Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract

An ideal opportunity for those interested in addiction medicine to get a closer look at the perspectives behind formal research articles. Podcasts offer insights into the experiences of the authors and researchers behind the great work and development in the field. Listening to their stories and thought processes helps listeners to connect with the experts behind the journal in a brand-new way. Hosted by Journal Podcast Editor, Shawn McNeil, MD
Episodes
Episodes
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Meet New JAM Editor-in-Chief, David A. Fiellin, MD, FASAM
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Meet JAM Editor-in-Chief, David A. Fiellin, MD, FASAM
Dr. Fiellin is an internist, board certified in addiction medicine. He is professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, and Public Health at Yale School of Public Health; vice chief of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Internal Medicine’s Section of General Internal Medicine; and serves as the inaugural director of the Program in Addiction Medicine at Yale.
Dr. Fiellin has focused his scholarly work on improving access to and the quality of substance use prevention and treatment, especially in general healthcare settings. His research focuses on the efficacy, effectiveness, and implementation of treatments for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder in office-based, primary care, Emergency Department, hospital, obstetrical and gynecologic practices, and HIV specialty settings. He has served and is serving as principal investigator and co-investigator on multiple NIH-funded research projects using a variety of research designs including clinical trials, observational studies, pharmacoepidemiology, qualitative methods, and implementation science. His work has been published in journals that include NEJM, JAMA, The Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine, and BMJ.
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Surveillance System for Opioid-Associated Amnestic Syndrome
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
In episode twenty-four of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD is joined by Dr. Jed Barash, a Neurologist from Massachusetts. In his paper, Dr. Barash and his colleagues discuss using an existing syndromic surveillance system to monitor for possible cases of opioid-associated amnestic syndrome in the state of Massachusetts.
Article: LINK
Guest Twitter: @JedBarash
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis by Buprenorphine Prescribers
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
In episode twenty two of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Amy Kennedy, MD, MS. Dr. Kennedy is an Acting Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Director of GMS Addiction Medicine Program at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. In her paper, Dr. Kennedy discusses barriers and facilitators of the prescription of HIV preexposure prophylaxis to high-risk injection drug users by buprenorphine prescribers.
Journal of Addiction Medicine, May/June 2021
Article Link
Twitter: @AmyJoKennedy
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Racial-ethnic Differences in Misuse of Prescription Medications
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
February 14, 2022
In episode twenty-three of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, host Shawn McNeil, MD is joined by Catalina Lopez-Quintero, MD, PhD, MPH. Dr. Lopez-Quintero is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Florida. In her paper, Dr. Lopez-Quintero discusses racial-ethnic differences in reasons for misuse of prescription medications among a nationally representative sample of US adults.
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Rejection of Referrals Based on Substance Use Diagnosis and Treatment
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract (Episode 21). Host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Simeon Kimmel, MD, who discusses a trend of referral rejections for post-acute medical care among patients with substance use disorders and patients receiving opioid agonist treatment Dr. Kimmel (@simkimmel) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Attending Physician at Boston Medical Center.
Journal of Addiction Medicine, January/February 2021, Rejection of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Referred for Post-acute Medical Care Before and After an Anti-discrimination Settlement in Massachusetts.
Sunday May 30, 2021
Patient-Centeredness of Addiction Treatment Intake
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
In episode 20 of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Tami Mark, PhD. She is a Senior Fellow of Behavioral Health Financing and Quality Measurement for RTI International. Dr. Mark discusses patient placement criteria for addiction treatment and multidimensional assessments, which was published in the March/April 2021 issue of Journal of Addiction Medicine. Article: LINK
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Sex Differences Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
In episode 19 of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by MacKenzie Peltier, PhD. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. In her paper, Dr. Peltier discusses sex-specific vulnerabilities observed among individuals with opioid use disorder.
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Avoiding NICU for Newborns With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Journal of Addiction Medicine Journal of Addiction Medicine. 14(5):401-408, September/October 2020
In episode eighteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Kimberly Spence, MD. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. In her paper, Dr. Spence discusses the benefits of treating neonates with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) on the mother-baby unit rather than admitting them to the NICU.
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Computerized CBT for Substance Use Disorders
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Journal of Addiction Medicine
In episode seventeen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Kathleen Carroll, PhD. She is the Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In her paper, Dr. Carroll discusses the feasibility of implementing computer-based treatments for substance use disorders in primary care settings.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
In episode sixteen of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, we are joined by Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA. He is the chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In his paper, Dr. Danovitch discusses some of the challenges facing the study of opioid overdose events in the hospital setting.
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