Eleanor Turi, PhD, MSHP, RN
@eleanorturi.bsky.social
PhD health services researcher, wound care & PICU nurse, harm reduction advocate alum @ncsp-penn.bsky.social
Excited to share my recent pub, www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Attitudes, stigma, self-efficacy, and norms all affect wound care nurses' delivery of harm reduction care to people who use drugs. Intervention work targeting behavior is needed to improve access to care. #coincidenceanalysis
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As a wound care nurse + researcher, watching The Pitt tackle xylazine wounds felt personal. They got some things right—but missed key realities. Here’s my take 👇 open.substack.com/pub/eleanort...
As a harm reduction researcher, I've seen that encampment sweeps don’t fix homelessness. They disrupt care, fracture trust, and make it harder to get care. Residents are asking for low-barrier safe sleep sites, storage, and dignity. That’s not radical. It's public health. archive.ph/ewTbD
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New study: By 2023, primary care NPs were the largest bup prescribers for Medicaid patients with OUD in Philly. NPs & MDs treated similar complexity & ending the X‑waiver didn’t change prescribing Grateful for my partners at Penn/CBH/DBHIDS who made this work possible 💙 doi.org/10.1097/jxx....
Buprenorphine prescribing is increasingly delivered by primary care nurse practitioners to Medicaid beneficiaries - PubMed
NPs play a critical role in expanding access to buprenorphine treatment for Medicaid patients with OUD. Similar patient complexity across providers supports the potential for broader NP involvement in OUD care. The lack of change after X-waiver removal suggests that other factors influence prescribi …
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PA rolled out a Medicaid street place-of-service code in 2023. We talked to 13 orgs across PA. Only 4 are using it. Barriers: burdensome; fee-for-service doesn’t fit the mission; provider eligibility is narrow. Time to expand eligibility (RNs 😊) and rethink payment models. @ncsp-penn.bsky.social
#Breaking: SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump. www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs
SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.
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📉 Medicaid cuts could strip opioid treatment from 150,000 people, LDI and @bostonu.bsky.social researchers warn. A @nytimes.com editorial says this threatens the 25% drop in overdose deaths since 2023. Progress is fragile — and lives are at risk. Read the editorial: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | America Was Finally Turning a Corner on Opioids. Until Now.
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Low-barrier wound care is critical for people who use drugs, especially as xylazine drives a surge in necrotic wounds. LDI's @eleanorturi.bsky.social, Shoshana Aronowitz, Amanda Bettencourt, @dsmandell.bsky.social, Courtney Wolk, & colleagues show how we can scale this care effectively.
Grateful for the opportunity to raise awareness about energy insecurity - an important and understudied issue expected to worsen in the face of climate change.
Penn NCSP@ncsp-penn.bsky.social · last yr.Our scholar, @joniqua.bsky.social published an article in @inquirer.com highlighting that extreme heat isn’t just uncomfortable—it’s a serious public health threat. She advocates for PA to consider utility shutoff protections during heat waves. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... #AdvocacyinAction
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Nurse practitioners are increasingly filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population explodes and the number of geriatricians declines. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink - KFF Health News
The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010.
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Dr. Oz walked through Kensington to hear how crucial Medicaid is in fighting the overdose crisis, but the work requirements he backs will cut care. Most people with substance use disorders are already locked out of the job market. Tying healthcare to work ignores that reality—and puts lives at risk.
Aubrey Whelan@aubreywhelan.bsky.social · last yr.Dr. Oz was in Philly today, defending the GOP budget on local TV and taking a tour of Kensington with city officials who tried to impress on him the importance of Medicaid in their plans to battle the addiction crisis: www.inquirer.com/politics/meh...
Our mixed methods study on strategies to scale up low barrier wound care for people who use drugs is now published in Harm Reduction Journal. Grateful to our community partners and participants for their insight. Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #harmreduction #woundcare #xylazine
Scaling up low barrier wound care for people who use drugs: a mixed methods study - Harm Reduction Journal
Background People who use drugs (PWUD) have long required wound care—a need that has become more urgent with the rise of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer in the street opioid supply associated with ne...
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New pub: Better nurse work environments, education, and skill mix = better outcomes for patients with chronic wounds—lower mortality, shorter stays, and safer discharges. Bedside nurses matter. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #nursing #woundcare #healthpolicy #nursingresearch
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Bedside RNs and PhD nurses are essential to health care, but nurse-scientists are forced to choose between caring for patients and driving research forward. We need to invest in nurses who can do both. Our new @statnews.com op-ed is out: www.statnews.com/2025/04/28/n... #Nursing #FirstOpinion
Nurse-scientists shouldn’t have to choose between research and caring for patients
While physician-scientists are supported in splitting their time between research and clinical work, nurse-scientists are not.
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At #ENRS2025, Julie Szymaszek presented our study on improving low-barrier wound care for people who use drugs. Using community-engaged research, we identified strategies to expand care. Thanks to our partners & ENRS for the platform! #HarmReduction #ImplementationScience #NursingResearch #ENRS
Proud of our staff Scout Gilson who was interviewed for this excellent @npr.org piece from @brianmannadk.bsky.social. Grateful for her & the many other advocates + service providers whose expertise + passion contribute to the reduction in OD fatalities across the nation. www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n...
As fentanyl deaths plunge, communities scramble to help survivors
Deaths from street fentanyl have dropped more than thirty percent. That's good news. But it means cities and small towns face far more deeply ill people addicted to toxic drugs.
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BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order that attempts to restrict all schools that receive federal funds from protecting trans and nonbinary students or supporting diversity measures, while at the same time purporting to advance "patriotic education." www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Some worthwhile charities to consider donating to, especially if you are in Philly. share.inquirer.com/LjrUO5
Five Opinion writers on their favorite charities to support this holiday season | Opinion
The Inquirer Opinion team highlights charities working on food security, tech literacy, housing, and support for victims of gun violence.
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In support of the White House's issuance of an executive order allowing state Medicaid to reimburse locked storage counseling, we provide a perspective on why this is important, effective, and cost-conscious. #healthpolicy #GVP #MedSky #2024FirearmResearchConf www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Investing In Safety: Reimbursing Safe Firearm Storage Counseling | Health Affairs Forefront
State Medicaid organizations must encourage clinicians to prioritize firearm injury prevention.
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Mobile healthcare is vital to addressing the wound care crisis in Philly, especially for those experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders. A proposed bill seeks to limit these services in Kensington. People deserve care in their communities. Read more: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Banning mobile care in Kensington will lead to amputations, hospitalizations, maybe even death | Opinion
No shirt, no shoes, no wound care? A bill proposing a ban on mobile services runs counter to best health care practices, writes street wound care nurse and researcher Eleanor Turi.
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