Your new issue of NCCIH Update is here! Included, national survey results on meditation and yoga

Your new issue of NCCIH Update is here! Included, national survey results on meditation and yoga

Announcements

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2017 Results According to data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey, the number of American adults and children using yoga and meditation has significantly increased over previous years and the use of chiropractic has increased modestly for adults and held steady for children.

Transforming Veterans’ Health: Implementing a Whole Health System of Care Lecture, November 29 Speaker: Tracy W. Gaudet, M.D., Executive Director, Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Date: November 29, 2018, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET Location: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD

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Resources for Researchers

New NCCIH Notices 

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes (R01, Clinical Trial Optional)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes (R21, Clinical Trial Optional)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Required)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Behavioral Research to Improve MAT: Behavioral and Social Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders (R61/R33, Clinical Trials Optional)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition: Behavioral Research to Improve MAT: Ancillary Studies to Enhance Behavioral or Social Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medication Assisted Treatment for OUD (R01)
  

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Upcoming Events

NIH Pain SIG Seminar: Pain in Mice and Man: Ironic Adventures in Translation

November 14, 2018, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET; Building 49, Room 1A51/1A59

Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids: How to conduct research within the current regulatory framework 

December 8, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET; Hollywood, FL

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In case you missed it...

Updated Resources on NCCIH Website

Several updated resources are now available on the NCCIH website, including a Yoga fact sheet, Marijuana and Cannabinoids information, and Know the Science resources in Spanish.