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Ward PJ, Young AM, Slavova S, Liford M, Daniels L, Lucas R, Kavuluru R. Deep Neural Networks for Fine-Grained Surveillance of Overdose Mortality. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 1;192(2):257-266. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac180. PubMed PMID: 36222700.
Slavova S, Freeman PR, Rock P, Brancato C, Hargrove S, Liford M, Quesinberry D, Walsh SL. Changing Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality in Kentucky: An Examination of Race and Ethnicity, Age, and Contributing Drugs, 2016-2020. Public Health Rep. 2023 Jan-Feb;138(1):131-139. doi: 10.1177/00333549221074390. Epub 2022 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 35184586; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9730175.
Britch SC, Walsh SL, Vickers-Smith R, Babalonis S, Slavova S. Cannabinoid Poisoning-Related Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Hospitalizations in Kentucky, 2017 to 2019. Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(1):66-76. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2148478. Epub 2022 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 36453437; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9890590.
Lei F, Lofwall MR, Freeman PR, Slade E, Vickers-Smith R, Slavova S. Changes in transmucosal buprenorphine utilization for opioid use disorder treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky. J Rural Health. 2023 Jan;39(1):186-196. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12669. Epub 2022 May 24. PubMed PMID: 35610181; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9348381.
Miracle DK, Slavova S, Brown JR, Dasgupta N, Harris S, Freeman PR. Accuracy and validity of reported opioid prescription days' supply. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Dec;31(12):1253-1261. doi: 10.1002/pds.5528. Epub 2022 Aug 30. PubMed PMID: 36053913; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9729389.
Oyler DR, Slavova S, Brown JR, Dasgupta N, Freeman PR. Kentucky pharmacists' experiences in dispensing abuse-deterrent opioid analgesics. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Nov-Dec;62(6):1836-1842. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.07.017. Epub 2022 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 36031547.
Oyler DR, Slavova S, Freeman PR, Huang Z, Talbert J, Walsh SL, Westgate PM. Broadband internet subscription rates and opioid prescribing via telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Rural Health. 2022 Sep;38(4):900-907. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12653. Epub 2022 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 35224768; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9115233.
Oyler DR, Slade E, Slavova S, Matuszewski PE, Lei F, Herndon B, Johnson S, Moghadamian ES. Effect of a Multimodal Analgesic Protocol on Short-Term and Long-Term Opioid Use After Orthopaedic Trauma. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Aug 1;36(8):326-331. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002346. Epub 2022 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 34999625.
Siddiqi K, Freeman PR, Fanucchi LC, Slavova S. Rural-urban differences in hospitalizations for opioid use-associated infective endocarditis in Kentucky, 2016-2019. J Rural Health. 2022 Jun;38(3):604-611. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12605. Epub 2021 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 34143913.
Dasgupta N, Brown JR, Nocera M, Lazard A, Slavova S, Freeman PR. Abuse-Deterrent Opioids: A Survey of Physician Beliefs, Behaviors, and Psychology. Pain Ther. 2022 Mar;11(1):133-151. doi: 10.1007/s40122-021-00343-z. Epub 2021 Dec 6. PubMed PMID: 34870790; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8861217.
Hansen AC, Slavova S, O'Brien JM. Rural residency as a risk factor for severe maternal morbidity. J Rural Health. 2022 Jan;38(1):161-170. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12567. Epub 2021 Mar 8. PubMed PMID: 33682958.
Rock PJ, Quesinberry D, Singleton MD, Slavova S. Emergency Medical Services and Syndromic Surveillance: A Comparison With Traditional Surveillance and Effects on Timeliness. Public Health Rep. 2021 Nov-Dec;136(1_suppl):72S-79S. doi: 10.1177/00333549211018673. PubMed PMID: 34726974; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8573779.
Root ED, Slavova S, LaRochelle M, Feaster DJ, Villani J, Defiore-Hyrmer J, El-Bassel N, Ergas R, Gelberg K, Jackson R, Manchester K, Parikh M, Rock P, Walsh SL. The impact of the national stay-at-home order on emergency department visits for suspected opioid overdose during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Nov 1;228:108977. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108977. Epub 2021 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 34598100; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8397502.
Larochelle MR, Slavova S, Root ED, Feaster DJ, Ward PJ, Selk SC, Knott C, Villani J, Samet JH. Disparities in Opioid Overdose Death Trends by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2019, From the HEALing Communities Study. Am J Public Health. 2021 Oct;111(10):1851-1854. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306431. Epub 2021 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 34499540; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8561170.
Slavova S, Quesinberry D, Hargrove S, Rock P, Brancato C, Freeman PR, Walsh SL. Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Kentucky, 2019-2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2116391. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16391. PubMed PMID: 34255054; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8278264.
Oh G, Slavova S, Freeman PR. Characterization of gabapentin use in Kentucky after reclassification as a Schedule V controlled substance. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2021 May-Jun;61(3):e86-e92. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2020.12.012. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 33422420.
Gabella BA, Hathaway JE, Hume B, Johnson J, Costich JF, Slavova S, Liu AY. Multisite medical record review of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury. Inj Prev. 2021 Mar;27(S1):i42-i48. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043510. PubMed PMID: 33674332; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7948178.
