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The Authors’ Own Words: Implementation of a pharmacy consult to reduce co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines in a Veteran population

Feb 17, 2020 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words: We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Implementation of a pharmacy consult to reduce co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines in a Veteran population

Deborah Pardo, PharmD; Lacey Miller, PharmD, BCPP; & Dana Chiulli, PharmD, BCPP

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“This study describes the utility of a pharmacy prior authorization consult implemented in parallel with other facility-wide efforts to reduce benzodiazepine and opioid co-prescribing among Veterans. We believe these findings highlight a novel strategy, which utilizes clinical pharmacy specialists to decrease co-prescribing and improve patient safety related to this increasingly dangerous drug combination.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Integration and Evaluation of Substance Abuse Research Education Training (SARET) Program into a MSW Program

Feb 16, 2020 by AMERSA

Integration and Evaluation of Substance Abuse Research Education Training (SARET) Program into a MSW Program

Ellen Tuchman, PhD, MSW; Kathleen Hanley, MD; Madeline Naegle, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; Frederick More, DDS, MS; Sewit Bereket, MPH; & Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“There is a pressing need to increase the number of health professionals, including social workers, conducting substance use disorders (SUD) research, especially since it has been estimated that a substantial number of substance use researchers will retire in the next decade. It is more critical than ever to educate, train and recruit more junior scientists to the area of SUD research and to mentor them effectively. The Substance Abuse Research Education Training (SARET) Program is an innovative modular SUD web-based curriculum and summer research mentorship program. This model holds promise for replication and development in MSW programs and additional inter-professional approaches. The manuscript will inform and support interested MSW programs to integrate and evaluate the SARET web-based curricula addressing core concepts of SUDs and clinical research supplemented by with summer research mentorships.”

The Authors’ Own Words: ER/LA Opioid REMS and Accredited Education: Survey Results Provide Insight Into Clinical Roles, Educational Needs, and Learner Preferences

Feb 16, 2020 by AMERSA

ER/LA Opioid REMS and Accredited Education: Survey Results Provide Insight Into Clinical Roles, Educational Needs, and Learner Preferences

Cynthia Kear, MDiv, CHCP; Tom McKeithen, BS, MBA; & Sheila Robertson, MPH, CHCP

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“This article summarizes and interprets the results of a 2015 survey conducted by the CO*RE collaborative. We surveyed clinicians who participated in a CO*RE ER/LA Opioid REMS continuing education program in order to better understand their roles and preferences and provide context for the FDA’s efforts to address the opioid public health crisis. Our results reveal that respondents are comfortable sharing their DEA licensing information, mostly favor a test-based option for CE/CME, and that opioid management responsibilities are distributed among healthcare team members (including non-prescribers) who play critical roles in reducing adverse patient outcomes. These findings could have implications for planning future opioid REMS curriculum and for REMS program goal setting by the FDA.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Impact of a Brief Addiction Medicine Training Experience on Knowledge Self-assessment among Medical Learners

Feb 15, 2020 by AMERSA

Impact of a Brief Addiction Medicine Training Experience on Knowledge Self-assessment among Medical Learners

Jan Klimas, MSc, PhD; Keith Ahamad, MD; Christoper Fairgrieve, MD; Mark McLean, MD; Annabel Mead, MD; Seonaid Nolan, MD; & Evan Wood, MD, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

That the completion of an elective with a hospital-based Addiction Medicine Consult Team appeared to improve medical trainees’ knowledge can help routinely establish clinical training teams elsewhere. We found that both emerging and established physicians appear to be responsive to this type of raining. The learner self-assessment can provide valuable feedback to the consultants, who can then focus more on the un-improved areas.

The Authors’ Own Words: Opioid Overdose Reversal Training with Naloxone, an Adjunct to Basic Cardiac Life Support Training for First Year Medical Students

Feb 15, 2020 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Opioid Overdose Reversal Training with Naloxone, an Adjunct to Basic Cardiac Life Support Training for First Year Medical Students

Noah Berland, MS; Aaron Fox, MD, MS; Babak Tofighi, MD, MSc; & Kathleen Hanley, MD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“Integrating opioid overdose prevention, a form of emergency resuscitation like cardio pulmonary resuscitation, into basic life support training for first year medical students exposes students to substance use disorders early in medical education. Our findings that the training increased opioid overdose prevention knowledge and preparedness to respond to an opioid overdose while being highly rated by participants, supports the broader implementation of opioid overdose prevention as a part of basic life support training.”