Ohio University-Main Campus · Social ScienceFranz Buprenorphine Lab
Berkeley Franz · Athens, Ohio
Research Focus
Professor Berkeley Franz's lab focuses on improving access to buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), especially in rural communities. The lab has developed a prescribing support program for primary care health professionals, which includes training and mentorship. Their research aims to enhance the adoption of buprenorphine prescriptions in rural settings, assess its clinical effectiveness, and identify ways to facilitate the program's implementation across more clinics.
buprenorphineopioid use disorderrural healthprimary caremedication accessprescribing supportclinical traininghealth care mentorship
Research Aims
3AIM 01Assess the impact of the Buprenorphine Prescribing Support Program on the adoption of buprenorphine in rural clinics.
AIM 02Determine the clinical effectiveness of the program on patient outcomes such as retention in care and remission from opioid use.
AIM 03Identify barriers and facilitators for implementing the program through interviews with clinic staff and leadership.
Skills the Lab Values
clinical research methodsimplementation sciencedata collection and analysisinterviews and qualitative researchcommunity engagementrandomized controlled trialsproject managementhealth outcomes evaluation
Output against the department
Publications155top 42% of dept.31st of 77
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Citations1.4kbottom 27% of dept.56th of 77
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