Peterson A, Gabella BA, Johnson J, Hume B, Liu A, Costich JF, Hathaway J, Slavova S, Johnson R, Breiding M. Multisite medical record review of emergency department visits for unspecified injury of head following the ICD-10-CM coding transition. Inj Prev. 2021 Mar;27(S1):i13-i18. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043517. PubMed PMID: 33674328; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7948189.
Hansen A, Quesinberry D, Akpunonu P, Martin J, Slavova S. Validation of ICD-10-CM codes for injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium: a medical record review. Inj Prev. 2021 Mar;27(S1):i9-i12. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043512. PubMed PMID: 33674327; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7948181.
Hansen A, Slavova D, Cooper G, Zummer J, Costich J. An emergency department medical record review for adolescent intentional self-harm injuries. Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Jan 8;8(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s40621-020-00293-8. PubMed PMID: 33413622; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7791795.
Brown JR, Oh G, Wang Y, Slavova S, Delcher C, Dasgupta N, Freeman PR. Variation in Abuse-Deterrent Formulation Opioid Prescribing in California, Florida, and Kentucky in 2018. J Rural Health. 2021 Jan;37(1):23-28. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12496. Epub 2020 Jul 19. PubMed PMID: 32686223.
Warwick J, Slavova S, Bush J, Costich J. Validation of ICD-10-CM surveillance codes for traumatic brain injury inpatient hospitalizations. Brain Inj. 2020 Dec 5;34(13-14):1763-1770. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2020.1849801. Epub 2020 Dec 6. PubMed PMID: 33280404; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7808251.
Slavova S, LaRochelle MR, Root ED, Feaster DJ, Villani J, Knott CE, Talbert J, Mack A, Crane D, Bernson D, Booth A, Walsh SL. Operationalizing and selecting outcome measures for the HEALing Communities Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Dec 1;217:108328. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108328. Epub 2020 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 33091844; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7531340.
Slavova S, Rock P, Bush HM, Quesinberry D, Walsh SL. Signal of increased opioid overdose during COVID-19 from emergency medical services data. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Sep 1;214:108176. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108176. Epub 2020 Jul 10. PubMed PMID: 32717504; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7351024.
Pauly NJ, Delcher C, Slavova S, Lindahl E, Talbert J, Freeman PR. Trends in Gabapentin Prescribing in a Commercially Insured U.S. Adult Population, 2009-2016. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020 Mar;26(3):246-252. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.3.246. PubMed PMID: 32105169; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7155217.
Slavova S, Quesinberry D, Costich JF, Pasalic E, Martinez P, Martin J, Eustice S, Akpunonu P, Bunn TL. ICD-10-CM-Based Definitions for Emergency Department Opioid Poisoning Surveillance: Electronic Health Record Case Confirmation Study. Public Health Rep. 2020 Mar/Apr;135(2):262-269. doi: 10.1177/0033354920904087. Epub 2020 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 32040923; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7036606.
Luu H, Slavova S, Freeman PR, Lofwall M, Browning S, Slade E, Bush H. Association between buprenorphine/naloxone and high-dose opioid analgesic prescribing in Kentucky, 2012-2017. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Dec 1;205:107606. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107606. Epub 2019 Oct 3. PubMed PMID: 31606590.
Ward PJ, Rock PJ, Slavova S, Young AM, Bunn TL, Kavuluru R. Enhancing timeliness of drug overdose mortality surveillance: A machine learning approach. PLoS One. 2019;14(10):e0223318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223318. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31618226; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6795484.
Quesinberry D, Bunn TL, Hargrove S, Slavova S. Impact of a Drug Overdose Decedent Toxicology Testing Legislative Mandate on Informing Coroner Death Investigation and Certification Practices. Acad Forensic Pathol. 2019 Mar;9(1-2):66-80. doi: 10.1177/1925362119851127. Epub 2019 Sep 6. PubMed PMID: 34394792; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8351054.
Slavova S, Delcher C, Buchanich JM, Bunn TL, Goldberger BA, Costich JF. Methodological Complexities in Quantifying Rates of Fatal Opioid-Related Overdose. Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2019;6(2):263-274. doi: 10.1007/s40471-019-00201-9. Epub 2019 May 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 31259141; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6559129.
Bunn TL, Slavova S, Rock PJ. Association between commercial vehicle driver at-fault crashes involving sleepiness/fatigue and proximity to rest areas and truck stops. Accid Anal Prev. 2019 May;126:3-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.11.022. Epub 2017 Nov 22. PubMed PMID: 29174330.
Delcher C, Slavova S, Wang Y, Henry SG. Opioid Prescribing Before and After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2016 Opioid Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Apr 16;170(8):581-582. doi: 10.7326/L19-0053. PubMed PMID: 30986838.
Luu H, Slavova S, Freeman PR, Lofwall M, Browning S, Bush H. Trends and Patterns of Opioid Analgesic Prescribing: Regional and Rural-Urban Variations in Kentucky From 2012 to 2015. J Rural Health. 2019 Jan;35(1):97-107. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12300. Epub 2018 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 29664203.
