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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Advisory Council 68th Meeting

Date: October 5, 2018 - 10:00 a.m. ET to 10:00 a.m. ET

NIH Campus, Building 31/6C Conference Room 10 31 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892

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Event Description

You will be able to view the Open Session at https://videocast.nih.gov when the event is live.

Closed Session
8:00 a.m.This session of the meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions in Sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C. and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).

9:15 a.m.

BREAK

Open Session
9:30 a.m.

Call to Order and Review of Council Operating Procedures

Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D., D.A.B.C.O.

9:45 a.m.

NCCIH Director’s Welcome and NCCIH Report

David Shurtleff, Ph.D.

10:30 a.m.

NCCIH Intramural Director’s Annual Report

Catherine Bushnell, Ph.D.

Bidirectional Control of Pain in the Central Amygdala

Yarimar Carrasquillo, Ph.D.

11:10 a.m.

Concept Clearence

  1. Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Terpenes and Minor Cannabinoids - Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D.
  2. Emotional Well-Being High Priority Research Networks – Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
  3. HEAL Initiatives involving NCCIH - Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
11:55 a.m.

Recognition of Council Members with Expiring Terms

David Shurtleff, Ph.D.

NOONLUNCH
1:00 p.m.

Interaction between Evidence-Based Guidelines and NCCIH Research Priorities


Introduction
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.

The Perspective from an Evidence-Based Practice Center
Roger Chou, M.D.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Arlene Bierman, M.D.

Medicare Coverage Basics
Joseph Chin, M.D.

3:15 p.m.
Public Comment
3:20 p.m.

ADJOURN

FUTURE MEETINGS: February 8, 2019; June 7, 2019; September 20, 2019; February 7, 2020; June 5, 2020; September 18, 2020

Speakers

Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Arlene Bierman, M.D.
Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland

Catherine Bushnell, Ph.D.
Scientifc Director, Division of Intramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Yarimar Carrasquillo, Ph.D.
Tenure-Track Investigator, Division on Intramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Joseph Chin, M.D.
Deputy Director, Coverage and Analysis Group
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Roger Chou, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D., D.A.B.C.O.
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Acting Director
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Acting Deputy Director
Branch Chief, Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland