2023
Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool.
Savinkina A, Chitwood M, Kwon J, Pitzer V, Gonsalves G, Paltiel A. Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 340-347. PMID: 36716454, PMCID: PMC10338074, DOI: 10.7326/m22-2734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained transmissionNational InstituteLow-risk groupHigh-risk populationPopulation of MSMHealth-National InstituteResidential college campusSymptomatic casesHypothetical cohortCongregate settingsStudy populationPreemptive vaccinationReactive vaccinationInfectious diseasesVaccinationDrug abuseBasic reproductive numberFuture outbreaksFrequent physical contactMSMReproductive numberOutbreakDaysMenTimely detection
2021
Clinical impact, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based strategies for addressing the US opioid epidemic: a modelling study
Barocas JA, Savinkina A, Adams J, Jawa R, Weinstein ZM, Samet JH, Linas BP. Clinical impact, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based strategies for addressing the US opioid epidemic: a modelling study. The Lancet Public Health 2021, 7: e56-e64. PMID: 34861189, PMCID: PMC8756295, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00248-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderAddiction consult serviceHospital-based strategiesUS opioid epidemicOpioid epidemicUse disordersConsult serviceProbabilistic sensitivity analysesClinical impactDrug useIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioInjection-related infectionsInjection drug useMean lifetime costsNational InstituteCost-effectiveness ratioHarm reduction servicesDeterministic sensitivity analysesInpatient prescribingObservational cohortRecurrent infectionsOutpatient treatmentClinical trialsOverdose riskMedications