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United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review
Coupet E, Dodington J, Brackett A, Vaca FE. United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 443-450. PMID: 35980419, PMCID: PMC9391011, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.5.55475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useSystematic reviewNon-duplicated studiesModifiable risk factorsEmergency Department ScreeningEmergency department settingBusy emergency department settingMeta-analysis protocolMedical Subject Headings termsPreferred Reporting ItemsSubject Headings termsFull-text articlesOvid AMEDTreatment initiationCochrane CENTRALOvid EmbaseDirect referralRisk factorsDepartment settingPharmacological interventionsCommon drugsReporting ItemsTreatment servicesClinical modelScreen questionsPerspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
Hawk K, McCormack R, Edelman EJ, Coupet E, Toledo N, Gauthier P, Rotrosen J, Chawarski M, Martel S, Owens P, Pantalon MV, O’Connor P, Whiteside LK, Cowan E, Richardson LD, Lyons MS, Rothman R, Marsch L, Fiellin DA, D’Onofrio G. Perspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2144955. PMID: 35076700, PMCID: PMC8790663, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentED visitsOUD treatmentUse disordersPublic safety-net hospitalRural critical access hospitalsEmergency department careSafety-net hospitalUrban academic centerLife-saving treatmentCritical access hospitalsImplementation science frameworkPatient factorsTreatment initiationED careUS patientsStaff trainingDemand treatmentPatient readinessNet hospitalPatient's perspectivePromoting ActionImproved careUS Emergency Department Encounters for Firearm Injuries According to Presentation at Trauma vs Nontrauma Centers
Coupet E, Huang Y, Delgado MK. US Emergency Department Encounters for Firearm Injuries According to Presentation at Trauma vs Nontrauma Centers. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 360-362. PMID: 30673067, PMCID: PMC6484801, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBarriers 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 cliniciansA Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department
Agboola I, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, Brashear T, Eixenberger C, Shah D, Pavlo A, Im D, Ray J, Coupet E, Wong A. A Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 108-119. PMID: 37855791, PMCID: PMC10843036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPatients of colorED cliniciansQuaternary care medical centerSemistructured individual interviewsMarginalized patient populationsManagement of agitationEthnic minority groupsEmergency careMinority patientsHealth careAgitation managementIndividual interviewsThematic analysisPrimary themesQualitative studyKey themesClinical interactionsOpen codingGroup discussionsMoral injuryCareMedical CenterAgitated patientsMinority groups
2023
National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Cowan E, Perrone J, Bernstein S, Coupet E, Fiellin D, Hawk K, Herring A, Huntley K, McCormack R, Venkatesh A, D'Onofrio G. National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 326-335. PMID: 37178101, PMCID: PMC10524880, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUse disordersDrug Abuse Clinical Trials NetworkEffective evidence-based treatmentsEmergency department initiationStandard emergency careMajor public health crisisClinical Trials NetworkEvidence of efficacyNational InstituteEvidence-based treatmentsOpioid overdose deathsTechnology-based interventionsBuprenorphine dosingBuprenorphine initiationPeer-based interventionsPublic health crisisPatient outcomesED staffOverdose deathsEmergency careBuprenorphineTrials NetworkUniversal uptake
2020
Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder
Chawarski MC, Hawk K, Edelman EJ, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Coupet E, Whiteside L, Tsui JI, Rothman R, Cowan E, Richardson L, Lyons MS, Fiellin DA, D'Onofrio G. Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 782-787. PMID: 32782084, PMCID: PMC8048036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderAmphetamine-type stimulant useUse disordersStimulant useAmphetamine-type stimulantsStudy admissionEmergency departmentEmergency department patientsImplementation science studyUrine test resultsFalse discovery rate correctionSubstance use problemsHepatitis CED visitsDepartment patientsReferral protocolsED patientsUrine testsDrug injectionOverdose riskPatientsHealth factorsUnstable housingConcurrent useImpact of the Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Opioid Overdoses and Deaths: a Quasi-Experimental Study
Coupet E, Werner RM, Polsky D, Karp D, Delgado MK. Impact of the Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion on Opioid Overdoses and Deaths: a Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 1783-1788. PMID: 31898130, PMCID: PMC7280374, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05605-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED encountersDependent coverage expansionAffordable Care ActOpioid overdosesOpioid overdoseHospital deathPrescription opioidsOpioid epidemicHospital mortality rateOpioid pain medicationsEmergency department encounterPrescription opioid epidemicNon-prescription opioidsCoverage expansionMain MeasuresRatesMethadone overdosesPain medicationSignificant changesMortality rateOpioidsOverdosesQuasi-experimental studyU.S. adultsKey ResultsTherePrivate insurancePhysicians on the Frontlines: Understanding the Lived Experience of Physicians Working in Communities That Experienced a Mass Casualty Shooting
O'Neill KM, Shultz BN, Lye CT, Ranney ML, D'Onofrio G, Coupet E. Physicians on the Frontlines: Understanding the Lived Experience of Physicians Working in Communities That Experienced a Mass Casualty Shooting. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 55-66. PMID: 33404322, PMCID: PMC8147517, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979402.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Shift in U.S. payer responsibility for the acute care of violent injuries after the Affordable Care Act: Implications for prevention
Coupet E, Karp D, Wiebe DJ, Delgado M. Shift in U.S. payer responsibility for the acute care of violent injuries after the Affordable Care Act: Implications for prevention. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 2192-2196. PMID: 29653788, PMCID: PMC6162187, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospital ChargesHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUtilization ReviewViolenceWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleAcute careViolent injuryEmergency departmentAffordable Care ActMedicaid expansionEmergency Department SampleCare ActAnnual chargesTotal annual chargesED visitsDiagnosis codesInjuryPrevention programsInterpersonal violenceViolence prevention programsMedicaid programCareMedicaidPreventionTotal chargePayersCharge dataSimilar amounts