Results of a Military Family Medicine Scholarly Activity Training Needs Assessment.

Introduction: Scholarly activity among family medicine physicians is an important element of military medical readiness, both in terms of required scholarship during training and ongoing scholarship to address ongoing and emergent operational medical threats. Most literature on barriers to scholarly activity are limited to training programs and lack an important element in overcoming barriers-their priority to physicians. This study seeks to address these gaps by identifying prioritized research training needs of military family medicine physicians at all levels of training and practice.

Rise and regional disparities in buprenorphine utilization in the United States.

Purpose: Buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist used to treat opioid use disorder. While several policy changes have attempted to increase buprenorphine availability, access remains well below optimal levels. This study characterized how buprenorphine utilization in the United States has changed over time and whether there are regional disparities in distribution of the medication.

Increasing heroin, cocaine, and buprenorphine arrests reported to the Maine Diversion Alert Program.

Background: The opioid overdose crisis is especially pronounced in Maine. The Diversion Alert Program (DAP) was developed to combat illicit drug use and prescription drug diversion by facilitating communication between law enforcement and health care providers with the goal of limiting drug-related harms and criminal behaviors. Our objectives in this report were to analyze 2014-2017 DAP for: (1) trends in drug arrests and, (2) differences in arrests by offense, demographics (sex and age) and by region.

Trends in use of prescription stimulants in the United States and Territories, 2006 to 2016.

Background: Stimulants are considered the first-line treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the US and they are used in other indications. Stimulants are also diverted for non-medical purposes. Ethnic and regional differences in ADHD diagnosis and in stimulant use have been identified in earlier research.

Illicit and prescription drug misuse as reported to the Maine Diversion Alert Program.

Background: The opioid epidemic is rapidly evolving and new tools are needed to combat drug abuse. The Maine Diversion Alert Program (DAP) is an informational resource that facilitates communication about drug arrests between the criminal justice and healthcare fields. The objectives of this report were to: (1) describe the illegal and prescription pharmaceuticals reported to the DAP; (2) determine if the drugs implicated in arrests changed from the first to latter half of 2016; (3) identify the demographic and other characteristics of arrestees; and (4) outline the strengths and limitations of the DAP for other areas considering implementing similar programs.

A multilingual population health management program.

Many small- and medium-sized physician practices have developed specific programs and models toward becoming a successful patient-centered medical home. This article reports on a case-control quality improvement study of a multilingual population health management program for chronic disease management at International Community Health Services. In its first 2.

Public health and medical education: a natural alliance for a new regional medical school.

A century ago, the Flexner Report challenged U.S. medical schools to critically evaluate their curricula in order to nurture physicians equipped to meet the needs of an evolving society.

Training Health Professionals for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in Nigeria: A Qualitative Analysis.

There is no organised training and service for CAMH in Nigeria. A 3-day course in child mental health aimed at multidisciplinary health professionals was developed and evaluated to inform future training. Developing the course involved multi-professional consultation.

Tobacco cessation services in dental offices. Are we doing all we can?

Approximately 8,000 people die of oral and pharyngeal cancers every year in the United States. Approximately 70% of these deaths are related to smoking and other forms of tobacco use. Previous studies have shown that tobacco cessation services are underutilized in dental practice.