2019
Tools to Support Hospital-Based Addiction Care
Englander H, Mahoney S, Brandt K, Brown J, Dorfman C, Nydahl A, Weimer M, Gregg J. Tools to Support Hospital-Based Addiction Care. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30608265, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHospitalizationHumansPatient Care TeamPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareRisk AssessmentSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsImproving Addiction Care TeamSubstance use disordersSUD careSurgical complicationsMedication protocolsCare teamUse disordersMost providersAddiction careHospitalAddiction trainingMost hospitalsReachable momentTreatment toolCareInterprofessional rolesWidespread implementationHospitalizationComplicationsRisk assessment
2016
Primary Care-Based Models for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review.
Korthuis PT, McCarty D, Weimer M, Bougatsos C, Blazina I, Zakher B, Grusing S, Devine B, Chou R. Primary Care-Based Models for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 166: 268-278. PMID: 27919103, PMCID: PMC5504692, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2149.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderMedication-assisted treatmentPrimary care settingCare settingsUse disordersPrimary care-based modelU.S. primary care settingsDiverse health care settingsPrimary care variesHealth care settingsOUD treatmentCare modelCare variesPsychosocial servicesHealthcare ResearchUnique milieuCareScoping ReviewTreatmentDisordersCommunity educationLiterature reviewReportSettingBuprenorphineA Chronic Opioid Therapy Dose Reduction Policy in Primary Care
Weimer MB, Hartung DM, Ahmed S, Nicolaidis C. A Chronic Opioid Therapy Dose Reduction Policy in Primary Care. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2016, 37: 141-147. PMID: 26685018, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1129526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose opioidsChronic opioid therapyOpioid therapyOpioid doseDose taperAcademic primary care clinicHigh-dose opioid therapyHigher opioid doseIntervention of educationOpioid dose reductionTotal opioid doseRetrospective cohort studyCharacteristics of patientsPrimary care clinicsOpioid use disorderMedication-assisted treatmentAverage daily doseOnly significant associationMorphine equivalentsOpioid dosesCohort studyPatient characteristicsDaily doseCare clinicsChronic pain