Response: Integrating Buprenorphine Therapy Into Clinical Practice

Response: Integrating Buprenorphine Therapy Into Clinical Practice

Programs and strategies Van Zee: We are looking to buprenorphine as a possible solution to a very difficult situation. Our clinic is in the heart of Appalachia, in the southwestern corner of Virginia. Until about 3 years ago we had no large-scale opioid addiction, but the OxyContin epidemic changed that. There are now tens of thousands of new opioid addicts in our region. Methadone treatment pr...

Integrating multiparametric prostate MRI into clinical practice

Multifunctional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are increasingly being used to address bottlenecks in prostate cancer patient management. These techniques yield qualitative, semi-quantitative and fully quantitative biomarkers that reflect on the underlying biological status of a tumour. If these techniques are to have a role in patient management, then standard methods of data acqui...

Integrating research into practice.

For more than twenty years, the leaders of our profession, with the support of the Medical Library Association (MLA), have urged us to integrate research evidence into our practices. The title of the first MLA research policy, Using Scientific Evidence to Inform Information Practice, from 1995 conveys the idea that health sciences librarians should apply research results when making decisions [...

Integrating pharmacogenomics into pharmacy practice via medication therapy management.

OBJECTIVE To explore the application and integration of pharmacogenomics in pharmacy clinical practice via medication therapy management (MTM) to improve patient care. DATA SOURCES Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Personalized Health Care Initiative, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pharmacogenomics activity, and findings from the Utilizing E-Prescribing Technologies to Integrate...

Neuroeducation: Integrating Brain-Based Psychoeducation into Clinical Practice