Posts by Saman
Supporting data-driven decision-making to support substance use service expansion policies and to prevent overdoses
Oregon state, which ranks last in the U.S. for substance use service access, passed a novel ballot measure bringing unprecedented funding levels to expand services and decriminalize possession of personal…
Read MoreLeveraging Data to Action: Accelerating Emergency Department OUD Care by Improving Data Access and Infrastructure
Emergency departments (EDs) are key settings in identifying and treating opioid use disorder (OUD). Data-driven evaluation and interventions to improve OUD care in ED settings are lacking, and there is…
Read MoreThe Use of Novel Linked Databases to Reduce Postoperative Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Inpatient Surgery
Older adults receive more than half of all surgical procedures in the United States, and surgery places patients at risk for misusing opioids, developing opioid use disorder (OUD), opioid overdose,…
Read MoreChicago Data-driven OUD Screening, Engagement, Treatment and Planning System
Health services for the treatment of opioid use disorder are fragmented in the west side of Chicago, an epicenter for elevated mortality. This study will use a data-driven approach bringing…
Read MoreProposing and Applying the Observational-Implementation Hybrid Approach
Justin Knox, PhD, MPH | October 10, 2023: We recently proposed the observational-implementation hybrid approach, or the incorporation of implementation science elements into observational studies in order to collect information…
Read MoreDeveloping Metrics to Improve Equitable Implementation of HIV Prevention
Moira McNulty, MD and Maria Pyra, MEd, MPH, PhD | October 3, 2023: A daily pill, PrEP, has changed HIV prevention and could help end the HIV epidemic in the…
Read MoreInnovating Substance Use Disorder Treatment at Scale
Jeffrey De Flavio, MD | September 26, 2023: Across medicine clinical innovations take years to disseminate widely into practice, while some best practices in addiction medicine fail to ever gain…
Read MoreSupercharging Implementation Science with Insights from Behavioral Economics
Rinad Beidas, MA, PhD | September 19, 2023: This presentation will describe efforts to apply the tools and insights from behavioral economics to improve upon implementation of evidence-based practices.
Read MoreDesign Considerations in Embedded Pragmatic Trials: Separating Rigor from Idolatry
Gregory Simon, MD, MPH | September 12, 2023: This presentation will consider specific considerations in the design and implementation of embedded pragmatic trials, including: eligibility criteria, unit of allocation, method…
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