- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Community Health and Development
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
The Ohio State University
2022-2024
Columbia University
2016-2020
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders as well shortages of personal protective equipment forced primary care physicians (PCPs) to transition rapidly from in-person visits telehealth. While telehealth expanded extensively in a short period time, research about consequences shift remote is lacking. The objective this qualitative study was examine how benefited PCPs and their patients during pandemic. Methods From July August 2020, semi-structured interviews were...
Background: A major part of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS), launched in 2019 to address growing opioid epidemic, is evaluating study’s intervention implementation process through an science (IS) approach. One component IS approach involves teams with more than 20 researchers collaborating across four research sites conduct in-depth qualitative interviews over 300 participants at time points. After completion first two rounds data collection, we reflect upon our collection and analysis...
Introduction/Objectives: With the emergence of COVID-19, transition from in-person care to widespread use telehealth raised many well-described challenges for primary providers (PCP). The purpose this study was improve understanding how increased impacted PCPs in positive ways, and specifically focus on any “silver linings” using telehealth. Methods: We interviewed working at a large Midwestern academic medical center between June July 2020 asked perspectives about during pandemic. Verbatim...
There are many ways that palliative care can support patients with heart failure, but the role of in supporting who considering or already using advanced cardiac therapies is less clear.
Background: The overlapping human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C (HCV) epidemics disproportionately affect people with substance use disorders. However, many who substances remain unaware of their infection(s). Objective: objective this study was to examine the efficacy an on-site bundled rapid HIV HCV testing strategy in increasing receipt both test results. Research Design: Two-armed randomized controlled trial disorder treatment programs (SUDTP) New York City. Participants...
To describe changes in characteristics of directors outpatient opioid agonist treatment (OAT) programs, and to examine the association between directors' low methadone dosage.
Palliative care integration into cardiology is growing, allowing primary teams increasing opportunities to utilize palliative support processes such as advance planning (ACP).
Despite calls for regionalizing pancreatic cancer (PC) care to high-volume centers (HVCs), many patients with PC elect receive therapy closer their home or at multiple institutions. In the context of cross-institutional care, challenges associated coordinating are poorly understood.
Workplace violence in healthcare institutions is becoming more frequent. The objective of this study was to better understand the nature threat and physical acts from heart lung transplant patients families toward providers suggest programmatic mitigation strategies. We administered a brief survey attendees at 2022 International Society Heart Lung Transplantation Conference Boston, Massachusetts. A total 108 participants responded. Threats were reported by forty-five (42%), frequently nurses...
Patients with heart failure frequently have significant disease burden and complex psychosocial needs. The integration of palliative care into the management these patients can decrease symptom throughout their course illness. Therefore, in 2009, we established a cardiac clinic colocated providers large academic hospital.
Community coalitions have been leading the multi-sector response to opioid epidemic in U.S. However, with medicalization of use disorder and changing healthcare policies, hospitals moved forefront, they become more active collaborating community coalitions. Little is currently known about how view approach engaging despite its importance for understanding advancing inter-organizational approaches combating epidemic. Using qualitative data collected from semi-structured interviews (n=122)...
Community coalitions have been leading the multisector response to opioid epidemic in Unites States. However, with medicalization of use disorder and changing health care policies, hospitals moved forefront, becoming more active collaborating community coalitions. Little is currently known about how view approach despite its importance for understanding advancing interorganizational approaches combating epidemic. Using data from semistructured interviews (n = 119) conducted November 2019...