Elizabeth A Samuels
Biographic Data
| ID | 5411106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth A Samuels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth A |
| FAMILY NAME | Samuels |
| SIGNATURE | SAMUELS E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2414-110X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Integrating Afrocentric praxis in intimate partner violence and HIV care for African, Caribbean, and Black women
Risk and protective factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among layperson responders to opioid overdose incidents
Responding to opioid overdoses is traumatizing for many and results in a considerable burden of PTSD among layperson responders. As such, we call for trauma-informed interventions that cater to the unique experiences of layperson opioid overdose responders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Characterizing opioid overdose hotspots for place-based overdose prevention and treatment interventions
Neighborhoods with increased prevalence of housing instability and poverty are at highest risk of overdose. The high availability of social services in overdose hotspots presents an opportunity to work with established organizations to prevent overdose deaths
Scaling Emergency Department Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Across California to Reduce Overdose Deaths, 2019–2023
Since April 2019, CA Bridge has worked with emergency departments (EDs) in diverse geographic and emergency care settings across California to scale up low-threshold buprenorphine access, patient navigation programs, harm reduction services, and take-home naloxone. Between April 2019 and June 2023, 268 (81.0%) of 331 acute care hospitals in California received funding and technical assistance from CA Bridge and completed data reporting. These hos…
Emotion Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stemming from Opioid Overdose Responding Among Community Laypeople
Statewide Policy to Increase Provision of Take-Home Naloxone at Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Overdose, Rhode Island, 2018‒2019
In 2017, Rhode Island responded to rising overdose deaths by establishing statewide emergency department (ED) treatment standards for opioid overdose and opioid use disorder. One requirement of the policy is that providers prescribe or provide take-home naloxone to anyone presenting to EDs with opioid overdose. Among adults presenting to EDs with opioid overdose from 2018 to 2019, approximately half received take-home naloxone. Receipt of naloxon…
Trends in U.S. MD–PhD Program Matriculant Diversity by Sex and Race/Ethnicity
A consistent and sustained increase in the percentage of female and URM matriculants to MD-PhD programs from AYs 2009-2018 was observed, but the annual increases in the percentages across groups were small, and the demographics of the MD-PhD workforce still do not reflect the diversity of the U.S. general population
The Perceived Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Social Needs of Adult Emergency Department Patients
Objectives: We aim to assess the influence of COVID-19 on the social needs of emergency department (ED) patients, and assess patients' access to social services. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 175 purposively sampled adult ED patients. Results: Approximately half of participants stated that COVID-19 negatively impacted their social needs with statistically significant differences observed for race, ethnicity, and insurance stat…
Demographic Differences in Medical Students’ Perceptions of Respect for Diversity Among Faculty
Faculty role modeling is critical to medical students’ professional development to provide culturally adept, patient-centered care. The behaviors displayed by faculty can directly influence students’ attitudes and behaviors and is considered a part of the “hidden curriculum.” 1 However, little is known about students’ perceptions of faculty role modeling of respect for diversity. The purpose of our study was to examine the perceptions of faculty …
Continuing increased access to buprenorphine in the United States via telemedicine after Covid-19
Machine learning takes a village
Machine learning methods are well suited to predict neighborhoods at higher vulnerability to an outbreak. These methods show promise as a tool to assess structural vulnerabilities and work to prevent outbreaks at the local level
Shelter Characteristics, Infection Prevention Practices, and Universal Testing for Sars-CoV-2 at Homeless Shelters in 7 US Urban Areas
Objectives. To examine shelter characteristics and infection prevention practices in relation to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection point prevalence during universal testing at homeless shelters in the United States. Methods. SARS-CoV-2 testing was offered to clients and staff at homeless shelters, irrespective of symptoms. Site assessments were conducted from March 30 to June 1, 2020, to collect information on…
US drug overdose mortality
Paraphernalia Laws, Criminalizing Possession and Distribution of Items Used to Consume Illicit Drugs, and Injection-Related Harm
