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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBuprenorphineHumansMarylandOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersProgram DevelopmentReferral and ConsultationConceptsOpioid use disorderConsultation serviceUse disordersAddiction medicine consultationInitial implementation outcomesImplementation outcomesBuprenorphine waiverMore patientsPrimary careOpioid epidemicReferral linkagesMedicine consultationTreatment servicesEarly identificationAddiction trainingAddiction treatmentPrescribersUrban countiesDisordersOutcomesMost callsProgram componentsMOUDMedicationsPatients
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 resultsPatientsProvidersFindingsPediatric Primary Care Providers’ Use of Behavioral Health Consultation
Arora PG, Connors EH, Coble K, Blizzard A, Wissow L, Pruitt D. Pediatric Primary Care Providers’ Use of Behavioral Health Consultation. Psychiatric Services 2017, 68: 531-534. PMID: 28502240, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelChildHealth BehaviorHumansInterviews as TopicOrganizational CulturePediatricsPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchReferral and ConsultationConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPediatric primary care providersBehavioral health consultationHealth consultation programReferral sourceHealth consultationConsultationProgram staffConsultation programLimited exposureQualitative studyExposureNegative beliefsPositive beliefsProvidersFacilitators