Brett Ankawi
Associate Research Scientist in PsychiatryCards
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2025
Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids
Becker W, Seal K, Nelson D, DeRonne B, Kats A, Morasco B, Frank J, Makris U, Painter J, Allen K, Mixon A, Bohnert A, Reznik T, Hagedorn H, Hammett P, Borsari B, Baxley C, Krebs E, Abelleira A, Adams M, Amundson E, Anicich A, Ankawi B, Arnold S, Aryal A, Atkins D, Atkinson T, Backe K, Bair M, Bajpai S, Baller K, Bangerter A, Barbosa M, Barnett S, Bartlett S, Bartnik M, Baskin J, Blehm R, Bloechl P, Boening N, Boesch N, Bolander S, Bolf M, Bonchak J, Booth K, Bordanea M, Borowa D, Bowden M, Britnell S, Broderick D, Bronars C, Brooks K, Brown C, Brudvik E, Buchanan K, Buesgens C, Buonora M, Burch R, Burton C, Bhushan S, Butler C, Byerly S, Byrd C, Byrd G, Campbell E, Cariveau D, Carmody S, Carr M, Carr T, Cervone D, Chandler M, Clarke K, Clay M, Coy W, Craine M, Culver D, Cutting A, Dadabayev A, Daly D, Degerstrom R, Denietolis A, DePesa N, Desmet P, Devlin A, Dike D, Diokpa C, Dogra M, Drexler K, Drum-Oden A, Duvall T, Eads F, Edmond S, Eichelsdoerfer E, Ellifritz C, Ellison J, Erwin K, Escobedo C, Feighner L, Feuchs A, Fike A, Finetti T, Franchina L, Freeman J, Frontera R, Galvan R, Garvey C, Gayle S, Givens C, Glenn R, Godwin K, Goldstein M, Gosselin K, Graham S, Grimm K, Gumidyala A, Hagerman C, Hale A, Hall L, Harden J, Hawkins J, Hepton S, Herbst E, Herynk A, Heuermann B, Hidalgo N, Hoffmann J, Holland-deguire C, Hope K, Horowitz D, Huang A, Hudson T, Huffman K, Hunt N, Hyde S, Jacobson K, Jensen A, Johnson E, Jones E, Kaiser B, Kauzlarich K, Kavathekar R, Kerns R, Knutson R, Kross T, Lagisetty P, LaHaie E, Lahidji S, Le G, Lelovic M, Lewis M, Librodo S, Linden E, Lindsay D, Lively-Brindley L, Lorenzo J, Luciani L, Lusk C, Mahal-Lichty J, Maloy P, Manuel J, Mapara P, Marcolivio K, Marcy B, Marek L, Marraffa R, Mason B, McCamish N, McKissack M, Miller E, Moon J, Morris H, Mundt J, Naylor J, Nazario M, Nelson A, Nichols A, Njau E, Noh M, Nolan C, Nolan P, Nugent S, Oakley J, Ofstad H, Okere J, Olney R, Olson J, Ortolan V, Osborne J, Osler B, Packard-Milam M, Palyo S, Patel A, Wiener C, Peter D, Philippe M, Pinsonnault J, Purcell N, Reddy S, Reed J, Rettmann N, Rezaei D, Roberti A, Robinson V, Roca H, Romano E, Rosema T, Rouse R, Rozzero P, Rutks I, Sabet R, Sacra E, Sadowski N, Salameh H, Sandbrink F, Sauve C, Schopmeyer K, Schroeder A, Sculley M, Sellinger J, Sewell K, Seys R, Shah Barman M, Sharpe P, Sides T, Silver K, Siver M, Sloan J, Smith C, Son E, Stevens S, Stoll J, Stoll S, Stoner T, Strand M, Sumner J, Surginer B, Svabek K, Swanson G, Tappainer C, Tat C, Taylor B, Theis A, Thomas L, Thomas G, Tiene K, Udouj R, Ugbo E, Varughese S, Venkatraman S, Viera K, Walker J, Walker J, Wang G, Watson K, Watson E, Westmoreland W, Wilbur E, Williams B, Wolfman A, Woloszyn M, Zanga J, Zuniga S. Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185 PMID: 39960730, PMCID: PMC11833656, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.8361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term opioid therapyOpioid therapyOpioid dosageDiscontinuation of long-term opioid therapyFollow-upModerate to severe chronic painHigh-dose opioid therapyBrief Pain Inventory scoresLong-term opioidsSevere chronic painMorphine milligram equivalentsSwitching to buprenorphineRandomized clinical trialsStructured follow-upOpioid doseReducing opioidsMilligram equivalentsOpioid useChronic painHigh-doseVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsImprove painProportion of participantsPrimary care clinicsOptimal doseCare Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy
