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In the balance: No new diagnosis needed in addition to opioid use disorder to study harms associated with long‐term opioid therapy
Drexler K, Edens E, Trafton J, Compton W. In the balance: No new diagnosis needed in addition to opioid use disorder to study harms associated with long‐term opioid therapy. Addiction 2023, 119: 6-8. PMID: 37766392, DOI: 10.1111/add.16349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat Role Should Psychiatrists Have in Responding to the Opioid Epidemic?
Muvvala SB, Edens EL, Petrakis IL. What Role Should Psychiatrists Have in Responding to the Opioid Epidemic? JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 107-108. PMID: 30484813, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.3123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Facility-Wide Plan to Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care and General Mental Health Settings.
Spelman JF, Edens EL, Maya S, Moore BA, Boggs A, MacLean RR, Ackland P, Becker WC, Lynch D, Garcia-Vassallo M, Burgo AL, Rosen MI, Gordon AJ. A Facility-Wide Plan to Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care and General Mental Health Settings. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: 460-464. PMID: 34733066, PMCID: PMC8560103, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemOpioid use disorderMOUD accessPrimary careTarget clinicsUse disordersGeneral mental health clinicsKey interventionsMental health clinicsMental health settingsGeneral mental health settingsHealth care practitionersQuality improvement effortsElectronic health recordsEligible patientsMOUD receiptPrescriber characteristicsBuprenorphine prescribersOpioid epidemicHealth clinicsMOUDCare practitionersHealth settingsNational VAElectronic consultation
2024
National Addiction Workshop: A Virtual Adaptation to Support Competency Development in Opioid Use Disorder Management.
Garcia-Vassallo G, Quinn N, Moore B, Chaudhry S, Moore D, Sorenson S, Braddock S, Edens E. National Addiction Workshop: A Virtual Adaptation to Support Competency Development in Opioid Use Disorder Management. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 29767342241273423. PMID: 39297293, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241273423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHealthcare staffTraining healthcare staffSpecialty care teamsMental health settingsSmall-group case discussionsManagement of substance use disordersLong-term opioid therapyOpioid use disorder managementSubstance use disorder treatmentPost-workshop surveySkill-based trainingConditions amenable to treatmentCollaborative careInterprofessional workshopSkill-building exercisesPrimary careCare teamHealth settingsOverall confidence scorePatient panelHealthcare settingsStaff preparednessOpioid use disorderTeam simulationHow Should the Use of Opioids Be Regulated to Motivate Better Clinical Practice?
Edens E, Garcia Vassallo G, Heimer R. How Should the Use of Opioids Be Regulated to Motivate Better Clinical Practice? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2024, 26: e551-561. PMID: 38958424, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreat opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderPrescribed long-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyOpioid prescribing policiesOpioid therapyPrescribed opioidsOpioid prescribingUse disorderOpioidClinical practicePainPrescribing policiesDiagnostic categoriesClinical frameworkPrescribingPolitical reasonsTherapy
2023
Perioperative Management of Extended-Release Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Case Series
Hickey T, Meeks T, Oxentine H, Park D, Abelleira A, Edens E, Gordon A, Acampora G. Perioperative Management of Extended-Release Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Case Series. Substance Abuse 2023, 44: 96-103. PMID: 37226900, DOI: 10.1177/08897077231167043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtended-release buprenorphinePerioperative managementPerioperative experienceNarrative reviewOutpatient inguinal hernia repairFull agonist opioidsSeries of patientsOpioid use disorderCases of patientsCommon clinical challengeInguinal hernia repairVariety of surgeriesDifferent medical centersDisorder treatment providersNationwide healthcare systemMultimodal analgesiaAgonist opioidsCase seriesBuprenorphine formulationsInpatient surgeryCase reportProspective dataClinical dataHernia repairClinical challenge
2021
Management of Adolescents With OUD: A Simulation Case for Subspecialty Trainees in Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry
Garcia-Vassallo G, Edens EL, Heward B, Auerbach MA, Wong AH, Camenga D. Management of Adolescents With OUD: A Simulation Case for Subspecialty Trainees in Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry. MedEdPORTAL 2021, 17: 11147. PMID: 33889724, PMCID: PMC8056775, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSimulation-based educational interventionClinical Opiate Withdrawal ScaleSymptoms of opioid withdrawalOpiate Withdrawal ScaleEducational interventionWithdrawal ScaleUse disorderOpioid withdrawalTreating adolescentsConfidence surveyTrainee confidenceAddiction medicineMedical treatment optionsAssess symptomsMedication treatment optionsQuality health careManagement of adolescentsParticipants' reportsEvaluating adolescentsMedical education curriculumAdolescentsIncrease trainees' confidenceAddictionTreatment options
2016
Management of patients with issues related to opioid safety, efficacy and/or misuse: a case series from an integrated, interdisciplinary clinic
Becker WC, Merlin JS, Manhapra A, Edens EL. Management of patients with issues related to opioid safety, efficacy and/or misuse: a case series from an integrated, interdisciplinary clinic. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016, 11: 3. PMID: 26818474, PMCID: PMC4730605, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-016-0050-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painOpioid safetyInterdisciplinary clinicClinical scenariosCo-occurring chronic painMultimodal pain careManagement of patientsOpioid use disorderTreatment of patientsLack of efficacySimilar clinical scenariosComplex clinical scenariosQuality of careHazardous alcohol useSubstance abuse treatmentOpioid treatmentBuprenorphine/Case seriesPain careMultimodal treatmentClinical equipoisePrimary careUse disordersPainPatients