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Recording available: Cannabis and Mental Health (webinar)
Did you miss this week’s CTN Western States Node webinar presented with the Northwest and Pacific Southwest ATTCs: Cannabis and Mental Health with Natania Crane, PhD? In this webinar, Dr. Crane, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the UIC Recovery Clinic, provided current information on research and treatment related to cannabis use and mental health, including recent changes in cannabis use, how the endocannabinoid system may regulate mental health symptoms, and what we currently know about cannabis use and mental health. The Western States Node had record turnout for this event (over 500 attendees!) and got tons of great questions for the Q&A at the end! One not to…
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New in the Library (Jan-Feb 2024)
Here are the latest items added to the CTN Dissemination Library for January – February 2024 (this post will be updated as new items come in):
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Recording available! Research 101: CTN Nodes: Leveraging Partners and Resources in Clinical Trials
This webinar from the CTN Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) completes a broad overview of the infrastructure of the NIDA CTN, including how Local Nodes interact with the sponsor as well as study sites. A summary of available resources for new nodes and research sites was provided for a variety of Local Node activities. Lastly, best practices were reviewed, as well as ways to avoid common mistakes. Facilitator: Lynn Kunkel, MS, CCRP Presenter: Frankie Kropp, MS, LICDCPresented on February 7, 2024 Watch the recording here | Find more CTN webinars here Posted on February 15, 2024
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Migration to New CTNTPR.com Website
The DSC is in the process of migrating to a brand new CTN website hosting Trial Progress Reports (TPR), study documents, and other resources, which is anticipated to go live March 4. Existing active user accounts will remain intact, and users will retain the same permissions on the new website. Once the site goes “live,” users will be automatically navigated to the new site. However, please note that all users will be prompted to login and will need to set a new password. Users will enter their email address to request a new password. This will generate an email prompting users to set a new password and login. The new ctntpr.com website will include…
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CTN Primary Care SIG Updates
The Primary Care SIG aims to engage primary care in research, develop substance use treatment interventions relevant to community-based practice, and promote the transfer of evidence-based results from substance use research into community-based practices. Next Primary Care SIG Meeting “Are we there yet? 25 years of research on treating OUD in primary care.” March 25, 2024 | 12-1pm EST Zoom link here. (Passcode: 201068) David Fiellin, MD Professor of Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Public HealthVice Chief, Faculty Affairs, General Internal Medicine Director, Program in Addiction MedicineYale School of Medicine The Primary Care SIG is led by Joe LeMaster, MD, MPH and Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH, and meets every other month on the 4th Monday…
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NIDA HIV Research Program Seminar: Novel Neurogenomic Techniques to Explore HIV in the Brain (April 17, 10am PT)
Join NIDA’s next HIV Research Program Seminar on April 17, 2024 at 10am PT, with our Avant-Garde Award recipient Dr. Schahram Akbarian, Professor of Psychiatric Epigenomics at Mount Sinai. Dr. Akbarian will present a talk on “Novel Neurogenomic Techniques to Explore #HIV in the Brain.” Dr. Akbarian’s laboratory explores the neurogenomics of HIV and drug use in human and mouse brains, including single-molecule and single-cell technologies. Download flyer | Register here
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CTN WS Node / ATTC Webinar: Cannabis and Mental Health (Feb 28, 11am PT)
The CTN Western States Node and the Northwest and Pacific Southwest ATTCs are hosting their next joint webinar on February 28, 2024, from 11am-12:30pm PT. In this session, Natania Crane, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the UIC Recovery Clinic, will provide current information on research and treatment related to cannabis use and mental health, including recent changes in cannabis use, how the endocannabinoid system may regulate mental health symptoms, and what we currently know about cannabis use and mental health. Dr. Natania Crane’s research uses multiple methods (i.e., fMRI, EEG, cognitive, clinical, and self-report measures) to examine the brain and behavioral risk factors and consequences of substance…
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CTN Youth SIG Webinar: The Power of Play: Using Digital Health Games to Target Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health (March 15, 11am ET)
The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to an upcoming presentation/webinar: The Power of Play: Using Digital Health Games to Target Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health Presenter: Lynn Fiellin, M.D. Friday, March 15th, 2024 (11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET)Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 977 1685 1154Passcode: 832521 This presentation will highlight the work of the play2PREVENT Lab, an academic games research program, and the use of serious videogame interventions to impact health outcomes, particularly substance use and mental health, in adolescents. This talk will outline the process and outcomes involved with the past 15 years of this NIH-funded research. About the presenter Dr. Lynn Fiellin is a Professor of Biomedical Data…
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REMINDER for CTN Members: The Publications Subcommittee Needs One Month Notice for Review!
The Publication Committee would like to remind authors that papers, presentations, posters, workshops and abstracts should be submitted to the Publications Committee for prior review and approval at least a month in advance of submission to journals or conferences. Also, the Publication Committee welcomes volunteers to serve as protocol review team members for ongoing CTN studies. Please email Jack Blaine (jblaine@nih.gov) and Susan Sonne (sonnesc@musc.edu). Thank you.
