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Joseph O. Merrill
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 74
Citations - 7747
Joseph O. Merrill is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chronic pain & Buprenorphine. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 69 publications receiving 6872 citations. Previous affiliations of Joseph O. Merrill include Harborview Medical Center.
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Opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and overdose: a cohort study.
Kate M. Dunn,Kathleen Saunders,Carolyn M. Rutter,Caleb J. Banta-Green,Joseph O. Merrill,Mark D. Sullivan,Constance Weisner,Michael J. Silverberg,Cynthia I. Campbell,Bruce M. Psaty,Michael Von Korff +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate overdose risk as a function of average daily opioid dose (morphine equivalents) received at the time of overdose, and 51 opioid-related overdoses were identified, including 6 deaths.
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Opioid Prescriptions for Chronic Pain and Overdose
Kate M. Dunn,Kathleen Saunders,Carolyn M. Rutter,Caleb J. Banta-Green,Joseph O. Merrill,Mark D. Sullivan,Constance Weisner,Michael J. Silverberg,Cynthia I. Campbell,Bruce M. Psaty,Michael Von Korff +10 more
TL;DR: Patients receiving higher doses of prescribed opioids are at increased risk for overdose, which underscores the need for close supervision of these patients.
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Self-report measures of antiretroviral therapy adherence: A review with recommendations for HIV research and clinical management.
Jane M. Simoni,Ann Kurth,Cynthia R. Pearson,David W. Pantalone,Joseph O. Merrill,Pamela A. Frick +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that even brief self-report measures of antiretroviral adherence can be robust, and recommend items and strategies for HIV research and clinical management.
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De facto long-term opioid therapy for noncancer pain.
Michael Von Korff,Kathleen Saunders,Gary Thomas Ray,Denise M. Boudreau,Cynthia I. Campbell,Joseph O. Merrill,Mark Sullivan,Carolyn M. Rutter,Michael J. Silverberg,Caleb J. Banta-Green,Constance Weisner +10 more
TL;DR: The proposed threshold for long-term opioid therapy provides a checkpoint for physicians to review whether an explicit decision to sustain opioid therapy has been reached, and to ensure that a documented treatment plan and provisions for monitoring medication use and patient outcomes are in place.
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Trends in long-term opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain.
Denise M. Boudreau,Michael Von Korff,Carolyn M. Rutter,Kathleen Saunders,G. Thomas Ray,Mark D. Sullivan,Cynthia I. Campbell,Joseph O. Merrill,Michael J. Silverberg,Caleb J. Banta-Green,Constance Weisner,Constance Weisner +11 more
TL;DR: To report trends and characteristics of long‐term opioid use for non‐cancer pain for non-cancer pain, a large number of patients with a history of abuse or dependence are surveyed for the first time.