Emergency departments are a critical touchpoint for patients with opioid use disorder. In 2019, Pennsylvania had the fifth highest drug overdose mortality rate in the United States. Efforts in Pennsylvania have focused on implementing evidence-based care protocols in emergency departments, including induction of buprenorphine and warm handoffs to community treatment. This study examined the perspectives of staff in six hospitals on the processes, challenges, and facilitators to buprenorphine initiation and warm handoff protocols in emergency departments, with the aim of yielding results that can be used to optimize implementation efforts.
Recent Abstracts
Effects of Heat on Early Childhood Development
Sportswashing through Media: Coca-Cola’s Olympic Play – A Research Report
What’s in Our Food?
Mais Dados Mais Saúde
More Data, Better Health – Primary Health Care
Mais Dados Mais Saúde: Experiência De Discriminação Cotidiana Pela População Brasileira
More Data, Better Health – Experience of everyday Discrimination by the Brazilian population
Monitoramento de Estratégias pelo Fim da Violência contra Crianças e Adolescentes
Harm Reduction: The Neglected Pillar of US Drug Policy
The Power of Storytelling: Guidance for the Creation of Testimonials