2023
Building medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods
Molfenter T, Jacobson N, Kim J, Horst J, Kim H, Madden L, Brown R, Haram E, Knudsen H. Building medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 147: 208975. PMID: 36804353, PMCID: PMC10833474, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.208975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecruitment strategiesAdvanced nurse practitionersSUD treatment servicesSUD clinicsPhysician prescribersOpioid epidemicPhysician recruitmentNurse practitionersTreatment servicesPhysician assistantsPatient carePrescribing capacityPrescribersStudy settingClinical resourcesDisorder settingsStudy periodPhysiciansTreatment sitesYear 3Dedicated budgetIndividual factorsBuprenorphineMedicationsClinic
2019
Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment
Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Kim JS, Collier E, Starr S, Madden LM, Haram E, Toy A, Molfenter T. Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 34. PMID: 31446893, PMCID: PMC6709557, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0163-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine treatmentBaseline Web-based surveyOpioid use disorderGeneral medical practiceStudy of physiciansMedical practiceWaivered physiciansTreatment recommendationsClinical trialsRisk factorsOpioid epidemicImportant treatmentMethodsAs partUse disordersWeb-based surveyPhysician job satisfactionPhysiciansTreatment organizationsBuprenorphineSignificant differencesTreatmentOverall satisfactionSatisfaction itemsStudy measuresLower satisfactionPharmacotherapy, Resource Needs, and Physician Recruitment Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs
Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Kim JS, Collier E, Starr S, Madden LM, Haram E, Molfenter T. Pharmacotherapy, Resource Needs, and Physician Recruitment Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2019, 13: 28-34. PMID: 30095565, PMCID: PMC6349477, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderTreatment programSubstance use disorder treatment programsImplementation of pharmacotherapyEffective pharmacological treatmentAvailability of buprenorphineTreatment organizationsDisorder treatment programsTablet naltrexoneInjectable naltrexoneAvailable medicationsPharmacological treatmentLifesaving treatmentPhysician outreachUse disordersPharmacotherapyMean numberTreatment slotsMedicationsNaltrexonePrescribersCurrent useResource needsPhysician recruitmentTreatment