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Hhhn Clinicians' Beliefs, Barriers, And Motivations Surrounding Mat, Casandra Nowicki Jan 2020

Hhhn Clinicians' Beliefs, Barriers, And Motivations Surrounding Mat, Casandra Nowicki

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Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) consists of using medications that act on the same receptors as opioids to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). MAT providers require formal training and a DEA waiver in order to prescribe certain medications. Providers were asked to complete a survey about the beliefs, barriers, and motivations surrounding MAT to provide valuable insight into what the future of MAT might look like at a specific nonprofit network of community health centers in upstate New York.


Influenza Vaccine Participation In South Burlington, Vt, Rio Beardsley Jan 2019

Influenza Vaccine Participation In South Burlington, Vt, Rio Beardsley

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Influenza vaccination rates in Vermont have declined each year between 2013 and 2016. This study aims to understand why patients decline the annual influenza vaccine. The project was deployed via survey for all adult patients (18 years and older) at the South Burlington UVM Family Medicine practice in 2019. Further information about the influenza vaccine authored by the CDC was then provided to all participating patients, regardless of immunization status.