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Physician attitudes on buprenorphine induction in the emergency department: results from a multistate survey

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CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 4, Pages 279-285

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1805461

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Buprenorphine; emergency department; opiate substitution treatment

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  1. American Academy of Clinical Toxicology under the 2019 AACT Knowledge Translation Award

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A diverse group of emergency medicine physicians from different practice settings showed substantial support for the implementation of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorder. Various physicians reported similar barriers to the implementation of buprenorphine across different clinical environments.
Study objective Emergency Departments (ED) are rapidly becoming an important location for initiation of buprenorphine (EDBUP) for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Previous investigations of emergency medicine physicians' perceived barriers and attitudes toward EDBUP exclusively sampled from urban, academic-affiliated physicians. We administered a multistate survey to an institutionally and geographically diverse collection of emergency medicine physicians to better understand the professional opinions of EDBUP implementation across a variety of practice settings. Methods This cross-sectional survey study used an online survey instrument to convenience sample emergency medicine physicians. In order to sample from various practice environments, participants were identified from (1) statewide ACEP chapters and (2) Facebook groups exclusive to emergency medicine physicians. The survey explored physicians' attitudes of EDBUP adoption and the perceived barriers to doing so. Results 162 emergency medicine physicians completed the survey. 76% of respondents agreed that emergency medicine physicians should offer EDBUP in the treatment of OUD. When stratified by practice setting and X-waiver status, 96% of X-waivered physicians, 73% of academic physicians, 49% of non-academic physicians, and 34% of non-X-waivered physicians felt comfortable initiating EDBUP. Lack of access to outpatient MOUD referral was the most frequently cited barrier to EDBUP across all practice settings. Conclusions An institutionally and geographically diverse group of emergency medicine physicians endorsed substantial support for EDBUP. Emergency medicine physicians practicing in different clinical environments endorsed similar barriers to EDBUP implementation.

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