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Webinar Updates from the CTN Youth SIG: Recording for July Available (Cannabis & Suicide)
In Case You Missed It The recording for July’s CTN Youth SIG webinar, Suicide and Cannabis Use Among Youth & Young Adults, featuring presenters Christopher Hammond and Jesse Hinckley, is now available in the CTN Dissemination Library! Find the recording and abstract here! Coming Next The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to two upcoming presentations in 2024 (all dates are at 11am-12pm ET): Sept 20 – Dr. Sivabalaji KaliamurthyNov 15 – Dr. Velma Murry Both meetings can be accessed via Zoom: Zoom link: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/94616304667?pwd=MHhGUjBzcmVNUVVlV1IyT0hjR3YrUT09Meeting ID: 946 1630 4667Passcode: 047757
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Early Bird Rates for AHSR 2024: LAST WEEK!
Only one week left to get AHSR 2024 early bird tickets! This year’s conference is hosted by the Center for Dissemination and Implementation, a Stanford University initiative and part of the CTN Western States Node. Pricing: Payment and Refunds: Full payment is required at the time of registration. Attendees will have until September 13, 2024 to modify/cancel registration. Canceling before the deadline will result in a full refund minus processing fees. Register for AHSR 2024 here!
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CTN Annual Scientific Meeting: October 21-23, 2024 – Poster submissions open!
The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) will hold its Annual Scientific Meeting celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the CTN on Monday-Wednesday, October 21-23, 2024. The meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. Registration and hotel information coming soon — on or before the week of July 29. Poster session information Sharing of the results, experiences, techniques, and observations from performing our trials is a critical and exciting part of the CTN experience. To that end, CTN members are encouraged to submit posters for display at the 2024 CTN Annual Scientific Meeting Poster Session celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the CTN to be held on Monday, October 21, 2024. Poster submissions should be relatable to the CTN either directly (i.e. reporting on CTN studies, data, etc.) or indirectly (i.e. information that informs potential future CTN projects). As in previous years, we will consider new posters as well as posters that were presented at meetings over the past year. Event: CTN Annual Scientific Meeting Poster SessionVenue: Crystal Gateway Marriott (Arlington, VA)Date: Monday, October 21, 2024Time: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. ET (exact times subject to change) Guidelines: In-person poster presenters will be provided with information on local poster printing options or shipping items directly to the hotel. Virtual Poster Display We will also post electronic copies of the posters on the meeting website. This will allow those not available for the in-person poster session to share their work. Please indicate on the submission form whether you are submitting the poster for…
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New in the Library (June – July 2024)
Here are the latest items added to the CTN Dissemination Library for June – July 2024 (this post will be updated as new items come in): Extended-Release 7-Day Injectable Buprenorphine for Patients With Minimal to Mild Opioid Withdrawal. D’Onofrio G, et al. JAMA Network Open 2024;7(7):e2420702. The Potential Impact of Clinical Decision Support on Nonwaivered Primary Care Clinicians’ Prescribing of Buprenorphine. Olson AW, et al. Health Affairs Scholar 2023;1(4):qxad051. CTN-0076-Ot Barriers and Facilitators to Using a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: Insights from Clinicians and Clinic Leaders. Hooker SA, et al. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2024 (in press). CTN-0076-Ot Assessing Substance Use Disorder Symptoms with a Checklist among Primary Care Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and/or Long-Term Opioid Treatment: An Observational Study. Williams EC, et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2024 (in press). CTN-0113 Predictability of Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment Retention: A Multi-Site Analysis Combining Electronic Health Records and Machine Learning. Haredasht FN, et al. Addiction 2024 (in press). CTN-0136 Predictors of Urine Toxicology and Other Biologic Specimen Missingness in Randomized Trials of Substance Use Disorders. Kelley AT, et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2024;261:111368. (multiple protocols)
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Primary Care SIG Webinar: Are We There Yet? 25 Years of Research on Treating OUD in Primary Care (July 22, 12pm ET)
Join the CTN Primary Care SIG on July 22, 2024 (12-1pm EST) for their next webinar, featuring David Fiellin, MD from Yale School of Medicine presenting “Are we there yet? 25 years of research on treating OUD in primary care.” Please join the webinar here (no registration required).Passcode: 201068 Interested in presenting at a future Primary Care SIG meeting? Email Joe LeMaster at jlemaster@kumc.edu or Sebastian Tong at setong@uw.edu Posted July 15, 2024
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Upcoming Youth SIG Webinars
The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to two upcoming presentations in 2024 (all dates are at 11am-12pm ET): Sept 20 – Dr. Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy Nov 15 – Dr. Velma Murry Both meetings can be accessed via Zoom: Zoom link: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/94616304667?pwd=MHhGUjBzcmVNUVVlV1IyT0hjR3YrUT09Meeting ID: 946 1630 4667Passcode: 047757
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News from the Appalachian Node
Penn State Health and University of Maryland are two sites selected to work on the HEAL funded study looking at the effectiveness of GLP-1 agonists as adjunctive treatment for OUD, slated to begin recruitment in the Fall. Site PIs: Sarah Kawasaki and Aaron Greenblatt/Eric Weintraub. posted on July 5, 2024
