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 ResearchConceptsMorphine 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 data
2022
Perioperative 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. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 106: 169-185. PMID: 34823729, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH 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
Training 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical 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 strength