The United States remains in the grip of an unprecedented epidemic of drug-related harm. Infections of HIV, hepatitis C, and endocarditis related to lack of access to new syringes and subsequent syringe sharing among people who inject drugs have increased alongside a surge in opioid overdose deaths. Overwhelming evidence shows that using a new syringe with every injection prevents injection-related blood-borne disease transmission. Additionally, …
Emergency Departments as Barometers for Prescription Opioid Morbidity and Mortality
Emergency Departments as Barometers for Prescription Opioid Morbidity and Mortality Elizabeth A. Samuels MD, MPH, MHS Affiliation Elizabeth A. Samuels is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS, 55 Claverick St, Suite 100, Providence, RI 02903 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http…
Emergency Department and Hospital Care for Opioid Use Disorder
In March 2017, Rhode Island released treatment standards for care of adult patients with opioid use disorder. These standards prescribe three levels of hospital and emergency department treatment and prevention of opioid use disorder and opioid overdose and mechanisms for referral to treatment and epidemiological surveillance. By June 2018, all Rhode Island licensed acute care facilities had implemented policies meeting the standards’ requirement…
A Complication of Complaints
In 1845, Ellen Craft and her husband William escaped from slavery in Georgia by traveling disguised as a invalid gentlemen and his valet. After a four-day journey, they arrived on free soil in Philadelphia and soon became prominent in the Boston-based abolitionist movement, telling their story to large audiences and gaining swift fame, which eventually led to pursuit by Southern agents seeking to re-enslave them. The Crafts escaped once again to …
Paraphernalia Laws, Criminalizing Possession and Distribution of Items Used to Consume Illicit Drugs, and Injection-Related Harm
The United States remains in the grip of an unprecedented epidemic of drug-related harm. Infections of HIV, hepatitis C, and endocarditis related to lack of access to new syringes and subsequent syringe sharing among people who inject drugs have increased alongside a surge in opioid overdose deaths. Overwhelming evidence shows that using a new syringe with every injection prevents injection-related blood-borne disease transmission. Additionally, …
A Complication of Complaints
In 1845, Ellen Craft and her husband William escaped from slavery in Georgia by traveling disguised as a invalid gentlemen and his valet. After a four-day journey, they arrived on free soil in Philadelphia and soon became prominent in the Boston-based abolitionist movement, telling their story to large audiences and gaining swift fame, which eventually led to pursuit by Southern agents seeking to re-enslave them. The Crafts escaped once again to …
Shelter Characteristics, Infection Prevention Practices, and Universal Testing for Sars-CoV-2 at Homeless Shelters in 7 US Urban Areas
Objectives. To examine shelter characteristics and infection prevention practices in relation to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection point prevalence during universal testing at homeless shelters in the United States. Methods. SARS-CoV-2 testing was offered to clients and staff at homeless shelters, irrespective of symptoms. Site assessments were conducted from March 30 to June 1, 2020, to collect information on…
Emergency Department and Hospital Care for Opioid Use Disorder
In March 2017, Rhode Island released treatment standards for care of adult patients with opioid use disorder. These standards prescribe three levels of hospital and emergency department treatment and prevention of opioid use disorder and opioid overdose and mechanisms for referral to treatment and epidemiological surveillance. By June 2018, all Rhode Island licensed acute care facilities had implemented policies meeting the standards’ requirement…
A Complication of Complaints
In 1845, Ellen Craft and her husband William escaped from slavery in Georgia by traveling disguised as a invalid gentlemen and his valet. After a four-day journey, they arrived on free soil in Philadelphia and soon became prominent in the Boston-based abolitionist movement, telling their story to large audiences and gaining swift fame, which eventually led to pursuit by Southern agents seeking to re-enslave them. The Crafts escaped once again to …
Paraphernalia Laws, Criminalizing Possession and Distribution of Items Used to Consume Illicit Drugs, and Injection-Related Harm
The United States remains in the grip of an unprecedented epidemic of drug-related harm. Infections of HIV, hepatitis C, and endocarditis related to lack of access to new syringes and subsequent syringe sharing among people who inject drugs have increased alongside a surge in opioid overdose deaths. Overwhelming evidence shows that using a new syringe with every injection prevents injection-related blood-borne disease transmission. Additionally, …
Emergency Departments as Barometers for Prescription Opioid Morbidity and Mortality
Emergency Departments as Barometers for Prescription Opioid Morbidity and Mortality Elizabeth A. Samuels MD, MPH, MHS Affiliation Elizabeth A. Samuels is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS, 55 Claverick St, Suite 100, Providence, RI 02903 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http…
Emergency Department and Hospital Care for Opioid Use Disorder
