A Cross-sectional Survey Using Clinical Vignettes to Examine Overdose Risk Assessment and Willingness to Prescribe Naloxone

J Deanna Wilson^{1

2

3}, Justin Berk^{4

5}, Pamela Matson⁴, Natalie Spicyn^{4

5}, Anika Alvanzo⁵, Hoover Adger⁴, Leonard Feldman⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. wilsonjd@pitt.edu.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. wilsonjd@pitt.edu.
³ Divisions of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Meyran Avenue, Suite 200, Office 213, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. wilsonjd@pitt.edu.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

J Deanna Wilson et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;34(4):507-509.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4733-y.

J Deanna Wilson^{1

2

3}, Justin Berk^{4

5}, Pamela Matson⁴, Natalie Spicyn^{4

5}, Anika Alvanzo⁵, Hoover Adger⁴, Leonard Feldman⁵

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. wilsonjd@pitt.edu.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. wilsonjd@pitt.edu.
³ Divisions of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Meyran Avenue, Suite 200, Office 213, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. wilsonjd@pitt.edu.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical vignette; medical education-systems based practice; substance abuse; vulnerable populations.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors do not have conflicts of interest to disclose.

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