Scott Weiner
@ScottWeinerMD
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Emergency physician, addiction medicine specialist, researcher, loving husband/father, and part-time Italian car mechanic.
Boston, MA
Joined April 2013
Food for thought: how come they never show Travis Kelce at Taylor's concerts?.
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RT @FOREfdn: X-ing the #Xwaiver, on its own, may not drive the ⬆️ in #buprenorphine prescribing where its needed most. Join FORE for webina….
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At the end of 2022, President Biden signed into law the removal of the X-Waiver requirement to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). This is seen as a first step towards...
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RT @harvardmed: New @CDCgov guidelines for prescribing opioids emphasize safe, effective, and individualized options for pain relief https:….
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The CDC's 2016 guidelines for prescribing opioid medications aimed to reduce deaths from overdose. Recent revisions to these guidelines aim for refinement while emphasizing safety and the im...
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Special Report: The Human Cost of ED Boarding : Emergency Medicine News
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Somerville maps fastest path to state's first supervised consumption clinic — starting in a parking lot via @WBUR Thank you, @mbebinger for highlighting this important work - time to save lives!.
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The first supervised consumption clinic in Massachusetts may be a portable unit placed in a parking lot in Somerville. That’s one of the recommendations in an operations and location report out...
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Unnecessary fear-mongering by @FoxNews again. This unfortunate woman may have a) had a panic attack or b) been poisoned by something else - but it was not fentanyl.
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A Kentucky woman was hospitalized after picking up a dollar bill while traveling and is warning others against the dangers of fentanyl-laced bills
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Emergency physicians in MA applaud the House for the new mental health bill to be taken up today. It's time to tackle our behavioral health boarding crisis! Thank you @adrianmadaro and @MA_CEP.
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RT @medpagetoday: In this video, @ScottWeinerMD, MD, MPH, discusses how providers can keep their patients safe when prescribing opioids. L….
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Which Opioids Are Safer to Prescribe? Thank you so much, @medpagetoday for featuring this work! @ComagineHealth @NIDAnews
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Scott Weiner, MD, discusses the risks with hydrocodone versus oxycodone
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Wonder why our EDs are full? It's because our hospitals are full. Wonder why our hospitals are full? Look no further than below. This is a serious patient safety issue. Thank you @MAHealthHosp for shining a spotlight on this data. #brokensystem @MassHHS.
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RT @Health_Affairs: In their new Forefront article, @ScottWeinerMD + @arjunvenkatesh from @BrighamWomens + @Yale discuss how to address und….
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To address these underlying forces and permanently end emergency department boarding, we must leverage “carrots” (financial incentives) and “sticks” (financial penalties).
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I didn't have the opportunity to meet Dr. Paul Farmer, but I know countless exceptional colleagues that were either inspired by him or directly mentored by him. Such a tragic loss for the world, but what an incredible legacy and life well-lived. Donating to @PIH in his honor.
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Please join us on April 30 in Franklin Park for our inaugural @BrighamWomens POPI 5K to raise funds for opioid- and pain-related research. Even if you can't join, please consider donating. All funds raised will be used to support innovative research.
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Delighted to have our new article featured in @TIME. Thank you, @TaraLaw27 for the insightful and balanced piece about the nuances of prescribing opioids to patients who are not already taking them.
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A person’s age, sex, race, and insurance type can all place them at greater risk
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Factors Associated With Opioid Overdose After Initial Opioid Prescription via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork.
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This cohort study investigates patient- and prescription-related factors associated with opioid-related fatal or nonfatal overdose among opioid-naive individuals receiving an initial opioid prescri...
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Congratulations to @FOREfdn for an amazing annual report summarizing so much good work. Thank you for supporting our work to improve #opioidusedisorder treatment in our nation's EDs. @ACEPNow
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I’m proud to share that FORE has just published our first annual report, which describes how we’re advancing our mission to inspire and accelerate action to end the opioid crisis. Through funds...
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Public safety announcement: If you are usually healthy without significant comorbidities and feel like you have a flu-like illness, you probably have #COVID. Please don't use the resources of the ED right now if you were either exposed and want a test or have only mild symptoms.
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RT @drchadb: Giving @harvardmed Quality and Safety Grand Rounds today and I made a new opening slide for @HCWvsHunger #HCWvsHunger.@MSharif….
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