HEAL Pain Research Priorities Workshop: Implementation and Health Services

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 invites the research community and people with lived experience with pain to provide input on the HEAL pain research priorities in a series of public workshops.

Co-led by Lynn DeBar and Steve George, topics will focus on: review of barriers to implementing guideline recommended pain care, trial designs best suited for enhancing implementation and sustainability, leveraging EHR & other technology to support provision of evidence-based pain care, aligning research with clinical care metrics while considering perspectives of multiple stakeholders, & overall pathways of care within healthcare systems (including replacement of low-value treatments for pain).