Caroline Falker, MD
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- Addiction Medicine Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2019)
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
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- Yale University School of Medicine (2015)
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- Brown University, History of Art and Architecture (2006)
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A big-picture view of Caroline Falker's research output by year.
Ellen Lockard Edens, MD, MPE
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, FRCP
Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM
Sara N Edmond, PhD
Alicia Heapy, PhD
Anahita Rabiee, MD, MHS
13Publications
148Citations
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2025
Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis
Dember L, Hsu J, Mehrotra R, Cavanaugh K, Kalim S, Charytan D, Fischer M, Jhamb M, Johansen K, Becker W, Pellegrino B, Eneanya N, Schrauben S, Pun P, Unruh M, Morasco B, Mehta M, Miyawaki N, Penfield J, Bernardo L, Brintz C, Cheatle M, Doorenbos A, Heapy A, Keefe F, Krebs E, Kuzla N, Nigwekar S, Schmidt R, Steel J, Wetmore J, White D, Kimmel P, Cukor D, Adams M, Almonte-Then S, Amonu C, Anderson L, Argega Leon A, Argyropoulos C, Ashley E, Bajana Meza M, Bansal N, Barbosa M, Barrell T, Bart G, Barton A, Beach S, Beeks L, Belcher J, Berman N, Berry D, Bhatraju E, Bishop N, Blazes C, Busch A, Cameron S, Cardona M, Casilli V, Cazes M, Chacon Palma G, Chalamidas K, Chaudry S, Chen N, Chicos I, Clark C, Collins D, Connelly L, Contreras B, Cosmin A, Crowley S, Dalton C, Dirks J, Donahue S, Dutka P, Dyer V, Edeh O, Edwards D, Edwards D, Ekor K, Esserman D, Falker C, Farkas L, Farrar J, Felson S, Flores Y, Fraticelli Ortiz D, Garcia G, Gear L, Geibel A, Gilmartin C, Goldfarb D, Goldfeld K, Goldstein A, Gong A, Grant C, Grindstaff R, Guajardo E, Guy C, Hamm M, Hammond J, Harris K, Hoffman S, Holden C, Howell H, Ikizler T, Joffe S, Joffe J, Johnson S, Kalam E, Kampman K, Keane C, Kimura G, Kirsch O, Kourany W, Krishnamurthy P, Kubrick P, Lacey P, Landis J, Lash J, Lazlo K, Lee J, Lefler J, Leon Cupe A, Lerner S, Liebschutz J, Lietz P, Linke L, Lockwood M, Luo H, Macina A, McCarthy A, McDaniels K, McLaren S, McNeil D, Meinel M, Mejia V, Mengesha B, Merriman D, Michael W, Mims R, Mishra P, Modersitzki F, Moss A, Mullins C, Munet U, O'Connell K, Okereke U, Olejniczak D, Opeke S, Pacheco-Hernandez M, Pankratz S, Park D, Payne K, Pegues H, Percy S, Pleasant S, Purdy T, Quinn D, Quintana N, Rice K, Robinson G, Roche C, Rodriguez Sosa G, Rudow G, Rudy Q, Rutledge J, Sanchez S, Sands B, Scherer J, Schopp M, Self B, Shallcross A, Silva K, Stallings T, Stauffer C, Steffen A, Stewart T, Stringfellow S, Sullivan L, Torres R, Torres J, Trejo G, Varela D, Vassilieva S, Vilchis H, Villareal D, Walsh J, Ways J, Weidner T, Weimer M, Weiner D, Weisbord S, Wilkie C, Wilkinson M, Williams S, Williams J, Wilson O, Wood V, Yabes J, Zamora G, Zaniga S. Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 197-207. PMID: 39786400, PMCID: PMC11791705, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPain Coping Skills TrainingPain coping skills training groupUsual care groupBrief Pain InventoryUsual carePain interferenceCoping skills trainingCare groupQuality of lifePain catastrophizingPain intensityBPI interferenceOutcomes of pain intensityRandomized clinical trialsSecondary outcomesChronic painSecondary outcomes of pain intensitySkills trainingBPI interference scoreCognitive behavioral interventionProportion of participantsOutpatient dialysis facilitiesClinically Meaningful ImprovementsPain interventionsRandomized clinical trial of patients
2024
Sleep Deficiency and Pain in Persons With Substance Use Disorders
Buonora M, Sharma M, Falker C, Baldassarri S. Sleep Deficiency and Pain in Persons With Substance Use Disorders. Current Addiction Reports 2024, 11: 447-458. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-024-00562-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disorderSleep deficiencyPotential tissue damagePatterns of substance useShort sleep durationMaladaptive pattern of substance useTrajectories of substance useSubstance usePainNeurological changesComponents of sleepSleep timeSummaryThis reviewTissue damageClinical practiceHost factorsSleep durationLower sleep qualityDisordersSleepDeficiencyMaladaptive patternsSleep qualityEmotional experience
2023
Video-telecare collaborative pain management during COVID-19: a single-arm feasibility study
Rogers D, Frank J, Wesolowicz D, Nolan C, Schroeder A, Falker C, Abelleira A, Moore B, Becker W, Edmond S. Video-telecare collaborative pain management during COVID-19: a single-arm feasibility study. BMC Primary Care 2023, 24: 134. PMID: 37386370, PMCID: PMC10308713, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02052-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMorphine equivalent daily doseSingle-arm feasibility studyEquivalent daily dosePain managementDaily doseLong-term opioid therapyInitial intakeMultiple appointmentsNon-pharmacologic interventionsOpioid use disorderPrimary care providersPain management programGuideline-based careEvidence-based interventionsBackgroundChronic painOpioid therapyBehavioral painChronic painPrimary careCommon conditionCare providersPatientsU.S. veteransPainPreliminary dataMedications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis
