Posts by Saman
Tackling the Uptake of MOUD for Individuals Incarcerated in Jail
Todd Molfenter, PhD, Faye Taxman, PhD | October 8, 2024 : In an experiment that explored which implementation strategy—coaching using the NIATx goal process and ECHO, which prepares clinicians to increase the use of MOUD—affects the uptake and penetration of MOUD in jail settings. The presentation will: 1)identify techniques to correct misinformation; 2) discuss the impact…
Read MoreBetter, Faster, Cheaper, and Scaled: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the Fentanyl Era
Stephen Martin, MD, EdM, Stephanie Strong, CEO, Founder | September 24, 2024 : Treating opioid use disorder may be described as a “strike while the iron’s hot” scenario. Treatment must occur before doubts, withdrawal, or challenging life circumstances overwhelm someone who is interested, closing the window of opportunity. Despite nationwide efforts to expand access to…
Read MoreMeasuring Interprofessional Communication in Pediatric Hospital Care
Sara Malone, LCSW, PhD | September 17, 2024 : This presentation will discuss multiple studies aimed at measuring interprofessional communication and assessing it as a determinant of implementation and sustainability. I will discuss measurement development and the use of network methods to assess provider communication.
Read MoreSupervision in addiction treatment programs: (Some) insights and future research ideas
Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA | September 10, 2024 : Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant public health burden in the US, affecting almost 50 million individuals annually. Community specialty SUD treatment programs (“SUD programs”) are key treatment providers and while effective treatments for SUD exist, significant issues in the organization and delivery of SUD…
Read MoreAlice Zhang, MD, MPH
Alice Zhang, MD, MPH is a family medicine physician and tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Penn State College of Medicine. She has a passion for health equity focused, community-based research in addiction medicine. Her clinical experience in treating substance use disorder within primary care settings has motivated…
Read MoreOrrin D. Ware, PhD, MPH, MSW
Orrin D. Ware, PhD, MPH, MSW is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Dr. Ware has formal graduate and postdoctoral training in behavioral pharmacology, field epidemiology, public health, and social work. He has real-world experience (1) as a clinical social worker in a specialized crisis…
Read MoreMilan F. Satcher, MD, MPH
Milan F. Satcher, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine and a Health Equity Faculty Fellow at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth College. In addition, she is a LEAD scholar at University of California, San Francisco. She is a board-certified family…
Read MoreNoa Krawczyk, PhD
Noa Krawczyk, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Associate Director of the NYU Langone Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy. Her research focuses on studying ways to address barriers to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder at the individual, program, and policy…
Read MoreHoward Kim, MD, MS
Howard Kim, MD, MS is an emergency medicine and addiction medicine physician at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Denver Health followed by an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality T32 postdoctoral fellowship in health services and outcomes research and K12 career development award in patient-centered intervention…
Read MoreAllyson “Ally” Dir, PhD, HSPP
Allyson “Ally” Dir, PhD, HSPP is an Assistant Professor and licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Dir maintains both an active clinical practice providing care to adults and adolescents with substance use disorders and a productive program of research. Her research is broadly focused on leveraging…
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