Essential components of physician health program monitoring for substance use disorder: A survey of participants 5 years post successful program completion.

Background And Objectives: Physician health programs (PHPs) have demonstrated efficacy, but their mechanism of influence is unclear. This study sought to identify essential components of PHP care management for substance use disorder (SUD), and to assess whether positive outcomes are sustained over time.

Methods: Physicians with DSM-IV diagnoses of Substance Dependence and/or Substance Abuse who had successfully completed a PHP monitoring agreement at least 5 years before the study (N = 343) were identified as eligible.

Outcomes of Physicians with Substance Use Disorders in State Physician Health Programs: A Narrative Review.

The prevalence rate of addiction among physicians is similar to the general population, with approximately 10% to 12% of U.S.-based physicians developing substance use disorders (SUDs) during their lifetimes.

How Should Remote Clinical Monitoring Be Used to Treat Alcohol Use Disorders?: Initial Findings From an Expert Round Table Discussion.

Scientific evidence combined with new health insurance coverage now enable a chronic illness management approach to the treatment of alcohol use disorders (AUDs), including regular monitoring of blood alcohol content (BAC), as a useful indicator of disease control. Recent technical advances now permit many different types of remote, real-time monitoring of BAC. However, there is no body of research to empirically guide clinicians in how to maximize the clinical potential of remote BAC monitoring.

Family Medicine Physicians With Substance Use Disorder: A 5-year Outcome Study.

Objectives: There is little published evidence on how well family medicine physicians (FMPs) with substance use disorder (SUD) perform in Physician Health Programs (PHPs). We examined outcomes for FMP compared with non-FMP physicians.

Methods: This study utilized data from a 5-year, longitudinal, cohort study involving 904 physicians with diagnoses of SUD consecutively admitted to one of 16 state PHPs between 1995 and 2001.

Cost effectiveness of stoma accessories.

Gill Skipper, Stoma Care Sister, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn NHS Trust, looks at aspects to consider when prescribing stoma care accessories.