Among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, Hispanic and other (eg, Asian) patients had lower odds of prescription opioid use than their White counterparts before & after nontraumatic, lower extremity amputations. Read more: journals.lww.com/anesthesia-ana… W/ CP3's Jenny Lo-Ciganic

Congratulations to Thomas Radomski on his promotion to Associate Director of Pitt Institute for Clinical Research Education! 🎉 In this new role, Dr. Radomski will drive key initiatives and foster academic growth.

📣 Now hiring! Sarah Belcher is hiring 3⃣ FT staff for her R01 study of oral anticancer medication adherence!💊💊 Clinical Research Coordinator: lnkd.in/eB7dcGEW Clinical Research Specialists: lnkd.in/etZrW_fN

This analysis shows racial & socioeconomic disparities in follow-up cardiology appointments worsened over time. CP3's Tim Anderson is lead author. Read more Annals of Int Med: acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

Gabapentinoid use ⬆️over time in the study cohort, but use was higher among those with chronic cough. Analyses also identified 3 trajectories of gabapentinoid use. Jenny Lo-Ciganic (CP3) Juan Hincapie-Castillo, PharmD, PhD Read more: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

CP3/Pitt Pharmacy School faculty member Lucas Berenbrok is a champion for community pharmacists and an expert on access to pharmacies. Get to know him & his work in an interview with Pitt Med Magazine. pitt.edu/pittwire/pittm…

Team SUDAmonas has a lot to celebrate lately! They enjoyed cake to celebrate Pitt Public Health Epi PhD student Yilei Liu passing her prelim exam! They also took a group walk to celebrate staff promotions for Tate Miner & annavc. Congrats, all!

🆕analysis shows among patients with #AFib, stroke risk associated with #COVID19 increased independent of OAC use. More in American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs: link.springer.com/article/10.100… With CP3's Walid Gellad & CP3 alums SerenaJGuo Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH Inmaculada (Inma) Hernández

Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary before 🦷extraction? Not always, according to 🆕analysis by SUDAmonas & team. They found no significant protective effect on complications or care utilization. Read more in Journal of Public Health Dentistry: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…

Our team is ready for #ISPEAnnual2024! If you'll be there, too, be sure to check out their work! SUDAmonas Jenny Lo-Ciganic Katherine Callaway Kim Walid Gellad International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology

Rethinking #Antibiotics in #DentalCare: New research from Jessina McGregor, SUDAmonas, & more shows #AntibioticProphylaxis may not significantly reduce post-extraction complications in most patients, questioning its routine use. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…

We’re looking forward to meeting CMU_BME students to talk about how they might collaborate with us!

CP3 researchers are at the forefront of using #MachineLearning to develop & implement risk prediction models for patient care. Read more about the work of CP3 Director Walid Gellad & team in Pitt Med Magazine: pittmed.pitt.edu/news/artificia…