The CTN Youth SIG hosted the following webinar in March 2025: Implications of basic emotion science for substance use treatment and intervention Presenter: Michelle “Lani” Shiota, Ph.D.Professor, Department of PsychologyDirector, Substance use and Addiction Translational Research Network (SATRN)Arizona State University Dr. Michelle “Lani” Shiota is a Professor of Psychology at ASU conducting research on positive emotions, emotion regulation, and emotion-related mechanisms of health behavior. As Director of SATRN@ASU she guides a network of academic researchers and community partners in promoting community-engaged and interdisciplinary addiction science as well as evidence-based practice. A former junior high science teacher and teen dance instructor, Dr. Shiota also brings a unique perspective on issues related to youth substance use. Dr. Shiota’s presentation delved into implications of basic emotion science for innovative, mechanistic research on substance use prevention, treatment, and harm reduction. Informed by psychology, neuroscience, and addiction science, she highlighted distinct research questions revealed through this lens, as well as opportunities for intervention. Watch the recording here! Posted on April 10, 2025.

Title: A Pragmatic Measure of Context at the Organizational Level: The Inventory of Factors Affecting Successful Implementation and Sustainment (IFASIS)Date/time: March 18, 2025, 9-10am PTSpeaker: Helene Chokron Garneau, PhD, MPH (Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine and co-Director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS).  Download/share the flyer (image file). Successful implementation and sustainment of interventions is heavily influence by context. Yet the complexity and dynamic nature of context make it challenging to connect and translate findings across implementation efforts, limiting potential replicability and utility. The Inventory of Factors Affecting Successful Implementation and Sustainment (IFASIS) was developed to be a pragmatic, quantitative, organizational-level assessment of contextual factors. The intention is to characterize context with a measure that may enhance replication and reproducibility of findings beyond single implementation case studies.  This talk from the CTN Translation and Implementation (T&I) SIG will provide an overview of the development and validation of the IFASIS, as well as examples of its practical utility. To join the session, contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at rosenbee@stanford.edu

The NIH recently launched a $30 million Communities Advancing Research Equity (CARE) for Health Initiative, which funds primary care research network hubs to engage rural communities and practices in research. As part of the pilot, CTN-0139 (Co-Care) is engaging with two newly funded rural hubs to expand engagement and recruitment in small rural practices.  The January 27, 2025 Primary Care SIG meeting (12pm ET, 9am PT) will feature a panel to discuss how CARE for Health synergistically can enhance and contribute to CTN trials. The panel will include: Connect to the Zoom meeting.ID: 996 0835 1363Passcode: 291918 Questions? Contact Maria Prado at pradom@uw.edu.

The CTN Youth SIG hosted the following webinar in November 2024. The recording is now available! Title: Scaling Out Evidence-Based Interventions Through Primary Care Settings: A Case Study of the Pathways for African Americans (PAAS) Program Presenter:Velma McBride Murry, PhDLois Autrey Betts Endowed ChairCo-Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program for Health Equity ResearchDistinguished University Professor, Departments of Health Policy & Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University This presentation highlighted the role of primary care setting as a conduit for evidence-based intervention access for families. In addition, attention was given the need to focus on system level interventions to reduce the need for families and youth to be “resilient.” Dr. Velma McBride Murry holds the Lois Autrey Betts Endowed Chair, previously held an appointed position of Associate Provost, Research and Innovation, currently serves as Co-Director of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program for Health Equity Research (PHER), and is a University Distinguished Professor in Departments of Health Policy [Vanderbilt School of Medicine] and Human and Organizational Development [Peabody College]. She is Past President of the Society for Research on Adolescence and current President of The International Consortium of Developmental Science Societies. McBride Murry is one of the 100 elected members to the 2020 Class of the National Academic of Medicine.  She is an appointed standing member of National Institutes of Health National Advisory Mental Health Research Council. Her research examines the significance of context to everyday life experiences of African American families and youth, focusing on processes through which racism, and other social structural stressors, cascade through families to…

Join the Translation and Implementation SIG on November 19th (9am-10am PT) for their next session, titled, “Implementation Outcomes in NIDA Clinical Trials Network Studies: A Systematic Review of Studies Conducted Over 25 Years in the CTN.“ This webinar will be presented by Sophia Gonzalez, MPH and Joe Glass, PhD, MSW of the CTN T&I Implementation Outcomes Workgroup and will focus on a study to explore and document the evolution of the inclusion of implementation outcomes across trials conducted within the CTN, characterize outcomes included, identify gaps and potential opportunities to strengthen implementation research within the CTN, and inform the broader field of SUD treatment. Contact Helene Chokron Garneau at hchokgar@stanford.edu if you would like to attend!

The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to an upcoming presentation/webinar: Falling Through the Cracks: The Struggle of Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorder in the Face of Limited Treatment Options Friday, September 20th, 2024 (11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET) Presenter: Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy MDAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Howard UniversityDirector, Addiction Program at Children’s National, Washington, DC Dr. Kaliamurthy, a physician specialized in pediatric addictions, is board-certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine. He was pivotal in establishing the Addiction Clinic at Children’s National to treat children with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Dr. Kaliamurthy’s current research centers on evaluating the clinical outcomes associated with the use of medications for opioid use disorder in adolescents. In this presentation, Dr. Kaliamurthy will examine a case involving an adolescent who sought treatment within a pediatric health care system for fentanyl use. The focus will be on the challenges identified in delivering care to adolescents with opioid use disorder. He will also highlight barriers to treatment that must be overcome to deliver the minimum necessary care to ensure engagement in medication treatment for opioid use disorder and reducing overdose risk. Register for the Zoom Webinar Upcoming Youth SIG Seminar Speakers in 2024: November 15 (11am-12pm ET) – Dr. Velma Murry