Jenna L. Butner, MD, MPH, FASAM, AAHIVS
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Medical Research Interests
Alcohol-Related Disorders; Behavior, Addictive; Harm Reduction; Hepatitis C; HIV; Opioid-Related Disorders; Pain; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Telemedicine
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In Support of Overdose Prevention Centers: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction)
Dunham K, Hill K, Kazal H, Butner J, Hull I, Sue K, Li L, Doneski K, Dinges B, Rife-Pennington T, Kung S, Thakarar K. In Support of Overdose Prevention Centers: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 45: 328-336. PMID: 38747578, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241252590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevention CenterRates of fatal overdoseSubstance Use and AddictionDrop-in serviceEvidence-based strategiesHarm reduction strategiesMultidisciplinary Education and ResearchUnited StatesLifesaving servicesMedical careAdvocacy effortsIncrease accessPosition statementSocial servicesFatal overdoseEducation and ResearchDrug supplyTrained personnelPWUDPolicy changesFederal levelReduction strategiesInternational dataSterile suppliesServicesInternational perspectives on opioid use disorder and treatment: Results from an online convenience sample
Melby K, Farokhnia M, Tolomeo S, Bhad R, Bramnes J, Baldacchino A, Rao R, Kandasami G, Butner J, Phan V, Fonseca F, Rafei P, Long J, Tzeferakos G, Dom G. International perspectives on opioid use disorder and treatment: Results from an online convenience sample. Heroin Addiction And Related Clinical Problems 2024, 26: 1-8. DOI: 10.62401/2531-4122-2024-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn Support of Community Drug Checking Programs: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc. (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction)
Hill K, Dunham K, Brokos Z, Butner J, Hull I, Sue K, Li L, Thakarar K. In Support of Community Drug Checking Programs: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc. (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2023, 45: 4-9. PMID: 38258861, DOI: 10.1177/29767342231212787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHarm reduction strategiesPosition statementSerious adverse eventsImportant harm reduction strategyPublic health practitionersAdverse eventsUnregulated drug supplyFatal overdosesHealthcare providersComposition of drugsHealth consequencesHealth practitionersDrugsDrug supplyInsufficient dataDrug checkingUnited StatesUnderstanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review.
Tay Wee Teck J, Butner J, Baldacchino A. Understanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2023, 1357633x231195607. PMID: 37661829, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x231195607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderUse disordersModel of careRole of telemedicineJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyComplex healthcare needsUse of telemedicineData extraction formInclusion healthOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaPre-pandemic normsExtraction formPWOUDHealthcare needsLiterature searchStudy designCareFunctional benefitsTreatment modelCOVID-19 pandemicDescriptive characteristicsDisordersReviewEvidence-based policyPrecipitated Opioid Withdrawal Treated With Ketamine in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report
Christian N, Butner J, Evarts M, Weimer M. Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal Treated With Ketamine in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 488-490. PMID: 37579118, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001151.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsClinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) scoresOpioid use disorderKetamine infusionOpioid withdrawalCase reportUse disordersScale scoreSevere opioid use disorderFull opioid agonistsHours of admissionEmergency department settingFirst case reportInpatient hospital settingLife-saving medicationsReceptor-mediated signalingLack of evidenceMale patientsFentanyl useOpioid agonistsEmergency departmentComplete resolutionDepartment settingClinical dilemmaAppropriate treatmentHospital settingClinical progress note: Xylazine use and its sequelae
Allcroft H, Heiman E, Butner J. Clinical progress note: Xylazine use and its sequelae. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 19: 713-715. PMID: 38561251, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Medical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: A Review.
