2021
Program Development and Implementation Outcomes of a Statewide Addiction Consultation Service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS)
Sweeney S, Coble K, Connors E, Rebbert-Franklin K, Welsh C, Weintraub E. Program Development and Implementation Outcomes of a Statewide Addiction Consultation Service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2021, 42: 595-602. PMID: 32814004, PMCID: PMC7892630, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1803179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderConsultation serviceUse disordersAddiction medicine consultationInitial implementation outcomesImplementation outcomesBuprenorphine waiverMore patientsPrimary careOpioid epidemicReferral linkagesMedicine consultationTreatment servicesEarly identificationAddiction trainingAddiction treatmentPrescribersUrban countiesDisordersOutcomesMost callsProgram componentsMOUDMedicationsPatients
2018
Severity of mental health concerns in pediatric primary care and the role of child psychiatry access programs
Platt R, Pustilnik S, Connors E, Gloff N, Bower K. Severity of mental health concerns in pediatric primary care and the role of child psychiatry access programs. General Hospital Psychiatry 2018, 53: 12-18. PMID: 29702377, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Psychiatry Access ProgramPrimary care providersSevere casesMental health concernsUnadjusted oddsClinical Global Impression-Severity scoreHealth concernPrescription of antidepressantsPediatric primary careAccess programMental health specialistsSevere mental health concernsSelect patientsPrimary carePsychotropic medicationsClinical severityProvider characteristicsCare providersHealth specialistsPatientsSeverityOddsAntipsychoticsMedicationsAntidepressants
2017
When Behavioral Health Concerns Present in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Influencing Provider Decision-Making
Connors EH, Arora P, Blizzard AM, Bower K, Coble K, Harrison J, Pruitt D, Steinberg J, Wissow L. When Behavioral Health Concerns Present in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Influencing Provider Decision-Making. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2017, 45: 340-355. PMID: 29209899, DOI: 10.1007/s11414-017-9580-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttitude of Health PersonnelChildDecision MakingFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMarylandMental DisordersNursesPediatric Nurse PractitionersPediatriciansPediatricsPhysicians, Primary CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareReferral and ConsultationRural Health ServicesUrban Health ServicesConceptsPrimary care providersBehavioral healthPCP decisionsBH servicesPrimary careIndividual primary care providersPediatric behavioral healthPediatric primary careBH concernsPatient characteristicsPediatric patientsBH needsCare providersBH careCareDistinct subspecialtyVariable trainingQualitative interview resultsPatientsProvidersFindings
2016
Dissemination and implementation science in program evaluation: A telemental health clinical consultation case example
Arora PG, Connors EH, Blizzard A, Coble K, Gloff N, Pruitt D. Dissemination and implementation science in program evaluation: A telemental health clinical consultation case example. Evaluation And Program Planning 2016, 60: 56-63. PMID: 27685163, DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health carePediatric primary careHealth careBehavioral health programsImplementation scienceCommunity-based settingsBehavioral health needsHealth consultation programPrimary carePatient outcomesReal-world settingHealth needsHealth programsStrong rationaleClinical programsProgram evaluationProgram evaluation designRural settingsCareProgram evaluation effortsConsultation programFuture evaluationEvaluation designEvaluation effortsSetting