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ArticlePloS one2021

The Second Heart Program-A multidisciplinary team supporting people who inject drugs with infective endocarditis: Protocol of a feasibility study.

Robin Lennox, Larkin Lamarche, Leslie Martin, Tim O'Shea, Emilie Belley-Côté, Anna Cvetkovic, Olivia Virag, Richard Whitlock

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Robin LennoxDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8490-1997
Larkin LamarcheDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Leslie MartinDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9655-1373
Tim O'SheaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Emilie Belley-CôtéDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Anna CvetkovicDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Olivia ViragDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Richard WhitlockPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInfective endocarditis (IE) is a severe and highly prevalent infection among people who inject drugs (PWID). While short-term (30-day) outcomes are similar between PWID and non-PWID, the long-term outcomes among PWID after IE are poor, with 1-year mortality rates in excess of 25%. Novel clinical interventions are needed to address the unique needs of PWID with IE, including increasing access to substance use treatment and addressing structural barriers and social determinants of health. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: PWID with IE will be connected to a multidisciplinary team that will transition with them from hospital to the community. The six components of the Second Heart Team are: (1) peer support worker with lived experience, (2) systems navigator, (3) addiction medicine physician, (4) primary care physician, (5) infectious diseases specialist, (6) cardiovascular surgeon. A convergent mixed-methods study design will be used to test the feasibility of this intervention. We will concurrently collect quantitative and qualitative data and 'mix' at the interpretation stage of the study to answer our research questions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (Project No. 7012). Results will be presented at national and international conferences and submitted for publication in a scientific journal. CLINICAL TRAIL REGISTRARION: Trial registration number: ISRCTN14968657 https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN14968657.

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Clinical Trials as TopicDisease ManagementEndocarditisFeasibility StudiesHumansPatient Care TeamPatient SelectionSubstance Abuse, Intravenous

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PMCPMC8553071

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