U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Multi-Disciplinary Working Group
Wed, 2/15/2023 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Thu, 2/16/2023 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
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 - February 15, 2023
11:00 a.m.
Welcome and Roll Call
Rebecca Baker, Director, NIH HEAL Initiative, Office of the Director, NIH
11:10 a.m.
HEAL Overview
Rebecca Baker, Director, NIH HEAL Initiative
11:25 a.m.
Discussion
Research Under Consideration: Enhancing Pain Management
11:45 a.m.
Preclinical and Translational Research in Pain Management
Michael Oshinsky, NINDS and Christine Colvis, NCATS
11:55 a.m.
Discussion
12:20 p.m.
Clinical Research in Pain Management
Linda Porter, NINDS and Jane Atkinson, NCATS
12:45 p.m.
Discussion
1:30 p.m.
Meeting Summary and Next Steps
1:45 p.m.
Adjourn
Day 2 - February 16, 2023
11:00 a.m.
Welcome and Day Two Overview
11:10 a.m.
Translation of Research to Practice for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
Tisha Wiley, NIDA and Wendy Weber, NCCIH
11:40 a.m.
Discussion
12:25 p.m.
New Strategies to Prevent and Treat Opioid Addiction
Alex Talkovsky, NIMH
12:40 p.m.
Discussion
1:00 pm
BREAK
1:15 pm
Novel Therapeutic Options for Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose
Ivan Montoya, NIDA and Kentner Singleton, NIAID
1:45 pm
Review of HEAL Addiction and Pain Research Programs and Future Direction
Nora Volkov, Walter Koroshetz, Rebecca Baker
2:45 p.m.
General Discussion and Next Steps
Rebecca Baker, NIH HEAL Initiative
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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