Michele Matthews, PharmD, BCACP, CPE, FASHP

Affiliated Appointments

• Pain Management Center
• Brigham and Women´s Hospital

Professional Licensure/Certification

• Registered Pharmacist in MA and NJ
• Certified Pain Educator
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP)

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Barreveld AM, Flanagan JM, Arnstein P, Handa S, de la Rosa MFH, Matthews ML, Shaefer JR. Results of a Team Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in a Patient with Pain. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 18:pnab199. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab199. Epub ahead of print.
• Report of the ASHP Opioid Task Force (2020). American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 77(14):1158-1165
• Jamison RN, Scanlan E, Matthews ML, Jurcik DC, Ross EL (2016). Attitudes of primary care practitioners in managing chronic pain patients prescribed opioids for pain: a prospective longitudinal controlled trial. Pain Medicine; 17: 99–113
• Jamison RN, Sheehan KA, Scanlan E, Matthews ML, Ross EL (2014). Beliefs and attitudes about opioid prescribing and chronic pain management: survey of primary care providers. J Opioid Manag; 10(6):375-82
• Suzuki JS, Matthews ML, Brick D, Nguyen MT, Jamison RN, Ellner AL, Tishler LW, Weiss RD (2014). Implementation of a collaborative care management program with buprenorphine in primary care: A comparison between opioid-dependent patients and patients with chronic pain using opioids nonmedically. J Opioid Manag;10(3):159-6
• Matthews ML (2013). The role of dose reduction with NSAID use. Am J Manag Care;19(14 suppl):S273-S277
• Matthews ML (2013). Update on class-wide REMS for extended-release and long-acting opioids: potential impact on community, retail, and ambulatory care pharmacies. J Am Pharm Assoc; 53(1):e1-7. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2013.12025
• Lourenco L, Matthews ML, Jamison RN (2012). Abuse-deterrent and tamper-resistant opioids: how valuable are novel formulations in thwarting non-medical use? Expert Opin Drug Deliv; 1-12
• Matthews ML, Lufkin R (2011). Tapentadol for the management of acute pain. J Pharm Technol; 27:27-34
• Schneider JP, Matthews ML, Jamison RN (2010). Abuse-deterrent and tamper-resistant opioid formulations: what is their role in addressing prescription opioid abuse? CNS Drugs; 24(10): 805-810
• Silva M, Matthews ML, Jarvis CI, Nolan N, Belliveau P, Gandhi P (2007). Meta-analysis of drug-induced adverse events associated with intensive dose statin therapy. Clin Ther; 29:253-260 

PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

• Matthews M.L., Kematick B. (2020) Pharmacological Treatments I - Standard Systemic Analgesic Agents: Acetaminophen, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, and Opioids. In: Hogans, B. B., & Barreveld, A. M. (Eds). Pain care essentials. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
• Matthews M.L. (2019) Musculoskeletal Pain. In: American College of Clinical Pharmacy. ACSAP ambulatory care self-assessment program. Neurologic Care and Pain Management II. Kansas City, MO: ACCP
• Matthews ML, Melika R, Murray Y. (2018). Nonopioid and adjuvant analgesics for acute pain management. (2018). In: Conrad K, ed. Clinical Approaches to Hospital Medicine. 1st ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2018: 225-242
• Matthews ML. (2015). Pharmacologic agents for chronic pelvic pain. In: Chronic Pelvic Pain Management. Urman R, Valovska A eds. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
• Matthews ML. (2015). Pharmacology of intrathecal drugs. In: Surgical Pain Management. In: Ross E, Narang S, Weisheipl eds. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
• Matthews ML, Kedian K. (2012). Vertigo. In: The Five Minute Clinical Consult 2013. Domino F ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (updated annually)
• Matthews ML, Grimes J. (2012). Ulcerative colitis. In: The Five Minute Clinical Consult 2013. Domino F ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (updated annually)
• Matthews ML, Kellerman R. (2012). Addison’s disease. In: The Five Minute Clinical Consult 2013. Domino F ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (updated annually)
• Matthews ML, Ali A. (2009). Low back pain. In: The Five Minute Clinical Consult 2010. Domino F ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Matthews ML, Silk H. (2009). Chronic low back pain. In: Ebell MH, Ferenchick G, Smith M, Barry H, Slawson D, Shaughnessy A, Forsch R, Li S, Wilkes M, Usatine R, eds. Essential Evidence. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons

Awards and Honors

• Faculty Scholarship Showcase Award, Scholarship of Discovery, Presented by MCPHS University, 2018
• Fellow, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 2016
• Excellence in Innovation Award, Presented by the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association on behalf of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, 2015
• Preceptor of the Year, Presented by the School of Pharmacy – Boston; MCPHS University, 2015
• Clinical Center of Excellence Award, Team Award, Presented by the American Pain Society to clinicians and staff of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Pain Management Center, 2015
• Clinical Center of Excellence Award, Team Award, Presented by the American Pain Society to clinicians and staff of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Pain Management Center, 2011
• Community Preceptor Award, Presented by the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Worcester Family Medicine Residency Program; UMass Medical School; Worcester, MA, 2009
• Student Organization Advisor of the Year, Advisor to the MCPHS W/M Student Society of Health System Pharmacists, Presented by the MCPHS W/M Student Government Association, 2006
• Chief Resident, PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, 2002-2003

Memberships/Affiliations

• Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists, 2016 to present
• President-Elect, 2021 to present
• Trustee, 2016 to 2020
• Chair, Membership Committee, 2016 to 2020
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2003 to present
• Membership and Professional Development Committee, Leadership Development SIG, 2020 to present
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2001 to present
• Judge, National Clinical Skills Competition, 2019 to present
• Chair, Section Advisory Group on Pain and Palliative Care, 2014 to 2015
• Vice Chair, Section Advisory Group on Pain and Palliative Care, 2013 to 2014
• Co-coordinator, Clinical Skills Competition Committee, 2013 to 2018
• Chair, SACP Education Steering Committee, 2009 to 2011
• Member, SACP Education Steering Committee, 2006 to 2011
• Member, Section Advisory Group on Pain and Palliative Care, 2011 to present
• Alpha Zeta Omega Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Tau Chapter, 1997 to present