Leading change during the convergence of an epidemic and a pandemic

Oerther, Sarah; Oerther, Daniel B.

doi:10.1111/jan.14567

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“…Even prior to the pandemic rural areas had less access to methadone maintenance, and fewer buprenorphine prescribers ( Nunes et al, 2020 ). Thus, these areas may be less likely to adopt some of the policy changes ( Oerther & Oerther, 2020 ). Finally, we gathered data on age-adjusted drug poisoning mortality rates that come from the National Center for Health Statistics ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020b ) for year 2018—the most recent year data are available.…”

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The new services that opioid treatment programs have adopted in response to COVID-19

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Laurito

2021

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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COVID-19 has exacerbated the opioid epidemic and transformed how programs treat opioid use disorder. In response to the pandemic, the federal government modified guidelines to allow opioid treatment programs (OTPs) greater flexibility in the provision of medication for opioid use disorder. We conducted a telephone survey of 31.10% of OTPs in the contiguous United States between June and July 2020. We contacted a random sample of 477 facilities and obtained responses from 373. The survey asked questions about new patient intake, screening for COVID-19, social distancing measures, as well as new treatments offered due to changes in federal government policy. We calculated percentages of positive and nonpositive responses to each survey question. We estimated logistic regressions of facility-, county- and state-level predictors of each treatment approach. Most OTPs are taking new patients (91%). Roughly 83% of them screen for COVID-19 symptoms for in-person visits and about 92% use social distancing measures. More than half of OTPs provide curbside treatment (83%) or telehealth (81%). Less than a quarter of OTPs offer medication drop off (21%) or pick up by a trusted person (32%) when patients need to quarantine due to COVID-19. Results from multivariable logistic regressions show that OTPs in states that had a shelter-in-place policy are more likely to socially distance for in-person visits than those in states without such a policy.

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The new services that opioid treatment programs have adopted in response to COVID-19

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Laurito

2021

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…[3][4][5] If novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has taught us one thing, it is that the challenges we face in public health are not limited by lines of political jurisdiction drawn on maps. 6,7 Building on the lessons learned from international exchange, in 2010, the Royal Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) released a report titled 'New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy', which summarized a meeting in London in June 2009 attended by 'almost 200 delegates from twenty countries'. 8 The report describes a vision for science diplomacy in the 21st century, which includes three pillars, namely: 13 As part of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU; that is, Brexit), the participation of the UK in the ERASMUS+ programme came to a halt in January 2021, and the UK government promised to develop a more cost-effective alternative for international exchange.…”

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“…3–5 If novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has taught us one thing, it is that the challenges we face in public health are not limited by lines of political jurisdiction drawn on maps. 6 , 7…”

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Advancing global public health using science-for-diplomacy

Oerther

2021

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Threats to public health often ignore lines of political jurisdiction drawn on maps. To advance global public health, practitioners must be familiar with diverse cultures, and practitioners benefit from professional networks that transcend borders. The exchange of citizens as cultural ambassadors is a common practice that dates back nearly 75 years to the Fulbright Scholarship Programme operated by the US government. As the UK has withdrawn from ERASMUS+ (EuRopean community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students Plus) and launches the Turing scheme, the public health community must look for ways to participate in international exchange to enhance cultural awareness and promote professional connections to tackle the evergrowing list of global public health threats, such as antimicrobial resistance, universal access to healthcare and global pandemics. The purpose of this article is to compare existing exchange programmes and to describe how public health practitioners should use science-fordiplomacy (emphasis added) to advance global public health practice and policy.

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Leading change during the convergence of an epidemic and a pandemic

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The new services that opioid treatment programs have adopted in response to COVID-19

The new services that opioid treatment programs have adopted in response to COVID-19

Advancing global public health using science-for-diplomacy

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