The goals of this virtual meeting are to discuss research gaps on racial inequities in substance use and addiction and to inform NIDA’s commitment to this area by identifying short- and long-term plans for enhancing the research portfolio.
Discussion will center on research in areas where there are known racial/ethnic inequities; and where research has the greatest potential to reduce those disparities. These include, but are not limited to, persistent health disparities related to substance use, addiction, and related outcomes; a lack of attention to research questions most salient to underrepresented communities; and existing system bias in the scientific enterprise. The overarching goal of the Research Gaps and Opportunities Workgroup is to engage the scientific community in identifying research priorities that can inform NIDA programs/funding opportunities and ultimately reduce health disparities and improve outcomes.
February 16th 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST -- Social Detereminants Of Health
February 17th 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST -- Harnessing Basic Science To Understand Racial Disparities And The Impact Of Racism
Please register here: https://seiservices.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_phXk-hLdT9awpWTCGO9W9w
FULL AGENDA:
DAY 1: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
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PROGRAM |
1:00 |
Welcome Remarks |
1:15 |
Meeting Overview Speakers: Meeting Co-chairs, Will M. Aklin, Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Therapy Development Program, Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC); Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research (DESPR) |
1:30 |
Keynote Presentation #1: Opportunities for NIDA to Transform their Disparities Research Speaker: Margarita Alegria, Ph.D., Chief, Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital |
1:45 |
Keynote Presentation #2: Unpacking the ‘Causes of the Causes’ and the Need to Mandate Equity to Address the Social Determinants of Health Speaker: Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D., Director, Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions; Associate Dean for Public Health Integration, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine |
2:00 |
BREAK |
2:10 |
Discussion Session 1: Priorities for racial inequity research related to substance use and addiction (Keynote speaker #1 will join a panel of 3 members from the scientific |
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community to discuss priorities for racial inequity related to substance use and addiction. The below listed questions will be covered in depth, as well as questions that will be moderated from meeting attendees) Questions
Session 1 Panelists:
Moderated Discussion/Q&A Research Gaps and Opportunity Committee Member: Aria Crump, Sc.D., Deputy Branch Chief of Prevention, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research (DESPR) |
3:10 |
BREAK |
3:20 |
Discussion Session 2: Study designs for studying racial inequities (Format: Keynote speaker #2 will join a panel of 3 members from the external scientific community to discuss priorities for racial inequity related to substance use and addiction. The below listed questions will be covered in depth, as well as questions that will be moderated from meeting attendees)
Questions
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Session 2 Panelists:
Moderated Discussion/Q&A Research Gaps and Opportunity Committee Member: Kathy Etz, Ph.D., Program Officer, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research (DESPR) |
4:20 |
BREAK |
4:30 |
Closing Remarks Speakers: Meeting Co-chairs, Will M. Aklin, Ph.D., Program Director, DTMC; Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, DESPR |
5:00 |
Adjourn |
DAY 2: HARNESSING BASIC SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND RACIAL DISPARITIES AND THE IMPACT OF RACISM
TIME |
PROGRAM |
1:00 |
Day 1 Recap Research Gaps and Opportunity Committee Member: Carol Hubner, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator & Associate Director, Addiction Treatment Discovery Program, Division of Medications Discovery and Toxicology Branch (DTMC) |
1:15 |
Keynote Presentation #1: Genomic Architecture, Brain Science, and Neuroethics Speaker: Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University |
1:30 |
Keynote Presentation #2: Racial Discrimination, Precursors of Health Disparities, and Prevention Speaker: Gene Brody, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor of Child and Family Development and Director of Center for Family Research, University of Georgia |
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1:45 |
BREAK |
2:00 |
Discussion Session 1: Responsible integration of race in basic science research to better understand health disparities
Questions
Session 1 Panelists:
Moderated Discussion/Q&A Research Gaps and Opportunity Committee Member: Holly Moore, Ph.D., Program Officer, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB) |
3:10 |
BREAK |
3:20 |
Discussion Session 2: Priorities for understanding the biological impacts of racism and how basic science research can advance efforts toward racial equity in health?
Questions
Session 2 Panelists: |
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Moderated Discussion/Q&A Research Gaps and Opportunity Committee Member: Mehdi Farokhnia, M.D., Staff Scientist, Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, NIDA Intramural Research Program (IRP) |
4:20 |
Meeting Wrap-Up/Closing Remarks Speakers: Meeting Co-chairs, Will M. Aklin, Ph.D., Program Director, DTMC; Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, DESPR |
4:30 |
Adjourn |