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As 2023 comes to a close, we hope you will celebrate with us the numerous achievements we've enjoyed this year. We hope your new year is safe and joyful, and we look forward to working with you in 2024!
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NEW FACULTY & STAFF IN 2023
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January 3
- Hailey Bulls accepted into the Behavioral Medicine Diversity Institute for Emerging Leaders
February 21-22
- Jessica Merlin received the NIH HEAL Director's Award for Mentorship and Hailey Bulls received an NIH Director's Trailblazer Award Honorable Mention at the NIH HEAL Initiative Investigator Meeting
February 28
- Katie Suda awarded Outstanding Author for the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
March 25
- Katie Fitzgerald Jones, PhD, APRN, Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA, and Hailey Bulls, PhD, MA, et al. received the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Top Paper of the Year for "Consensus-Based Guidance on Opioid Management in Individuals With Advanced Cancer-Related Pain and Opioid Misuse or Use Disorder" in JAMA Oncology
April 12
- Benedict Alter, MD, PhD and Maria Pacella-LaBarbara, PhD were finalists in the 2023 Virginia Kaufman Pain Research Challenge
May 4
- Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS elected to the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Board of Directors
May 18
- Katie Suda awarded VA Pittsburgh Award for Research Excellence
July 19
- Katie Suda appointed as Pittsburgh VA Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion Associate Director
September 25
- Cristina Murray-Krezan, PhD appointed Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Clinical Trials Advisory Panel Chair
November 8
- Katie Suda, PharmD, MS awarded American College of Clinical Pharmacy Infectious Diseases Practice and Research Network Distinguished Investigator Award
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IMPORTANT JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM 2023
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January
- Neale KJ, Weimer MB, Davis MP, Jones KF, Kullgren JG, Kale SS, Childers J, Broglio K, Merlin JS, Peck S, Francis SY, Bango J, Jones CA, Sager Z, Ho JJ. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Buprenorphine. J Palliat Med. 2023 Jan;26(1):120-130. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0399. Epub 2022 Sep 6. PMID: 36067137
March
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Bulls HW, Hamm M, Wasilko R, Cameron FA, Belin S, Goodin BR, Liebschutz JM, Wozniak A, Sabik LM, Schenker Y, Merlin JS. "I Refused to Get Addicted to Opioids": Exploring Attitudes about Opioid Use Disorder in Patients with Advanced Cancer Pain and their Support People. J Pain. 2023 Jun;24(6):1030-1038. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.01.015. Epub 2023 Jan 26. PMID: 36709854
April
July
- Merlin J, Black AC, Midboe AM, Troszak L, Asch S, Bohnert A, Fenton B, Giannitrapani K, Glassman P, Kerns RD, Silveira M, Lorenz K, Abel E, Becker W. Long-term opioid therapy trajectories and overdose in patients with and without cancer. BMJ Onc. 2023 July 3; 2(1): e000023. doi: 10.1136/bmjonc-2022-000023.
September
- 2023 Sep;154(9):814-825.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.06.014. PMID: 37634915J Am Dent Assoc. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic management of acute dental pain in children: A report from the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute, the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the University of Pennsylvania.Carrasco-Labra A, Polk DE, Urquhart O, Aghaloo T, Claytor Jr JW, Dhar V, Dionne RA, Espinoza L, Gordon SM, Hersh EV, Law AS, Li BS-K, Schwartz PJ, Suda KJ, Turturro MA, Wright ML, Dawson T, Miroshnychenko A, Pahlke S, Pilcher L, Shirey M, Tampi M, Moore PA.
- Jones KF, Khodyakov D, Han BH, Arnold RM, Dao E, Morrison J, Kapo J, Meier DE, Paice JA, Liebschutz JM, Ritchie CS, Merlin JS, Bulls HW. Expert consensus-based guidance on approaches to opioid management in individuals with advanced cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use. Cancer. 2023 Sep 11. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34921. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37691479
October
November
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Drs. Charles Jonassaint & Cristina Murray-Krezan:
- NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute UG3 grant for PRESENCE: Peer suppoRt for adolescents and Emerging adults with Sickle cell pain: promoting ENgagement in Cognitive behavioral thErapy
Dr. Hailey Bulls:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality R01: Policies to Inform Safe & Equitable Opioid Access for Patients with Advanced Cancer Near End of Life
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2023 CHAMPP WORKS IN PROGRESS PRESENTATIONS
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January 11: Alice Gao
"Impacts of medical cannabis policies on index diagnosis of chronic non-cancer pain"
February 8: Joanna Hobson
"The causal impact of discrimination on stress, pain, and substance usage on people living with HIV"
March 8: Dr. Nicole Scheff
"Reverse translational models of head and neck cancer"
May 10: Dr. Sarah Bell
"Opioid stigma in cancer remission from the perspective of patients and clinicians: a qualitative study"
August 2: Nerita Lewis
Winston Churchill Fellowship research
September 13: Dr. Charles Jonassaint
"CaRISMA in your Pocket: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Real-time Pain Management Intervention for Sickle Cell via Mobile Applications"
November 8: Dr. Lakeya McGill
"Past, present, and future: Mapping my career path"
December 13: Dr. Karlyn Edwards
"A Career in Progress: Improving Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder"
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- POSITIVE founded
Need consultation or mentorship for your research on the intersection of chronic pain and opioid addiction in serious illness? Pain and Opioids in Serious Illness Research Collaborative (POSITIVE) is here to help!
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