2023
Building medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods
Molfenter T, Jacobson N, Kim J, Horst J, Kim H, Madden L, Brown R, Haram E, Knudsen H. Building medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 147: 208975. PMID: 36804353, PMCID: PMC10833474, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.208975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecruitment strategiesAdvanced nurse practitionersSUD treatment servicesSUD clinicsPhysician prescribersOpioid epidemicPhysician recruitmentNurse practitionersTreatment servicesPhysician assistantsPatient carePrescribing capacityPrescribersStudy settingClinical resourcesDisorder settingsStudy periodPhysiciansTreatment sitesYear 3Dedicated budgetIndividual factorsBuprenorphineMedicationsClinic
2021
Prescribers’ satisfaction with delivering medications for opioid use disorder
Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Kim JS, Kim H, Madden LM, Haram E, Molfenter T. Prescribers’ satisfaction with delivering medications for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, And Policy 2021, 16: 78. PMID: 34663379, PMCID: PMC8521499, DOI: 10.1186/s13011-021-00413-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType of MOUDOpioid use disorderPrescriber satisfactionPrescriber characteristicsUse disordersXR-naltrexoneBuprenorphine treatmentExtended-release naltrexoneUS opioid epidemicOverall satisfactionRelease naltrexoneGreater overall satisfactionClinical trialsOpioid epidemicMethodsAs partMOUDWeb-based surveyPatient censusPrescribersMedicationsBuprenorphineDisordersTreatmentCurrent studyHigh levels
2019
Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment
Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Kim JS, Collier E, Starr S, Madden LM, Haram E, Toy A, Molfenter T. Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 34. PMID: 31446893, PMCID: PMC6709557, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0163-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine treatmentBaseline Web-based surveyOpioid use disorderGeneral medical practiceStudy of physiciansMedical practiceWaivered physiciansTreatment recommendationsClinical trialsRisk factorsOpioid epidemicImportant treatmentMethodsAs partUse disordersWeb-based surveyPhysician job satisfactionPhysiciansTreatment organizationsBuprenorphineSignificant differencesTreatmentOverall satisfactionSatisfaction itemsStudy measuresLower satisfaction