For people with #ChronicPain who have been taking #opioids over the long term, a newly published expert consensus highlights the importance of #healthinsurance changes and provider education to enable multimodal pain care:
ihpi.umich.edu/news/experts-c…

As a mom of three, it takes a village to go to conferences. I am thankful to come home rejuvenated from meeting so many I admire at #SGIM2023 to grandparents, spoiled kiddos, soccer, and science olympiad.

NEW: Despite pandemic-era #healthpolicy changes designed to reduce barriers to buprenorphine prescribing to people with #opioid addiction, a new study in JAMA led by Kao-Ping Chua & Amy Bohnert shows little change since 2016: ihpi.umich.edu/news/study-tre…

“Responsibility without blame”- read 👇🏾, including comments from Michigan Research Chandra Sripada

This program launched my academic career and also happened to be where I met some of my closest friends and colleagues. Check it out and feel free to reach out with questions.

Kurt Cobain died 29 years ago today.

He suffered chronic pain. Wrote in his journal that he chose drugs instead of ending his own life.

Buprenorphine worked for him, as it does for many today.

But it was illegal then. When his physician died in 93 he was caught off.

RIP Kurdt

Great to see other journalists finally picking this story up nbcnews.com/health/health-… but so many are still enthusiastically repeating myths about pain and opioids

Thank you, Mayor Christopher Taylor (he/him), for adding to the excitement of our #GroundhogDay2023 ceremony at Burns Park Elementary! A2SchoolsSuper City of Ann Arbor Michigan Dept of Ed Michigan Schools

Proud of my mentor!

ATTN: Board-certified/board-eligible internists & social scientists looking to develop & conduct independently funded research focused on #HealthServices & #HealthPolicy . Check out this opportunity & add'l open positions in the General Medicine Division.
medicine.umich.edu/dept/intmed/di…

New in NEJM: Most US hospitals do not offer evidence-based #addiction care. This missed opportunity harms patients, is an urgent need.

We describe how policymakers can incentivize & facilitate change. I'd love to partner w CMSGov SAMHSA others 🧵/1
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Really enjoyed working on this cool project with great collaborators and mentors! Wading into machine learning techniques was challenging but worth it Pooja Lagisetty Jeremy Sussman Amy Bohnert Allison Lin and Colin MacLeod

Older, rural and vets with co-occurring stimulant use disorder were less likely recommended medication treatment. Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Tx (JSAT) great work led by Allison Lin and Pooja Lagisetty Amy Bohnert Colin Macleod journalofsubstanceabusetreatment.com/article/S0740-…

I was talking to a patient recently about her different experiences using heroin vs fentanyl. She’s been using opioids a long time. Too long, by her count.

She explained the difference to me like this (shared with permission):

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The value of VHA is an ongoing national debate. David Chan and colleagues tackle this question with a new approach. Worth reading bmj.com/content/376/bm…

They find a 20% effect on 30-day mortality.

New: results of a randomized mixed methods QI evaluation for people with A1c above goal in type 2 diabetes, combining CGM and low carb coaching in a family medicine outpatient setting. MCT2D | Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes Dina Hafez Griauzde U-M Family Medicine

To improve patients’ experiences of opioid tapers, an increasingly common intervention, tapering plans should be based on individualized risk-benefit assessments & involve patient-centered approaches & improved provider communication Angela Bazzi link.springer.com/article/10.100…