New in JAMA Network Open 🚨 we show that initiation of meds for alcohol use disorder on hospital discharge is associated with ⬇️ 30-day ED visits and readmissions! 1/7 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

“How’s your soul?”—the mantra of Yale School of Medicine med-peds residency. This piece is an expression of gratitude for Dr. Doolittle’s whole-person centered leadership & a challenge to educators reimagine their role. JAMA Washington U. Med #MedEd #mentoring #burnout jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

May 7: Explore #AddictionMedicine fellowship training & career opportunities at the ACAAM Specialty Showcase! #MedicalStudents , #Residents , & practicing #Physicians , register today to advance your career & gain free access to didactic sessions: buff.ly/3Tk1KpR AAMC

#PublicHealth crisis: Is checking ✅ a box enough?
Let's 🗣️ strengths + limitations of substance use training requirements under the MATE Act with authors Drs. Kenneth Morford, jeanette tetrault, & David Fiellin (@YaleADM).
#SUD #OUD #addictionmedicine

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Why in the year 2024 do we still not have MOUD access in every jail/detention center. And IF there is access, why are there so many non-evidence based rules on this? Sincerely - frustrated doc who cares for OH, KY, IN & WV pts

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A newly published study (SAj_AMERSA) from Yale CHAMP Program grad Bethany Canver et al assesses impact of a longitudinal experiential addiction curriculum on the attitudes & experiences of graduates from a primary care/internal medicine residency program. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38254274/

Out today: New analysis on teen overdoses in NEJM

Overdoses hit an all-time high in 2022, killing the equivalent of a high school classroom of teens each week across the US

Overdoses now the 3rd leading cause of death in kids

I care for these teens. Here's what's needed 🧵 1/

Congratulations to David Vermette David Vermette past Yale GIM Med Ed Fellow on his landmark article about resident flourishing published in Annals of Internal Medicine nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Remarkable RCT from Norway demonstrating that starting HCV treatment in the hospital with newly diagnosed HCV among PWIDs is superior to deferring therapy to outpatient care in achieving HCV cure.

Results argue for broader use. Håvard Midgard SELIHEP doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…

Every session, it seems at least one terrible bill is introduced at the Ohio Statehouse to pour gas on the 100% thoroughly failed War On Drugs.

This session, that bill is House Bill 230. It has its first hearing tomorrow (Wed) and it is likely to keep moving. 1/8

ASAM member Dr. Melissa Weimer stopped by the Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast to talk all things addiction medicine. Listen now >> open.spotify.com/show/78TGTjd1C…

#CurbsidersPodcast #TreatmentWeek #EndStigma #NATW #AddictionMedicine #ASAM #TreatAddictionSaveLives

⭐️Special episode in honor of 🗓️TreatmentWeek Ep #24: Treating OUD in the Fentanyl Era w/Dr. Melissa Weimer ASAM The Curbsiders
Practice changing pearls on
💠High dose bup starts
💠Managing precipitated w/d
💠Rapid methadone starts
Listen 🎧here! thecurbsiders.com/addiction

#TipsforNewInterns
Don't let the words 'drug-seeking/drug-seeker' into your vocabulary, and push back against others who use it. 'I'm not comfortable with that terminology - I wonder if our patient might have pain, withdrawal, cravings, or anxiety that aren't fully treated?'

Ohio Clinicians! Don't forget that Friday 10/6 is the deadline📆 to submit letters to the state medical board on it's revised bup regulations. 📩 Letter templates here: ohsam.org/ohsam-advocacy… . 📏Proposed rules here: med.ohio.gov/laws-and-regul…

1/For patients on opioids, weighing “risks vs benefits” with shared decisionmaking – as CDC urged- may be out of reach for today’s doctors & patients.

Writing in SAj_AMERSA Pooja Lagisetty & I propose weighing Harms of continuing vs Harms of reducing
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Ohio Society of Addiction Medicine (OHSAM) is hosting an Advocacy Webinar open to all Tuesday 9/26th at 7pm on this topic! All are welcome to join via this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/83728322928?…

There are so many great counseling tips in this episode, be sure to listen! This is a wrap on our The Curbsiders Addiction Med Podcast Season 2. Be sure to follow our feed for a few special off-season episodes to be released in the upcoming year!