2023
National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Cowan E, Perrone J, Bernstein S, Coupet E, Fiellin D, Hawk K, Herring A, Huntley K, McCormack R, Venkatesh A, D'Onofrio G. National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 326-335. PMID: 37178101, PMCID: PMC10524880, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUse disordersDrug Abuse Clinical Trials NetworkEffective evidence-based treatmentsEmergency department initiationStandard emergency careMajor public health crisisClinical Trials NetworkEvidence of efficacyNational InstituteEvidence-based treatmentsOpioid overdose deathsTechnology-based interventionsBuprenorphine dosingBuprenorphine initiationPeer-based interventionsPublic health crisisPatient outcomesED staffOverdose deathsEmergency careBuprenorphineTrials NetworkUniversal uptake
2021
Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19.
Sangal RB, Venkatesh AK, Kinsman J, Dashevsky M, Scofi JE, Ulrich A. Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2021, 16: 85-93. PMID: 34392521, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2021.0391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInfection rateStaffing modelsPercent infection rateCohort modelHigher infection rateInfectious disease outbreaksEmergency physiciansED staffAvailable physiciansThree-teamWeek 5Health systemEM physiciansPhysiciansAdequate staffingImmunityPhysician attritionCOVID-19CohortDisease outbreaksPandemicPandemic disasterWeeks
2020
Study protocol for the ACT response pilot intervention: development, implementation and evaluation of a systems-based Agitation Code Team (ACT) in the emergency department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, McVaney C, Burness D, Chmura C, Saxa T, Sevilla M, Flood CT, Patel A, Whitfill T, Dziura JD, Yonkers KA, Ulrich A, Bernstein SL. Study protocol for the ACT response pilot intervention: development, implementation and evaluation of a systems-based Agitation Code Team (ACT) in the emergency department. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e036982. PMID: 32606062, PMCID: PMC7328814, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentRestraint useCode teamControlled interrupted time series designResponse interventionsRate of restraint useInterrupted time series designAcute care settingDe-escalation techniquesTime series designPeer-reviewed publicationsED staffIdentified teamworkPilot interventionCare settingsHealth systemPatient encountersAgitation managementHuman Investigation CommitteeWorkplace violenceEthical approvalStaff safetyPatient agitationReduce harmSeries design