Tetrault JM, Butner JL. Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: A Review. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2015, 88: 227-33. PMID: 26339205, PMCID: PMC4553642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderNon-medical useUse disordersPrescription opioidsMedical prescription opioid usePrescription opioid useOpioid useTreatment optionsHeroin useEpidemic proportionsPotential progressionDrug useRelated stigmaMedical communityDisordersDevastating consequencesOpioidsUnited StatesReview articleUnanswered questionsNational effortsEpidemiologyProgression
2024
In Support of the Decriminalization of Personal Drug and Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education, Research, Substance Use and Addiction)
Hill K, Dunham K, Doneski K, Sue K, Thakarar K, Butner J. In Support of the Decriminalization of Personal Drug and Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education, Research, Substance Use and Addiction). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 46: 4-12. PMID: 39215532, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241277619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug offensesDrug useCriminalization of drug useSocial safety netDecriminalization of drugsHarm reduction servicesWell-beingHarm reduction strategiesConsequences of drug useWell-being of peopleNegative consequences of drug useCommunity supervisionAddiction treatment servicesHealth of PWUDCriminal sanctionsSafety netReduction servicesTreatment servicesDecriminalizationAddiction servicesIllicit drugsOffensesNegative consequencesPWUDUnited StatesSpirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review
Kanabar M, Kathiresan P, Elkholy H, Zonoozi A, Orsolini L, Long J, Farokhnia M, Bhad R, Butner J, Fonseca F, Phan V, Achab S, Potenza M. Spirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review. BJPsych International 2024, 21: 59-61. DOI: 10.1192/bji.2024.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWorld addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys
Ekhtiari H, Khojasteh Zonoozi A, Rafei P, Abolghasemi F, Pemstein D, Abdelgawad T, Achab S, Ghafri H, Al'Absi M, Bisch M, Conti A, Ambekar A, Arunogiri S, Bhad R, Bilici R, Brady K, Bunt G, Busse A, Butner J, Danesh A, El-Khoury J, Omari F, Jokūbonis D, de Jong C, Dom G, Ebrahimi M, Fathi Jouzdani A, Ferri M, Galea-Singer S, Parker D, Higuchi S, Kathiresan P, Khelifa E, Kouimtsidis C, Krupitsky E, Long J, Maremmani I, McGovern G, Mohaddes Ardabili H, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Rataemane S, Sangchooli A, Sibeko G, Vella A, Vista S, Zare-Bidoky M, Zhao M, Javed A, Potenza M, Baldacchino A. World addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1230318. PMID: 38528974, PMCID: PMC10961370, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1230318.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- 1 Course for Graduate Students
- 20 Average Instructional Hours per Year
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Clinical Biopsychosocial Approach to Health (BAH) Integrated Clerkship Block
LecturerInpatient Clinical Setting07/01/2014 - PresentForGraduate20 Average Instructional Hours Per YearBiopsychosocial Approach to the Patient (BAH) is a 12-week integrated clerkship block comprised of Psychology and Primary Care. Integration of training in Primary Care and Psychiatry occurs in two areas. First, in didactics, all students assemble together to complete âTop Tenâ workshops on topics spanning both disciplines, e.g., assessment of competency, treatment of chronic pain, motivational interviewing, diagnosis and treatment of somatic symptoms, addressing social determinants of health. Additionally, students participate in three individual workshops a) introduction and rationale for the biopsychosocial approach with readings (e.g., George Engel, Barbara Starfield), b) clinical approach to the biopsychosocial model and c) how patients access community health and psychiatric resources. In the clinical realm, many sites have embedded psychiatric services, e.g., West Haven VA Medical Center, the New Haven Health Consortium, Cornell Scott Hill Federally Qualified Health Center, and Yale Internal Medicine Associates. Course Directors (CDs) communicate with preceptors at all sites before students arrive, emphasizing the clerkshipâs goal to teach a holistic approach to patient care. Additionally, to promote exchange of ideas across Primary Care and Psychiatry faculty, CDs prepare and host regular evening faculty development events focusing on topics of interest to both Primary Care and Psychiatry faculty.
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May 202513Tuesday
- EveryoneKaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH - Jenna L. Butner, MD, MPH, FASAM, AAHIVSThis session will be held virtually via Zoom. A registration link is forthcoming.