Scholars@Duke
Dana Cooley Clifton

Dana Cooley Clifton

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Selected Publications

Impact of an innovative curriculum on medical student preparedness for interprofessional practice

Journal Article Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice · December 1, 2025 Interprofessional education (IPE), defined by the World Health Organization as a process that “occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other”1 is well-established as an important contributor to improvin ... Full text Cite

Outcomes of a Hospitalist-Led Consult Service for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Propensity Score Weighted Study.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · November 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces mortality and is the standard of care yet use remains low. Hospitalist-led treatment can fill important gaps in care for patients with OUD. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate effectiveness of a hospitalist-led ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stigmatizing and affirming provider language in medical records on hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder.

Journal Article J Hosp Med · January 2025 BACKGROUND: Stigma within the healthcare environment limits access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), even as OUD results in significant morbidity and mortality. Language in clinical documentation affects patient experience and future care through ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of Opioid Use Disorder Among Peripartum Individuals During Hospitalization

Journal Article Journal of Addiction Medicine · January 1, 2025 Objectives: Peripartum opioid use disorder (OUD) is a significant public health concern. Although hospital admission for labor and delivery is common, little is known about hospitalized peripartum individuals with OUD or their inpatient management. The pur ... Full text Cite

Non-overdose acute care hospitalizations for opioid use disorder among commercially-insured adults: a retrospective cohort study.

Journal Article Addict Sci Clin Pract · July 11, 2023 BACKGROUND: Acute care inpatient admissions outside of psychiatric facilities have been increasingly identified as a critical touchpoint for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. We sought to describe non-opioid overdose hospitalizations with documented OUD ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation of a comprehensive hospitalist-led initiative to improve care for patients with opioid use disorder.

Journal Article J Hosp Med · June 2022 BACKGROUND: As opioid-related hospitalizations rise, hospitals must be prepared to evaluate and treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). We implemented a hospitalist-led program, Project Caring for patients with Opioid Misuse through Evidence-based T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Tales from the frontlines: An alarming rise in hospitalizations related to opioid use disorder in the era of COVID-19.

Journal Article J Opioid Manag · 2021 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had harmful effects on the opioid epidemic. While a negative effect was predicted, we report on this reality in the hospital setting. We have seen a sharp rise in hospitalized patients with opioid use di ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Tablet-Based Educational Tool: Toward More Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Education.

Journal Article Clin Pediatr (Phila) · September 2018 There is a paucity of data on the impact of mobile technology on physician-led education in the pediatric population. We performed a prospective pilot study in a pediatric diabetes clinic to evaluate the impact of tablet-based patient education. A total of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Suboptimal HIV Testing Among Patients Admitted With Pneumonia: A Missed Opportunity.

Journal Article AIDS Educ Prev · August 2017 Patients admitted with pneumonia are at higher risk for HIV and should be routinely screened. We examined a retrospective cohort of patients admitted to Duke University Health System with a primary diagnosis of pneumonia. During the study period, 6,951 per ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected infants and children in northern Tanzania.

Journal Article Pediatr Infect Dis J · July 2013 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common cause of bloodstream infections among HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We found no cases of mycobacteremia among 93 ill, HIV-infected children in northern ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Predicting mortality for paediatric inpatients where malaria is uncommon.

Journal Article Arch Dis Child · October 2012 OBJECTIVE: As the proportion of children living low malaria transmission areas in sub-Saharan Africa increases, approaches for identifying non-malarial severe illness need to be evaluated to improve child outcomes. DESIGN: As a prospective cohort study, we ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite