Posts by Saman
Effective, but Underused: Lessons Learned Implementing Contingency Management in real-world Practice settings in the United States
Despite being one of the most effective adjunctive behavioral interventions in combination with medication for opioid use disorder, contingency management (CM) is one of the least available interventions in opioid treatment programs. This paradoxical state of affairs is perhaps the greatest example of the research-to-practice gap in the behavioral health field. Implementation science, a discipline…
Read MoreImplementing Contingency Management for Stimulant Use in Opioid Treatment Programs: Protocol of a Type III Hybrid Effectiveness-stepped-wedge Trial
Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention for stimulant use and is highly effective in combination with medication for opioid use disorder. Yet, uptake of CM in opioid treatment programs that provide medication for opioid use disorder remains low. This paradox in which CM is one of the most effective interventions, yet one of the…
Read MoreEnhancing Data Driven Approaches to Recovery Monitoring via Measurement Based Care Co-Design and Implementation
Kelli Scott, PhD | February 25, 2025 : Measurement-based care (MBC) involves the systematic evaluation of client treatment progress and the use of progress data to inform treatment planning. Although MBC is an evidence-based practice that has been widely studied in behavioral health settings, there is a dearth of research exploring its potential to monitor…
Read MoreLessons Learned in the Development of De-Implementation Strategies to Address Mammography Overscreening Among Older.
Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH and Nathalie Moise, MD, MS | February 11, 2025 : There is a need and opportunity to advance the science of de-implementation. Mammography screening among women 75 and older presents a robust area for inquiry related to de-implementation, as routine screening can lead to potential harms (e.g., overdiagnosis, overtreatment) while health benefits…
Read MoreThe Longitudinal Implementation Strategy Tracking System (LISTS): Lessons Learned from Applying the Method and New Online Tool
JD Smith, PhD and James Merle, PhD | February 18, 2025 : Documenting and tracking the dynamic changes to implementation strategies over time is crucial for advancing implementation science. Several methods for tracking strategies have been proposed recently, underscoring the importance of continued development of methods to accurately assess and monitor which strategies are used,…
Read MoreMethadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment (MPACT)
Beth Meyerson, MDiv, PhD | February 4, 2025 : Methadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment (MPACT) is an experimental, multimodal intervention for methadone clinic staff and funded by NIDA. This presentation will provide a brief overview of MPACT, discuss the planned hybrid trial (late fall 2025), the village that collaboratively developed MPACT and the importance…
Read MoreThe Buprenorphine Prescribing Support Program for Rural Primary Care
Berkeley Franz, PhD | January 28, 2025: Buprenorphine is a critical tool to prevent overdose and infectious disease transmission in people with opioid use disorder, but it is difficult to access in rural areas. A promising solution is to engage rural primary care professionals. But the willingness of primary care professionals to prescribe this medication presents…
Read MoreEstablishing Evidence Criteria to Evaluate and Identify Best Practice Implementation Strategies in HIV
Ginger McKay, PhD | January 21, 2025 : Given the progress of implementation research to address the HIV epidemic in the US, criteria specifically for evaluating the quality of implementation research and strategy effectiveness are needed to recommend strategies likely to have impact for practitioners. We will describe the development and application of the Best…
Read MoreRevisiting Concepts of Evidence in Implementation Science
Ross Brownson, PhD | January 14, 2025 : Evidence, in multiple forms, is a foundation of implementation research. For public health and clinical practice, evidence includes: Type 1 evidence on etiology and burden; Type 2 evidence on effectiveness of interventions; and Type 3: evidence on dissemination and implementation within context. Because current concepts of evidence…
Read MoreTransforming Health Systems to Address Addiction
Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM | January 7, 2025: The talk will discuss the need to change health systems to address addiction and implementation strategies that promote change.
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