In March 2017, Rhode Island released treatment standards for care of adult patients with opioid use disorder. These standards prescribe three levels of hospital and emergency department treatment and prevention of opioid use disorder and opioid overdose and mechanisms for referral to treatment and epidemiological surveillance. By June 2018, all Rhode Island licensed acute care facilities had implemented policies meeting the standards’ requirement…
US drug overdose mortality
Demographic Differences in Medical Students’ Perceptions of Respect for Diversity Among Faculty
Faculty role modeling is critical to medical students’ professional development to provide culturally adept, patient-centered care. The behaviors displayed by faculty can directly influence students’ attitudes and behaviors and is considered a part of the “hidden curriculum.” 1 However, little is known about students’ perceptions of faculty role modeling of respect for diversity. The purpose of our study was to examine the perceptions of faculty …
Continuing increased access to buprenorphine in the United States via telemedicine after Covid-19
Machine learning takes a village
Machine learning methods are well suited to predict neighborhoods at higher vulnerability to an outbreak. These methods show promise as a tool to assess structural vulnerabilities and work to prevent outbreaks at the local level
Shelter Characteristics, Infection Prevention Practices, and Universal Testing for Sars-CoV-2 at Homeless Shelters in 7 US Urban Areas
Objectives. To examine shelter characteristics and infection prevention practices in relation to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection point prevalence during universal testing at homeless shelters in the United States. Methods. SARS-CoV-2 testing was offered to clients and staff at homeless shelters, irrespective of symptoms. Site assessments were conducted from March 30 to June 1, 2020, to collect information on…
Trends in U.S. MD–PhD Program Matriculant Diversity by Sex and Race/Ethnicity
A consistent and sustained increase in the percentage of female and URM matriculants to MD-PhD programs from AYs 2009-2018 was observed, but the annual increases in the percentages across groups were small, and the demographics of the MD-PhD workforce still do not reflect the diversity of the U.S. general population
The Perceived Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Social Needs of Adult Emergency Department Patients
Objectives: We aim to assess the influence of COVID-19 on the social needs of emergency department (ED) patients, and assess patients' access to social services. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 175 purposively sampled adult ED patients. Results: Approximately half of participants stated that COVID-19 negatively impacted their social needs with statistically significant differences observed for race, ethnicity, and insurance stat…
Emotion Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stemming from Opioid Overdose Responding Among Community Laypeople
Statewide Policy to Increase Provision of Take-Home Naloxone at Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Overdose, Rhode Island, 2018‒2019
In 2017, Rhode Island responded to rising overdose deaths by establishing statewide emergency department (ED) treatment standards for opioid overdose and opioid use disorder. One requirement of the policy is that providers prescribe or provide take-home naloxone to anyone presenting to EDs with opioid overdose. Among adults presenting to EDs with opioid overdose from 2018 to 2019, approximately half received take-home naloxone. Receipt of naloxon…
Risk and protective factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among layperson responders to opioid overdose incidents
Responding to opioid overdoses is traumatizing for many and results in a considerable burden of PTSD among layperson responders. As such, we call for trauma-informed interventions that cater to the unique experiences of layperson opioid overdose responders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Characterizing opioid overdose hotspots for place-based overdose prevention and treatment interventions
Neighborhoods with increased prevalence of housing instability and poverty are at highest risk of overdose. The high availability of social services in overdose hotspots presents an opportunity to work with established organizations to prevent overdose deaths
Scaling Emergency Department Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Across California to Reduce Overdose Deaths, 2019–2023
Since April 2019, CA Bridge has worked with emergency departments (EDs) in diverse geographic and emergency care settings across California to scale up low-threshold buprenorphine access, patient navigation programs, harm reduction services, and take-home naloxone. Between April 2019 and June 2023, 268 (81.0%) of 331 acute care hospitals in California received funding and technical assistance from CA Bridge and completed data reporting. These hos…
Integrating Afrocentric praxis in intimate partner violence and HIV care for African, Caribbean, and Black women
Medicine (16 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (9 works) · Opioid (8 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Medical emergency (7 works) · Opioid overdose (7 works) · Drug overdose (6 works)