Rabiee A, Mahmud N, Falker C, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T, Kaplan D. Medications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0093. PMID: 36972386, PMCID: PMC10043587, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAlcohol-associated cirrhosisAlcohol use disorderUse disordersCause mortalityImproved survivalPropensity scoreInpatient diagnosis codesRetrospective cohort studyCox regression analysisActive alcohol useCirrhosis decompensationCohort studyConcurrent diagnosisLiver diseasePotential confoundersDiagnosis codesVeteran outcomesCirrhosis diagnosisStrong negative predictorCirrhosisPatientsHazardous drinkingAlcohol use behaviorsCosts AssociatedAlcohol use
2022
Self-reported Use of Prescribed Buprenorphine Among US Adults With Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Motivated by Pain
Buonora M, Sung M, Falker C, Black A, Becker W. Self-reported Use of Prescribed Buprenorphine Among US Adults With Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Motivated by Pain. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2241670. PMID: 36367731, PMCID: PMC9652749, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricWomen’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men
Falker CG, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Women’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 737-752. PMID: 35661318, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09989-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubstance use disordersSUD treatmentSubstance use disorder treatment servicesDSM-5 SUD diagnosesSUD treatment useReceipt of treatmentPast-year treatmentDisorder treatment servicesTreatment receiptSUD diagnosisTreatment useService useUse disordersGender differencesTreatment servicesWomenSignificant gender differencesMenSignificant differencesTreatmentSpite of evidenceWomen's useReceiptCorrelatesLittle informationPerioperative Buprenorphine Management A Multidisciplinary Approach
Hickey T, Abelleira A, Acampora G, Becker WC, Falker CG, Nazario M, Weimer MB. Perioperative Buprenorphine Management A Multidisciplinary Approach. 2022, 106: 169-185. PMID: 34823729, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcetaminophenAgedAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthroplasty, Replacement, HipBuprenorphineCombined Modality TherapyDrug CompoundingFemaleHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPainPain ManagementPain, PostoperativePerioperative CareReceptors, Opioid, muConceptsOpioid use disorderBuprenorphine treatmentMu-opioid receptor availabilityAgonist opioid treatmentMultimodal analgesic strategyAnti-inflammatory drugsLong-term buprenorphine treatmentAnalgesic strategiesNonopioid adjunctsOpioid treatmentPerioperative strategiesHospital dischargePerioperative managementBuprenorphine formulationsSimultaneous administrationRegional anesthesiaEffective treatmentUse disordersReceptor availabilityMultidisciplinary approachBuprenorphinePatientsTreatmentPainAnesthesia
2021
Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study
Edmond SN, Currie S, Gehrke A, Falker CG, Sung M, Abelleira A, Edens EL, Becker WC. Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2021, 23: 1043-1046. PMID: 34940877, PMCID: PMC9383145, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricTraining Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Morford K, Falker C, Tetrault J. Training Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. 2021, 161-171. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80818-1_11.ChaptersCitationsConceptsMedical educationCompetency-based assessmentOpioid use disorderEducational gapMedical studentsRole modelingTrainee assessmentEffective workforceCore contentEarly clinical experienceEducational interventionTraining materialsTraining levelEducationSpecific instructionsFirst-line treatment optionOpioid use disorder treatmentKey recommendationsLarge treatment gapClinical experienceOpioid-related morbidityEvidence-based treatmentsUse disorder treatmentCurriculumInstitutional strengthThe Need for Multidisciplinary Hospital Teams for Injection Drug Use-related Infective Endocarditis
Weimer MB, Falker CG, Seval N, Golden M, Hull SC, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. The Need for Multidisciplinary Hospital Teams for Injection Drug Use-related Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 375-378. PMID: 34510088, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000916.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInjection drug use-related infective endocarditisCardiac surgeryInfective endocarditisAddiction treatmentInjection drug useCare of patientsMultidisciplinary hospital teamSubstance use disordersMost patientsUse disordersPatientsDrug useSurgical needsHospital teamIDUsCase managementInfectious diseasesAddiction medicineMultidisciplinary approachEndocarditisSurgeryTreatmentDiseaseComplex diseasesAnesthesia
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