Slavova S, Costich JF, Luu H, Fields J, Gabella BA, Tarima S, Bunn TL. Interrupted time series design to evaluate the effect of the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM coding transition on injury hospitalization trends. Inj Epidemiol. 2018 Oct 1;5(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s40621-018-0165-8. PubMed PMID: 30270412; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6165830.
Slavova S, Costich JF, Bunn TL, Luu H, Singleton M, Hargrove SL, Triplett JS, Quesinberry D, Ralston W, Ingram V. Corrigendum to "Heroin and fentanyl overdoses in Kentucky: Epidemiology and surveillance" [International Journal of Drug Policy 46 (2017) 120-129]. Int J Drug Policy. 2018 Aug;58:92. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 Jun 7. PubMed PMID: 29886383.
Witt WS, Bunn TL, Slavova S. Workers compensation-reported injuries among security and law enforcement personnel in the private versus public sectors. Inj Epidemiol. 2018 Jul 2;5(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s40621-018-0156-9. PubMed PMID: 29961925; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6026584.
Bunn TL, Slavova S, Chandler M, Hanner N, Singleton M. Surveillance of traffic incident management-related occupational fatalities in Kentucky, 2005-2016. Traffic Inj Prev. 2018 May 19;19(4):446-453. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1432042. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 29381397.
Slavova S, Miller A, Bunn TL, White JR, Kirschke D, Light T, Christy D, Thompson G, Winecker R. Prevalence of gabapentin in drug overdose postmortem toxicology testing results. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 May 1;186:80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.018. Epub 2018 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 29554591.
Cruz Y, Bunn TL, Hanner N, Slavova S. Characterization of Foreign-Born vs. Native-Born Worker Fatalities in Kentucky, 2001-2014. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr;20(2):448-455. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0550-3. PubMed PMID: 28197863.
Pauly NJ, Slavova S, Delcher C, Freeman PR, Talbert J. Features of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with reduced rates of prescription opioid-related poisonings. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Mar 1;184:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.12.002. Epub 2018 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 29402676; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5854200.
Hargrove SL, Bunn TL, Slavova S, Quesinberry D, Corey T, Ralston W, Singleton MD, Ingram V. Establishment of a comprehensive drug overdose fatality surveillance system in Kentucky to inform drug overdose prevention policies, interventions and best practices. Inj Prev. 2018 Feb;24(1):60-67. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042308. Epub 2017 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 28739777.
Delcher C, Chen G, Wang Y, Slavova S, Goldberger BA. Fatal poisonings involving propoxyphene before and after voluntary withdrawal from the United States' market: An analysis from the state of Florida. Forensic Sci Int. 2017 Nov;280:228-232. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.10.008. Epub 2017 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 29080523.
Slavova S, Costich JF, Bunn TL, Luu H, Singleton M, Hargrove SL, Triplett JS, Quesinberry D, Ralston W, Ingram V. Heroin and fentanyl overdoses in Kentucky: Epidemiology and surveillance. Int J Drug Policy. 2017 Aug;46:120-129. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.051. Epub 2017 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 28735777.
Chandler MD, Bunn TL, Slavova S. Narrative and quantitative analyses of workers' compensation-covered injuries in short-haul vs. long-haul trucking. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2017 Mar;24(1):120-130. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2016.1170041. Epub 2016 May 4. PubMed PMID: 27142559.
Slavova S, Bunn TL, Hargrove SL, Corey T, Ingram V. Linking death certificates, post-mortem toxicology, and prescription history data for better identification of populations at increased risk for drug intoxication deaths. Pharmaceutical medicine. 2017; 31:155-165. doi: 10.1007/s40290-017-0185-7.
Ranzenberger K, Bunn TL, Slavova S. Healthcare Industry Injuries by Patient Contact Status in Kentucky, 2012-2014. South Med J. 2016 Oct;109(10):599-605. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000544. PubMed PMID: 27706494.
Zanjani F, Smith R, Slavova S, Charnigo R, Schoenberg N, Martin C, Clayton R. Concurrent alcohol and medication poisoning hospital admissions among older rural and urban residents. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2016 Jul;42(4):422-30. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2016.1154966. Epub 2016 May 16. PubMed PMID: 27184414; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4998842.
Brinker K, Jacobs T, Shire J, Bunn T, Chalmers J, Dang G, Flammia D, Higgins S, Lackovic M, Lavender A, Lewis JS, Li Y, Harduar Morano L, Porter A, Rauscher K, Slavova S, Watkins S, Zhang L, Funk R. Fatal Work-Related Injuries: Southeastern United States, 2008-2011. Workplace Health Saf. 2016 Apr;64(4):135-40. doi: 10.1177/2165079915607873. Epub 2015 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 26467194.
Bunn TL, Ouyang BJ, Slavova S. Newborn Congenital Malformations Associated With Prenatal Exposure to Drugs in Kentucky, 2009-2013. South Med J. 2016 Feb;109(2):124-9. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000412. PubMed PMID: 26840971.
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