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Opioid Resource Center

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    Acute Pain Management

    July 5, 2023

    This case-based session provided hospitalists with expert opinions and evidence-based approaches to navigate challenges when managing acute pain in the inpatient setting. Opioid prescription...

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    Buprenorphine 101: A Quick Start Guide for Every Hospitalist

    July 5, 2023

    In this workshop, the presenters provided an overview of the diagnosis and management of opioid use disorder (OUD) and an introduction to medication for opioid use disorders (MOUD). The presenters...

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    Complying with the MATE Act

    June 13, 2023

    The Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, of 2023, which takes effect June 2023. The MATE Act requires training for Drug Enforcement...

  • Article

    Implementation of a Comprehensive Hospitalist-led Initiative to Improve Care for Patients with OUD

    May 1, 2023

    Clinical question: Can a multidisciplinary, hospitalist-led program improve care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder (OUD)? Background: Despite rising opioid-related hospitalizations...

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    Low-dose Buprenorphine Initiation is a Safe and Effective Alternative to Standard-dose Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients with OUD

    May 1, 2023

    Dr. Vuong Clinical question: Is low-dose buprenorphine initiation in hospitalized patients safe and effective for the management of opioid use disorder (OUD)? Background: OUD is a chronic...

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    Breaking News: X-waiver Eliminated

    January 25, 2023

    On January 12, 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the immediate elimination of the X-waiver for...

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    New HHS Guidance for Increasing Number of Buprenorphine Clinicians Who Can Treat OUD

    June 1, 2022

    Does your state allow it? The ongoing opioid epidemic  The U.S. hit a grim milestone of more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths,1 most opioid-involved, in the 12 months ending April 2021. This...

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    Short-acting opioids needed for withdrawal in U.S. hospitals, say experts

    November 23, 2021

    The short-acting drugs can complement methadone and buprenorphine to help patients get faster relief and help patients stay in the hospital to help with long-term management, say the authors of a new commentary.

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    U.S. overdose deaths hit an all-time high

    November 18, 2021

    Fentanyl and methamphetamine are contributing to rising numbers of fatalities, federal officials say.

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    Opioid prescribing mapped: Alabama highest, New York lowest

    October 4, 2021

    The Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rate dropped in all 50 states from 2014 to 2019, but disparities remain.

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