Buprenorphine prescription and treatment initiation through preemptive outreach and telehealth consultation with emergency medicine providers
This model serves as a viable pathway to link people to treatment resources and MOUD, and novelly combines prospective client outreach with telemedicine to reach persons before they arrive in the ED following an overdose. Future studies should examine the impact of similar programs on subsequent opioid use rates and treatment retention.
Authors
- Alexandria Wahler
- Maximilian J. Brimmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4460-4899)
- Meghan K Chambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7932-4427)
- Cheryll Moore
- Joshua Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5134-8662)
- Bonnie M. Vest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3401-7367)
- Brian M. Clemency (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7610-3087)
- Renoj Varughese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-3855)
Institutions
- Erie County Medical Center (US)
- Visiting Nurse Association of Erie County (US)
- Jacobs Institute (US)
- Jacobs (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addictive Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2024.2402121
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- New York State Department of Health
- National Institute of Development Administration
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Bureau of Justice Assistance