HEAL Pain Research Priorities Workshop: Biomarkers and Predictors

Wed, 11/6/2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Overview

The NIH HEAL Initiative® is developing a strategic plan to establish research priorities for the next phase of the initiative that builds upon its progress to date and ensures that the initiative continues to evolve to provide the greatest benefit to individuals affected by substance use and those living with pain. The strategic plan will draw on input from an array of stakeholders—including scientists, health care providers, advocacy groups, and people with lived and living experience—as well as existing research frameworks. NIH sought input on the HEAL pain research priorities from the research community and people with lived experience with pain in this public workshop.

Co-led by Vivianne Tawfik and Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, presentations and discussion centered around: the lived experience of patients with chronic pain and ways in which their often invisible struggle can be objectively evaluated, predicted and treated; perspectives from both pain and non-pain biomarkers researchers; ideas from other fields that have used biomarkers effectively to develop precision medicine; and industry input regarding the development of biomarkers and predictors.

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