Professor
Phone: (503) 494-1177
Fax: (503) 494-4981
E-mail: mccartyd@ohsu.edu
BA (1971) University of Kentucky
MA (1976) University of Kentucky
PhD (1978) University of Kentucky
Abuse of alcohol and other drugs is associated with substantial
negative impacts on the nation’s health and economy. Through
collaboration with colleagues in the department, policy makers in
state and local government, and practitioners in community treatment
programs, I seek to increase support for the treatment of alcohol
and drug abuse, improve the quality of treatment services, and link
policy, practice and research.
- Director, Substance Abuse Policy Center in the Oregon Health
Policy Institute – the SAPC works with state and local policy
makers to improve the quality of services and the use of data on
substance abuse treatment.
- Principal Investigator, Oregon/Hawaii Node of the National Drug
Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (funding from the National
Institute on Drug Abuse) – the Oregon/Hawaii Node of the Clinical
Trials Network is one of 17 research centers testing emerging drug
abuse treatments in community treatment settings.
- Principal Investigator, Evaluation of the Network for the
Improvement of Addiction Treatment (funding from the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation) – The Network uses process improvement
and quality improvement tools to enhance access and retention in
alcohol and drug abuse treatment services.
Dennis McCarty, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Public
Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University
in Portland, Oregon and Principal Investigator for the Oregon/Hawaii Node
of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Clinical Trial Network.
Dr. McCarty collaborates with policy makers in state and federal
government and with community based programs to conduct studies
that examine the organization, financing, and delivery of publicly
funded substance abuse treatment services. He is the Principal Investigator
on grants and contracts funded through the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse,
and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Between 1989 and 1995
he served as the Director of the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance
Abuse Services for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
He was appointed to two Institute of Medicine committees and was
a co-editor for both reports "Managing Managed Care: Quality
Improvement in Behavioral Health Care" and "Bridging
the Gap Between Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships with
Community-Based Drug and Alcohol Treatment."
(click below for a full list of publications)
Capoccia, V.A., Cotter, F., Gustafson, D.H., Cassidy, E., Ford, J., Madden, L., Owens, B.H., Farnum, S.O., McCarty, D., Molfenter, T. (2007). Making "Stone Soup": How process improvement is changing the addiction treatment field. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety,33(2), 95-103.
McCarty, D., Fuller, B., Arfken, C., Miller, M., Nunes, E.V. and the Baseline Survey Research Team (in press). The direct care workforce in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: Characteristics, opinions and beliefs. Psychiatric Services, (in press).
Rieckmann, T., Daley, M., Fuller, B., Thomas, C. P. & McCarty, D. (in press). Counselor and client attitudes toward the use of medications for the treatment of opioid dependence. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 32, 53-60.
Fuller, B., Guydish, J., Tsoh, J., Reid, M.S., Resnick, M., Zammarelli, L., Ziedonis, D.M., Sears, C. & McCarty, D. (in press). Attitudes toward the integration of smoking cessation treatment in drug abuse clinics. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, (in press) (available on-line in advance of publication).
Kovas, A.E., McFarland, B.F., Boverman, J., McCarty, D., Thayer, J.A. (in press). Buprenorphine for acute heroin detoxification: Diffusion of research into practice. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, in press (available on-line in advance of publication).
McCarty, D., Gustafson, D.H., Wisdom, J.P., Ford, J., Choi, D., Molfenter, T., Capoccia, V., Cotter, F. (in press). The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx): Enhancing access and retention. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.10.009 (available on-line in advance of publication).
Wisdom JP, Ford JH, Hayes RA, Hoffman K, Edmundson E, McCarty D. (2006). Addiction Treatment Agencies' Use of Data: A Qualitative Assessment. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research. 33, 394-407.
Fuller, B., Rieckmann, T., McCarty, D., Ringor-Carty, R. & Kennard, S. (2006). Elimination of methadone treatment benefits in the Oregon Health Plan: Patient impacts. Psychiatric Services, 57 (5), 686 - 691.
McCarty, D., Edmundson, E. & Hartnett, T. (2006). Charting a path between research and practice in alcoholism treatment. Alcohol, Health & Research, 29 (1), 5 - 10.
Schackman, B.R., Merrill, J.O., McCarty, D., Levi, J. & Lubinski, C. (2006). Overcoming policy and financing barriers to integrated buprenorphine and HIV primary care. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 43, Supplement 4, S247 * S253.
Fuller, B., Rieckmann, T., McCarty, D., Ringor-Carty, R. & Kennard, S. (2006). Elimination of methadone treatment benefits in the Oregon Health Plan: Patient impacts. Psychiatric Services, 57 (5), 686 - 691.
McCarty, D., Edmundson, E. & Hartnett, T. (2006). Charting a path between research and practice in alcoholism treatment. Alcohol, Health & Research, 29 (1), 5 - 10.
Full List of McCarty Publications |
