New paper co-authored by our Tamara Beetham, MPH in Health Affairs…

Trending in #HealthPolicy: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) HIV Prophylaxis: Cost Changes & Abandonment (Health Affairs) 2) National Health Care Spending In 2022: Growth Similar To Prepandemic Rates (Health Affairs) 3) Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment in the US

How accessible is residential treatment for adolescents with opioid abuse disorders? Caroline Raymond-King, MD PhD of OHSU News + coauthors find high costs, long waits, and uneven access. Nearly 40% had no bed available, and the mean upfront cost was over $28,000. hubs.la/Q02hjDvv0

Only 1 in 17 pediatricians is ready to treat opioid addiction in teens ...This despite drug overdoses now killing a high school classroom of teens each week across the US, and becoming the 3rd leading cause of death in kids <19 Brief 🧵 1/4 npr.org/sections/healt…

📢An important piece addressing implicit bias in AEM Journal led by Brown EM Residency's Ambuj Suri - there exists pervasive susceptibility to bias, key barriers (e.g. institutional) encountered when addressing bias, and opportunities for interventions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Congratulations Yale Emergency Medicine class of 2028!!!!

So excited to have not one but TWO new YES residents in our incoming class! A big welcome to Mitra Sadigh and Michael Makutonin!!!!

Congrats to Michael Makutonin of GW SMHS on his SAEM SAEM RAMS Medical Student Research Grant. Excited that he's newly matched to Yale Emergency Scholars Yale Emergency Medicine! saem.org/detail-pages/a…

Pts who overdose on fentanyl have a higher one year mortality than patients who have a STEMI post PCI. The NNT for buprenorphine is 2. There is no other medication that we prescribe in the ED with a greater impact on mortality. -@callan_fockele on the NAEMSP Townhall.

Truly the best of Yale Cardiology - was so lucky to have such an incredible teacher and person as Sarah as my CCU fellow!

📢 Med students interested in EM research📢 Follow/DM, email, or find me if you plan to go to #SAEM24 so we can talk about the unique opportunity that is Yale Emergency Scholars (4+1 integrated residency/research fellowship) SAEM RAMS emresidents AAEM/RSA medicine.yale.edu/emergencymed/e…

New DAD paper: among patients attending emergency departments for opioid overdose, 20% had a recurrent overdose within 365 days. The median time to first recurrent overdose was 88 days, with 85% being non-fatal sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

💊💉New work with Ambrose Wong et al in Am Jnl of Geriatric Psych 🚩1 in 20 older adult ED visits results in chemical sedation or physical restraint. 🚩Minoritized group status was linked to increased use, especially among the oldest old. Free access for 50 days: bit.ly/3SoRtb7

📢Just out in JAMA Internal Medicine - the most rigorous study of interprofessional addiction consult services (ACS) to date. HUGE props to Dr McNeely & team for conducting this study and NYC Health + Hospitals for investing in this work.

Read my thoughts re: implications from this important study here. Opioid Use Disorder Medications After Hospitalization—Rethinking Engagement in Care JAMA Internal Medicine OHSU News Le Vinatier jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Correct. I guess it's fine to get fancy with the care and tech, but that's not low-hanging fruit. If we are really serious about mitigating on trauma-related morbidity and mortality, the answers are in smaller (lighter) vehicles and safer streets.

For decades, we've known that a vast majority of ppl who end up needing addiction treatment started use before their 18th birthdays. Despite this, gov'ts and the medical system have failed to include youth in the most significant policies affecting their access to care.

Critical and timely reporting from The Seattle Times Hannah Furfaro. We are failing kids with opioid use disorder from coast to coast.

Our work was cited in The Seattle Times in a tremendous piece sharing the devastating impact of the fentanyl crisis on teens. Every week, a classroom of teens dies from drug overdose across the US. My thoughts on what's needed to address this crisis: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…