William Becker, MD

2025

• Incorporating Patient and Provider Voices into the Veterans Pain Care Organizational Improvement Comparative Effectiveness Study: Informing Future Implementation

  Hagedorn H, Purcell N, DeRonne B, Salameh H, Becker W, Seal K, Krebs E. Incorporating Patient and Provider Voices into the Veterans Pain Care Organizational Improvement Comparative Effectiveness Study: Informing Future Implementation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-13. PMID: 40481383, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09639-8.

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• What Makes for a Positive Patient Experience in Chronic Pain Care? A Qualitative Evaluation of Factors Affecting Veteran Patient Satisfaction Across Two Individualized Pain Care Interventions in VA Primary Care

  Purcell N, DeRonne B, Salameh H, Krebs E, Seal K, Becker W, Hagedorn H. What Makes for a Positive Patient Experience in Chronic Pain Care? A Qualitative Evaluation of Factors Affecting Veteran Patient Satisfaction Across Two Individualized Pain Care Interventions in VA Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-10. PMID: 40425935, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09630-3.

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• Receipt of addiction treatment after nonfatal opioid overdose and risk of subsequent overdose: A retrospective cohort study

  Howell B, Black A, Lin H, Liberatore M, Greene C, D'Onofrio G, Heimer R, Grau L, Hawk K, Fiellin D, Becker W. Receipt of addiction treatment after nonfatal opioid overdose and risk of subsequent overdose: A retrospective cohort study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 273: 112679. PMID: 40413965, PMCID: PMC12178112, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112679.

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• Integrating Implementation Outcomes into Effectiveness Studies: A Practical Guide for Clinical Interventionists

  Wesolowicz D, Becker W, Alegria M, Chin-Purcell L, Glass J, Knudsen H, Dow P, Seal K, McGinty E. Integrating Implementation Outcomes into Effectiveness Studies: A Practical Guide for Clinical Interventionists. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-7. PMID: 40301219, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09551-1.

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• Intervention for hospitalized people with chronic pain and elevated risk for opioid‐related harm: A pilot randomized controlled trial

  Weimer M, Buonora M, Hajduk A, Ackerman A, Daggula K, Becker W, Chaudhry S, Fiellin D. Intervention for hospitalized people with chronic pain and elevated risk for opioid‐related harm: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2025 PMID: 40271961, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70066.

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• 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: 372-381. PMID: 39960730, PMCID: PMC11833656, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.8361.

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  This study assessed whether switching chronic pain patients from high-dose opioids to buprenorphine improved pain or reduced opioid use, finding no improvements compared with not offering the switch.

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• 241 Patient Perspectives on the Summit Opioid Tapering Support Program

  Grant A, Wesolowicz D, Becker W, Fraenkel L, Chhabra M, Moore B, Edmond S. 241 Patient Perspectives on the Summit Opioid Tapering Support Program. Journal Of Pain 2025, 29: 105039. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105039.

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• 200 Peers Enhancing Engagement for Pain Services: Results of a Pilot Trial

  Edmond S, Rogers D, Klee A, Becker W. 200 Peers Enhancing Engagement for Pain Services: Results of a Pilot Trial. Journal Of Pain 2025, 29: 104998. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.104998.

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• Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder : A Systematic Review.

  Buonora M, Mackey K, Khalid L, Hickey T, Grimshaw A, Moss M, Starrels J, Alford D, Becker W, Weimer M. Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder : A Systematic Review. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2025, 178: 558-570. PMID: 40096692, DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-01917.

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• 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.

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