2022
Understanding opportunities and challenges with telemedicine-delivered buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mattocks KM, Moore DT, Wischik DL, Lazar CM, Rosen MI. Understanding opportunities and challenges with telemedicine-delivered buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2022, 139: 108777. PMID: 35346533, PMCID: PMC8949846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderVeterans Health AffairsVA Medical CenterTreatment of OUDVirtual visitsSerious public health issueOpioid addiction epidemicUse of telemedicineCOVID-19Public health issuePotential study participantsHarm reduction approachPatient's autonomous decisionBuprenorphine treatmentOUD treatmentChronic painCOVID-19 transmissionOUD careVA providersVA cliniciansMedical CenterOpioid addictionVHA providersUse disordersAddiction epidemic
2020
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Pain Management for Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments for Musculoskeletal Disorders: SBIRT-PM Study Protocol
Martino S, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Fenton B, Barnett PG, Brummett BR, Higgins DM, Holtzheimer P, Mattocks K, Ngo T, Reznik TE, Semiatin AM, Stapley T, Rosen MI. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Pain Management for Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments for Musculoskeletal Disorders: SBIRT-PM Study Protocol. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s110-s117. PMID: 33313731, PMCID: PMC7734657, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain managementMusculoskeletal disordersSubstance misuseBrief interventionNonpharmacological pain managementSignificant chronic painTelephone-based interventionSingle-blind trialMultimodal pain treatmentVA Medical CenterDegree of disabilitySubstance use treatmentUsual carePain severityPain treatmentPrimary outcomeChronic painStudy protocolClinical trialsService utilizationTwo-armMedical CenterDisability pensionCompensation examinationsCompensation claims