Clinician Views of an Opioid Prescribing Report

Clinician Views of an Opioid Prescribing Report

An article in the American Journal of Medical Quality explores how clinicians perceive opioid prescribing feedback reports. The study, led by Jeff Ebert and co-authored by Evan Spencer, Kit Delgado, and Anish Agarwal, examines how these tools influence prescribing...
Opioid Treatment Access in Philly Still Uneven

Opioid Treatment Access in Philly Still Uneven

A new WHYY report highlights persistent gaps in access to opioid addiction medications in Philadelphia. Addiction medicine specialist Maggie Lowenstein led a study where researchers posed as case managers to assess treatment programs, finding that while appointment...
Low-Cost Solution to Excess Opioids

Low-Cost Solution to Excess Opioids

A recent study led by Kit Delgado and Anish Agarwal explores whether providing opioid disposal kits at discharge improves safe medication disposal. The study found that patients given a kit were 10.6% more likely to dispose of unused opioids, suggesting a simple,...
Jose Reyes, MD

Jose Reyes, MD

Jose Reyes, MD is a current National Research Service Award Research Fellow and Clinical Instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Reyes’s research focuses on improving and expanding care for pregnant...
Feasibility of Hospital-Based Overdose Prevention Site

Feasibility of Hospital-Based Overdose Prevention Site

A new study led by Rachel French examines the potential for integrating an overdose prevention site (OPS) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Through interviews with 28 stakeholders—including clinicians, hospital leadership, and people who use...
Naomi Zucker, PhD

Naomi Zucker, PhD

I am a medical anthropologist and qualitative social scientist, and am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Family and Community Health in the School of Nursing. I hold a bachelor’s in Anthropology from Princeton University, and...