Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series: Spotlight on Pain Management Speakers: William Becker, MD; Alicia Heapy, Ph.D.; Erin Krebs, MD, MPH Description: This session will discuss ongoing work of the HSR&D Pain/Opioid Consortium of Research (CORE) to update chronic pain and opioid-related research priorities. The presenters, co-principal investigators of the Pain/Opioid CORE, will …
Identifying and Prioritizing Gaps in Pain and Opioid-Related Research Read More »
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET Series: Spotlight on Pain Management Speaker: Pooja Lagisetty, MD, MSc Register to attend Access Barriers for Individuals on Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET Series: Focusing on Health Equity and Action Speaker: Amol Navathe, MD, PhD; Ravi Parikh, MD, MPP; Suzanne Tamang, PhD, MS Description: Predictive algorithms both inside and outside of VA do not always accurately represent risks of poor health outcomes in minority populations. This Cyberseminar will use existing two …
Reducing Racial and Ethnic Algorithmic Bias and Ensuring that VA Algorithms are Fair Read More »
Time: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET Speaker: Dr. Edward Bilsky, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) Description: Join Dr. Edward Bilsky, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Pacific Northwest University Health Sciences (PNWU), and leader in the field of pain and opioids, for a fascinating and informative …
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET Series: QUERI Implementation Research Group Register to attend Rapid Qualitative Implementation Analysis: Updates/Developments
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET Series: HSR&D Administration Seminar Register to attend Opioid RFA
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET Series: Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research Speaker: Adam Gordon, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM Description: The US and the Department of Veterans Affairs are confronted with a rise in opioid use disorder (OUD), opioid misuse, and opioid-associated harms. Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD)—including methadone, …
Facilitation of the Stepped Care Model and Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Read More »
A large percentage of prescription opioids aren’t taken for the full duration or amount prescribed; and since drug disposal information isn’t always clear, pills often stay in medicine cabinets indefinitely, leaving vulnerable populations in the home susceptible to overdoses and other risks should they find them and ingest them
Drs. Will Becker and Ben Oldfield address the confusion and opioid disposal options in this video and in their journal review of the media’s coverage of opioid disposal methods.
Researchers, including PMC PI Stephanie Taylor, PhD, MPH, conducted the first study of cost effectiveness of complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapy use among younger Veterans with musculoskeletal pain.
The goal of the Collaboratory is to develop the capacity to implement cost-effective large-scale pragmatic clinical research in military and veteran health care delivery organizations focusing on nonpharmacological approaches to pain management and other comorbid conditions.