U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Multi-Disciplinary Working Group
Wed, 9/1/2021 - 11:00am
Thu, 9/2/2021 - 4:30pm
The Multi-Disciplinary Working Group serves as a fact-finding body of experts external to NIH to provide input to guide Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®, research. The working group assists the NIH Institute and Center (IC) Advisory Councils to help ensure that NIH HEAL Initiative research meets the bold, trans-NIH goals for the initiative. Its meetings serve as a forum to engage partners in the private sector and research community, provide a transparent venue for stakeholders and members of the public, and help facilitate exchange of scientific information among NIH HEAL Initiative projects.
Videocast link: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42603
Topics Covered
- Learn about recent NIH HEAL Initiative research accomplishments.
- Receive an update on opioid misuse and overdose trends.
- Hear about the latest HEAL activities on patient engagement, training and collaboration opportunities.
- Learn about the HEAL Data Ecosystem and how the cloud based platform will be used to make the data collected from the initiative more accessible.
Agenda
Day 1 (September 1, 2021)
Session 1: HEAL Research Underway (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
11:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
Speaker: Francis Collins, Director, NIH
11:15 am
HEAL Initiative: Overview of Current Research and Activities
Speakers:
Rebecca Baker, Director, NIH HEAL Initiative, Office of the Director, NIH
Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Jess Mazerik, Director, HEAL Data Ecosystem
Topics: select research accomplishments, update on overdose trends, HEAL activities underway (HEAL Community Partnership Committee, patient engagement, training), HEAL Data Ecosystem
11:45 am
General Discussion
12:00 pm
Break
Session 2: FY21 Research Under Consideration (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)
Day 2 (September 2, 2021)
Session 3: FY22 Research Under Consideration (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)
Session 4: Meeting Summary and Next Steps (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)
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The Multi-Disciplinary Working Group serves as a fact-finding body of experts external to NIH to provide input to guide Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, research.