2024
The American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline Development Methodology
Weimer M, Devoto A, Kansagara D, Safarian T, Brunner E, Stock A, Rastegar D, Nelson L, Tirado C, Korthuis P, Boyle M. The American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline Development Methodology. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 366-372. PMID: 38752709, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical practice guidelinesClinical practice guidelines methodologyPromote evidence-based best practicesEvidence-based best practicesPublished clinical practice guidelinesGuideline development methodologyAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAMOrganizational prioritiesPractice guidelinesAddiction preventionAmerican SocietyBest practices
2017
Systemic Pharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Chou R, Deyo R, Friedly J, Skelly A, Weimer M, Fu R, Dana T, Kraegel P, Griffin J, Grusing S. Systemic Pharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 166: 480-492. PMID: 28192790, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2458.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic low back painAcute low back painLow back painSystemic pharmacologic therapyBack painPain reliefPharmacologic therapySystemic medicationsAmerican CollegeSystematic reviewPhysicians Clinical Practice GuidelineRadicular low back painShort-term pain reliefNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsSecond verified accuracyCochrane Central RegisterClinical practice guidelinesAnti-inflammatory drugsSkeletal muscle relaxantsShort-term trialsEnglish-language studiesModest effectSystemic corticosteroidsAntiseizure medicationsCentral RegisterNonpharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Chou R, Deyo R, Friedly J, Skelly A, Hashimoto R, Weimer M, Fu R, Dana T, Kraegel P, Griffin J, Grusing S, Brodt ED. Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 166: 493-505. PMID: 28192793, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2459.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painNonpharmacologic therapiesNonpharmacologic optionsAmerican CollegeSystematic reviewPhysicians Clinical Practice GuidelineRadicular low back painAcute low back painCochrane Central RegisterEffectiveness of exerciseNonpharmacologic treatment optionsClinical practice guidelinesEffectiveness of yogaMind-body interventionsEnglish-language studiesMindfulness-based stress reductionUsual careCentral RegisterMultidisciplinary rehabilitationControlled TrialsPain benefitPhysicians guidelinesCochrane Database
2014
Research Gaps on Methadone Harms and Comparative Harms: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline
Weimer MB, Chou R. Research Gaps on Methadone Harms and Comparative Harms: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 366-376. PMID: 24685460, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.01.496.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Pain SocietyClinical practice guidelinesMethadone safetyPain SocietyAdverse eventsPractice guidelinesInsufficient evidenceEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesSystematic reviewDependence Clinical Practice GuidelineMost guideline recommendationsTitration of therapyProlonged QTc intervalUrine drug testingLack of evidenceMethadone useGuideline recommendationsQTc intervalCochrane LibrarySafe prescribingRisk factorsUpdate searchOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaMethadone prescribingMethadone Overdose and Cardiac Arrhythmia Potential: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline
Chou R, Weimer MB, Dana T. Methadone Overdose and Cardiac Arrhythmia Potential: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 338-365. PMID: 24685459, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.01.495.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Pain SocietyMethadone useChronic painPain SocietyClinical guidelinesArrhythmia potentialDependence Clinical Practice GuidelineMethadone-related deathsQTc interval prolongationUse of methadoneClinical practice guidelinesCardiac arrhythmia riskMarked increaseNumber of deathsMethadone safetyMortality benefitCardiac riskInterval prolongationOpioid dependenceQTc intervalAdverse outcomesCochrane LibraryMethadone overdoseCase reportPsychiatric admissions