Innovative methodologies for testing SBIRT in six emergency departments: The Clinical Trials Network’s SMART-ED trial.

This collection of presentations from the 8th International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems (INEBRIA) conference begins with an introduction by Harold Perl of the Center for the Clinical Trials Network at NIDA, providing an overview of the mission of the CTN and information on how to access the CTN Dissemination Library.

Dan Fischer’s presentation follows, with a review of the research on Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) intervention design, outcomes, implementation, and cost benefits.

Next, Dennis Donovan’s slides describe the study design for SMART-ED (Screening, Motivational Assessment and Referral to Treatment in Emergency Departments), the CTN’s protocol evaluating the use of SBIRT for drug use patients presenting for treatment in the emergency department.

Alyssa Forcehimes’s presentation looks at factors associated with effective implementation of SBIRT delivered in an emergency room setting.

And closing out the symposium is Michael Bogenschutz, reviewing the screening tools and procedures used in SMART-ED to identify problematic substance users in medical emergency departments.

Related protocols: CTN-0047