In this episode, Dr. James Whedon and I discuss his research on chiropractic, opioids, adverse events, risk of injury, medicare, and much more. For instance, his research found the likelihood of filling a prescription for an opioid analgesic was significantly lower for recipients of services delivered by doctors of chiropractic compared with nonrecipients. Dr. Jim Whedon is Director of Health Services Research at Southern California University of Health Sciences and adjunct instructor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He holds a DC degree from Logan College and an MS from Dartmouth College. He has authored 33 peer reviewed publications. He is advisor to the Project for Integrative Health and the Triple Aim, co-chair of the research working group of The Academic Consortium for Integrative Health, charter member of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, and recipient of the Jerome F. McAndrews DC Memorial Research Fund Award from NCMIC Foundation.
Dr. Jim Whedon is a national award-winning, NIH-funded clinical and health services investigator with interests in trauma, integrative medicine, spinal disorders and Medicare health policy. Experience in clinical database development and medical editing. IRB and editorial advisory board member. Licensed chiropractic physician with 25 years clinical experience. Faculty appointment with Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Much of his research has focused upon geographic variations in access to chiropractic services under Medicare. He conducts observational research using claims and registry data.
Dr. Whedon’s long-term research goals are to improve access to health services that people need and want, and to improve quality through systematic care of acute problems and conservative upstream care of chronic problems. He has a particular interest in helping to improve access to care for vulnerable populations.
He is also a member of the Advisory Team, Project for Integrative Health and the Triple Aim, and of the Research Working Group, Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC).
See Dr. Whedon’s list of publications on researchgate.net.
How to cite this episode:
Smith DL. Chiropractic Science: Chiropractic, Opioids, Adverse Drug Events, and Medicare with Dr. James Whedon [internet]. Eaton, Ohio; Aug 23, 2018. Podcast: 1:05:21. Available from: https://chiropracticscience.com/podcast/drjameswhedon/
Below is a list of the articles Dr. Whedon discusses in this episode:
| 1. | Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low Back Pain and Risk of Adverse Drug Events. |
| Whedon JM, Toler AWJ, Goehl JM, Kazal LA. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 Jun;41(5):383-388. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.01.004. Epub 2018 May 26. | |
| PMID: 29843912 [PubMed – in process] | |
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| 2. | Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low-Back Pain and Use of Prescription Opioids. |
| Whedon JM, Toler AWJ, Goehl JM, Kazal LA. | |
| J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Jun;24(6):552-556. doi: 10.1089/acm.2017.0131. Epub 2018 Feb 22. | |
| PMID: 29470104 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
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| 3. | Relevance of Quality Measurement to Integrative Healthcare in the United States. |
| Whedon JM, Punzo M, Dehen R, Menard MB, Fogel D, Olejownik J. | |
| J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Nov;22(11):853-858. Epub 2016 Sep 23. | |
| PMID: 27660896 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
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| 4. | The Association Between Use of Chiropractic Care and Costs of Care Among Older Medicare Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and Multiple Comorbidities. |
| Weeks WB, Leininger B, Whedon JM, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Swenson R, O’Malley AJ, Goertz CM. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Feb;39(2):63-75.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.01.006. Epub 2016 Feb 19. | |
| PMID: 26907615 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article | |
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| 5. | Risk of traumatic injury associated with chiropractic spinal manipulation in Medicare Part B beneficiaries aged 66 to 99 years. |
| Whedon JM, Mackenzie TA, Phillips RB, Lurie JD. | |
| Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Feb 15;40(4):264-70. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000725. | |
| PMID: 25494315 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article | |
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| 6. | Risk of stroke after chiropractic spinal manipulation in medicare B beneficiaries aged 66 to 99 years with neck pain. |
| Whedon JM, Song Y, Mackenzie TA, Phillips RB, Lukovits TG, Lurie JD. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Feb;38(2):93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.12.001. Epub 2015 Jan 14. | |
| PMID: 25596875 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article | |
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| 7. | Comparing Propensity Score Methods for Creating Comparable Cohorts of Chiropractic Users and Nonusers in Older, Multiply Comorbid Medicare Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. |
| Weeks WB, Tosteson TD, Whedon JM, Leininger B, Lurie JD, Swenson R, Goertz CM, O’Malley AJ. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Nov-Dec;38(9):620-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Nov 5. | |
| PMID: 26547763 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article | |
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