U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Multi-Disciplinary Working Group
Tue, 8/30/2022 - 10:00am - 2:30pm
Wed, 8/31/2022 - 10:00am - 1:30pm
Overview
The Multi-Disciplinary Working Group serves as a fact-finding body of experts external to the National Institutes of Health (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 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.
Goal
Facilitate sharing of expertise from MDWG relevant to the NIH HEAL Initiative and to specific HEAL projects and discuss specific HEAL research studies to achieve portfolio balance.
Day 1 (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Session 1: HEAL Research Underway
10:00 am
Speaker: Rebecca Baker, Director, NIH HEAL Initiative
10:10 am
Opportunities and Challenges in Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose
Speaker: Nora Volkow, Director, NIDA
10:20 am
Advancing Research on Pain Management
Speaker: Walter Koroshetz, NINDS
10:30 am
General Discussion
10:45 am – 2:00pm (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)
FY2022 Research Under Consideration: Preventing and Treating Opioid Misuse and Overdose
2:00 pm
Day 1 Meeting Summary
2:30 pm
Adjourn
DAY 2 (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)
Session 2: HEAL Research Under Consideration
10:00 am
Welcome
10:05 am – 1:15 pm
FY2022 Research Under Consideration: Pain Management
1:15 pm
Review of the Meeting, Next Steps and Plans for Next MDWG Meeting
1:30 pm
Adjourn
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About Multi-Disciplinary Working Group
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.
March 2022 Multi-Disciplinary Working Group
The Multi-Disciplinary Working Group serves as a fact-finding body of experts external to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide input to guide Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®, research.
September 2021 Multi-Disciplinary Working Group
This 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.