Maggie Lowenstein, Jeanmarie Perrone, Kit Delgado, Anish Agarwal, and other colleagues explored how patients receive naloxone and the accompanying provider conversations (or lack thereof). Read the full publication
Zack Meisel and colleagues examine patient perceptions of two different methods of communicating opioid risk: a probability tool versus a narrative-enhanced probability tool (with past patient videos). Read the full publication
Elinore Kaufman and a host of PISC Scholars past and present, as well as other colleagues, demonstrated the association between longer ground transport time and greater odds of death due to interpersonal firearm violence, a potentially modifiable factor to improve...
Maggie Lowenstein, Kit Delgado, Jeanmarie Perrone, and Anish Agarwal contributed to a qualitative study on the motivations for carrying naloxone in patients that were prescribed the life-saving drug at emergency department discharge. Read the full...
Joel Fein and colleagues highlight the need for universal screening in the emergency department for suicidality and lethal means, as they found that youth with firearm access (in the home or ability to access one within 24 hours) were at higher odds of prior suicide...
Michelle Degli Esposti, Doug Wiebe, Elinore Kaufman, and colleague reviewed the literature of synthetic control evaluations and found that permit-to-purchase laws have a preventive effect on firearm deaths, while other policies have mixed and varied effects across...
Gina South and colleagues provide a narrative review on the role of race and racism in medical training, highlighting organizational factors from the entrance into medical through the residency application process, and how it impacts trainees and medical...
Kate McDonald, Kit Delgado, and colleagues tested the efficacy of a 6-week text message program to reduce texting while driving for young adults, which was more effective as reducing self-reported texting while driving at 12 weeks compared to the control group. Read...
Sara Jacoby calls researchers, policymakers, advocates, and health systems to action in an invited commentary on the burden of assault injuries. After a recent contribution by Barry et al, Jacoby says now is the time to shift attention to the implementation and...
A team of PISC Scholars assessed rates of firearm mortality at the county level across the United States over two five year periods. The study, led by Michelle Degli Esposti and the team of Doug Wiebe, Jason Gravel, Elinore Kaufman, Kit Delgado, and Terry Richmond,...
