diseasesAnesthesia