Publications, News, & Awards
The archive of all news and publications on the PISC site.
Kit Delgado is quoted in a STAT article, part of The Deadliest Drug series, about how lessons learned from “nudges” for treating opioid use disorder in the health system can […]
Across the region, Penn Medicine teams recognize that gun ownership is a reality in many communities, but injuries and deaths don’t have to be. Collectively, these teams are keeping patients, […]
Two new fact sheets are available from the Pennsylvania Violent Death Reporting System (PAVDRS), using 2023 violent death data from our partners (coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement, the Bureau of […]
A new CDC MMWR Notes from the Field publication examines fatal drug overdoses that occurred in hotels and motels in the United States during 2022–2024. In 2024, across 43 jurisdictions with enhanced […]
In this qualitative study of 28 clinicians and staff from buprenorphine programs, participants reported that insurance coverage, reimbursement, payer policies, and regulatory requirements were major drivers of clinical practice. Many […]
Elizabeth Nesoff and colleagues examined geospatial polysubstance use overdose typologies and socio-structural determinants among overdose decedents in Cook County, Illinois, from 2017 to 2022. Three clusters of polysubstance use—low, moderate, […]
While most providers hold largely positive views of telehealth for MOUD, hesitation towards telehealth is linked to assumptions about the broader empirical state of in-person MOUD treatment and about patient […]
Katie Hoskins was recently featured in a CHOP Research Institute Cornerstone blog post highlighting the Uniting Pediatric Nurses as Leaders in Firearm Injury Prevention: A Hybrid Trial (UPLIFT) Study team’s research evaluating […]
Recently published research in the Journal of School Nursing highlights opportunities for targeted, community-specific education for school nurses and youth athletic program leaders in urban community settings to address gaps in concussion […]
In partnership with the CHOP Research Institute and Center for Injury Research and Prevention, the Penn Injury Science Center (PISC) invites proposals for the Injury Research Pilot Grant Program for […]
Vivek Ashok led a recent paper, with co-authors including Terry Richmond and Elinore Kaufman, that found the location of hospital-based community violence prevention programs are determined more by hospital resources — not local violence […]
Tracy Waasdorp wrote a blog for Psychology Today where she outlined ways to recognize bullying behavior in online gaming environments and recommends strategies to address children who may be engaging in bullying online, […]