Krebs E, Becker W, Nelson D, DeRonne B, Jensen A, Kats A, Morasco B, Frank J, Makris U, Allen K, Naylor J, Mixon A, Bohnert A, Reznik T, Painter J, Hudson T, Hagedorn H, Manuel J, Borsari B, Purcell N, Hammett P, Amundson E, Kerns R, Barbosa M, Garvey C, Jones E, Noh M, Okere J, Bhushan S, Pinsonnault J, Williams B, Herbst E, Lagisetty P, Librodo S, Mapara P, Son E, Tat C, Marraffa R, Seys R, Baxley C, Seal K, Abelleira A, Adams M, Anicich A, Ankawi B, Arnold S, Aryal A, Atkins D, Atkinson T, Backe K, Bair M, Bajpai S, Baller K, Bangerter A, Barnett S, Bartlett S, Bartnik M, Baskin J, Blehm R, Bloechl P, Boening N, Boesch N, Bolander S, Bolf M, Bonchak J, Booth K, Bordanea M, Borowa D, Bowden M, Britnell S, Broderick D, Bronars C, Brooks K, Brown C, Brudvik E, Buchanan K, Buesgens C, Buonora M, Burch R, Burton C, Butler C, Byerly S, Byrd C, Byrd G, Campbell E, Cariveau D, Carmody S, Carr M, Carr T, Cervone D, Chandler M, Clarke K, Clay M, Coy W, Craine M, Culver D, Cutting A, Dadabayev A, Daly D, Degerstrom R, Denietolis A, DePesa N, Desmet P, Devlin A, Dike D, Diokpa C, Dogra M, Drexler K, Drum-Oden A, Duvall T, Eads F, Edmond S, Eichelsdoerfer E, Ellifritz C, Ellison J, Erwin K, Escobedo C, Feighner L, Feuchs A, Fike A, Finetti T, Franchina L, Freeman J, Frontera R, Galvan R, Gayle S, Givens C, Glenn R, Godwin K, Goldstein M, Gosselin K, Graham S, Grimm K, Gumidyala A, Hagerman C, Hale A, Hall L, Harden J, Hawkins J, Hepton S, Herynk A, Heuermann B, Hidalgo N, Hoffmann J, Holland-deguire C, Hope K, Horowitz D, Huang A, Huffman K, Hunt N, Hyde S, Jacobson K, Johnson E, Kaiser B, Kauzlarich K, Kavathekar R, Knutson R, Kross T, LaHaie E, Lahidji S, Le G, Lelovic M, Lewis M, Linden E, Lindsay D, Lively-Brindley L, Lorenzo J, Luciani L, Lusk C, Mahal-Lichty J, Maloy P, Marcolivio K, Marcy B, Marek L, Mason B, McCamish N, McKissack M, Miller E, Moon J, Morris H, Mundt J, Nazario M, Nelson A, Nichols A, Njau E, Nolan C, Nolan P, Nugent S, Oakley J, Ofstad H, Olney R, Olson J, Ortolan V, Osborne J, Osler B, Packard-Milam M, Palyo S, Patel A, Wiener C, Peter D, Philippe M, Reddy S, Reed J, Rettmann N, Rezaei D, Roberti A, Robinson V, Roca H, Romano E, Rosema T, Rouse R, Rozzero P, Rutks I, Sabet R, Sacra E, Sadowski N, Salameh H, Sandbrink F, Sauve C, Schopmeyer K, Schroeder A, Sculley M, Sellinger J, Sewell K, Shah Barman M, Sharpe P, Sides T, Silver K, Siver M, Sloan J, Smith C, Stevens S, Stoll J, Stoll S, Stoner T, Strand M, Sumner J, Surginer B, Svabek K, Swanson G, Tappainer C, Taylor B, Theis A, Thomas L, Thomas G, Tiene K, Udouj R, Ugbo E, Varughese S, Venkatraman S, Viera K, Walker J, Walker J, Wang G, Watson K, Watson E, Westmoreland W, Wilbur E, Wolfman A, Woloszyn M, Zanga J, Zuniga S. Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 208-220. PMID: 39652356, PMCID: PMC11791716, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrated Pain TeamLong-term opioid therapyPatients prescribed long-term opioid therapyVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsOpioid therapyPrescribed long-term opioid therapyRandomized comparative effectiveness trialPharmacist care managementCollaborative care interventionPain care planPrimary care clinicsPoor quality of lifeMental health cliniciansOpioid dosageComparative effectiveness trialPain responseDaily dosageModerate to severe chronic painQuality of lifePain careCare modelCare planningCare interventionsCare clinicsOpioid dose reduction
2024
Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
MacLean R, Ankawi B, Driscoll M, Gordon M, Frankforter T, Nich C, Szollosy S, Loya J, Brito L, Ribeiro M, Edmond S, Becker W, Martino S, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A. Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e54342. PMID: 38506917, PMCID: PMC10993119, DOI: 10.2196/54342.Peer-Reviewed Original Research