Scoping Review of Opioid Use Following TBI

Thursday, October 22, 2020

4:10 PM – 4:27 PM EST

Presenting Author(s)

Amy J. Starosta, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Washington, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine
Seattle, Washington

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio

Non-presenting Author(s)

Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, MPH

Scientist; Health Services Researcher
Institute for Behavioral Health at the Heller School for Social Policy & Management at Brandeis University; Veterans Health Administration Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center
Waltham, Massachusetts
Jennifer H. Marwitz, MA

Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
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Kimberley R. Monden, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehab Medicine
University of Minnesota
Englewood,, Colorado
Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD

Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Neurology, Director of Brain Injury Research Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Jeanne M. Hoffman, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Presenter(s)

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Jeffrey Kreutzer, PhD

Professor Professor, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology
Virginia Commonwealth University

This scoping review examined the current state of the literature regarding opioid use following traumatic brain injury. Despite increased awareness of opioid use following TBI, there is little scientific examination of this issue. Future studies should include more varied patient populations as well as interventions to reduce opioid use following TBI.

Learning Objectives:

Identify all available evidence on the use of opioids following TBI
Analyze the gaps in the current knowledge base
Propose future directions for additional research on the use of opioids in TBI populations