Barriers and facilitators to implementing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and naloxone distribution in VA emergency departments.

Comilla Sasson Nathalie DieujusteRobert KlockoZahir BasraiManuel CeledonJonie J HsiaoJulianne HimstreetJonathan HoffmanCassidy PfaffRobert MalmstromJason SmithAriel HolsteinRachel Johnson-Koenke

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

Our VA-based research highlights similarities of barriers and facilitators, seen in other healthcare settings, when implementing opioid safety initiatives. Education and training, destigmatizing substance use disorder care, and leveraging technology are important facilitators to increasing access to life-saving therapies for OUD treatment and harm reduction.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
pain management
chronic pain
emergency department
adverse drug
social media
smoking cessation