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Partnering to advance lifesaving careAmy Lee describes how the LHS Program is helping KP Washington track and improve treatment for opioid use disorder.
opioids, opioid use disorder, buprenorphine, addiction treatment
2020-09-29
Alcohol and drug use care goes virtual with COVID-19Kaiser Permanente Washington researcher Joe Glass advises integrating digital prescriptions into existing care.
alcohol, drugs, addiction, digital therapeutics
2020-04-23
NIH awards KPWHRI 3 HEAL grants totaling over $15 millionDrs. DeBar, Bradley, and Sherman will lead projects in major new initiative to tackle national opioid crisis.
NIH, opioid crisis, HEAL initiative
2019-10-01
Opioids: Encouraging trends and new challengesKaiser Permanente Washington led in reducing opioids. We’re seeing benefits, but more work is needed, writes Dr. Michael Von Korff.
chronic pain, opioids, complementary and alternative medicine
2019-09-09
6 Building Blocks helps rural clinics to manage opioidsDr. Michael Parchman and colleagues use new ways to enable small clinics to reduce opioid use in the Pacific Northwest.
primary care, opioids, rural health care
2019-07-08
What motivates Dr. Kathy Bradley to study prevention of alcohol use disorders?With a passion for primary care and teaching, she aims to make high quality patient-centered care for substance use issues part of mainstream medical practice
alcohol, addiction, Katherine Bradley, substance use
2019-04-16
Asking patients about cannabis may benefit overall healthDrs. Lapham and Bradley find frequency of cannabis use can be tied to other behavioral health patterns and needs.
primary care, cannabis, substance use, gwen lapham, katherine bradley
2018-07-30
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