Outpatient cross-titration to buprenorphine for chronic pain: A retrospective analysis.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness and safety of the University of Washington's buprenorphine cross-titration protocol for chronic pain in the outpatient setting.

Methods: Retrospective chart review was performed on 150 patients transitioned from full µ-opioid agonist therapy to buprenorphine using the University of Washington Medical Center Pain Clinic's cross-titration protocol between September 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, in an outpatient setting. Primary outcome was to determine the percentage of patients who completed the cross-titration and continued buprenorphine without full µ-opioid agonists 4 weeks after completion.

Provider beliefs on the Barriers and Facilitators to Prescription Monitoring Programs and Mandated Use.

: Underutilization of Prescription monitoring programs (PMP), especially in states where participation is voluntary could limit their impact against opioid epidemic. : To (1) examine PMP use among Iowa healthcare providers (HCPs); (2) identify factors prompting and impeding PMP use, and (3) assess beliefs toward mandating PMP use. : A cross-sectional survey of Iowa HCPs was conducted using a 12-item questionnaire.

Bang for Your Buck: A Single-Case Experimental Design Study of Practice Amount and Distribution in Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine 2 aspects of treatment intensity in treatment for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS): practice amount and practice distribution. Method Using an alternating-treatments single-subject design with multiple baselines, we compared high versus low amount of practice, and massed versus distributed practice, in 6 children with CAS. Conditions were manipulated in the context of integral stimulation treatment.