New Issue of NCCIH Update: Sept 20 Advisory Council Meeting; New Report on Mental and Emotional Health in Children

Strategic Planning for 2021-2025 Focus of September 20th Advisory Council Meeting

Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.

September 12, 2019

The National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health will meet on Friday, September 20 on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. We welcome our stakeholders, including members of the public, to attend the Open Session, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. The session offers updates on the Center’s activities, policies, and funding priorities. You may attend on NIH Videocast (where the meeting will also be archived) or in person.

New Report Addresses the State of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health in Children and Youth

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.

September 17, 2019

Building knowledge about how complementary and integrative approaches could be useful across the life span, including to support emotional well-being, is one of NCCIH’s high-priority prevention topics. Last year, NCCIH cosponsored a roundtable of experts to assess current research opportunities and gaps in emotional well-being research. Today, I’m pleased to announce that an evidence-based consensus study report—cosponsored by NCCIH and authored by an expert panel—was just released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM): Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth.

New September Issue of Clinical Digest: Mind and Body Approaches for Chronic Pain

This issue of the digest summarizes current scientific research about mind and body approaches for chronic pain, including fibromyalgia, headache, low-back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

The scientific research to date suggests that some mind and body approaches may provide modest effects that help individuals manage the day-to-day variations in their chronic pain symptoms. However, in some instances, the amount of evidence is too small to clearly show whether an approach is useful.

We Are Recruiting! Position Opening for Clinical Director, Division of Intramural Research

Application Deadline: October 16, 2019

NCCIH is seeking an exceptional and motivated leader to serve as the Clinical Director/Supervisory Physician (Clinical) within the Clinical Investigation Branch in the Division of Intramural Research (DIR). The NCCIH DIR conducts basic, translational, and clinical research to improve our understanding of neural mechanisms of pain processing and nonpharmacologic modulation of pain. DHHS, NIH, and NCCIH are equal opportunity employers. Applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

Resources for Researchers

Notice of Two Pre-Application Webinars: “Preclinical Screening for Natural Product Drug Interactions (R21)” and “Center of Excellence for Natural Product Drug Interaction Research (U54)”

October 3, 2019

The intent of the webinars are to provide an overview of each of the initiatives and to address applicant questions prior to preparing and submitting applications. The webinars are optional and not required for application submission.

New Funding Opportunities

Upcoming Events

72nd Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health

September 20, 2019; open session begins at 10 a.m. ET; Porter Building 35 – Room 620/630, NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD. A videocast option will be available.

NCCIH at 20: A Catalyst for Integrative Health Research

September 23, 2019; In-person spaces are filled. Remote attendance registration is still open.

NCCIH will host a 1-day research symposium to celebrate the Center’s 20th anniversary. This event will celebrate progress in complementary and integrative health research and look to the future of the field. The day will feature a Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Therapies by Dr. Lorimer Moseley of the University of South Australia titled “Why We Need a Pain Revolution: From Science to Practice,” lightning round presentations with early-stage investigators, and two panel discussions on pain research in military and veteran populations as well as the future of natural products research. The meeting will take place on the NIH Campus ( Bldg 10, Lipsett Amphitheater, Bethesda, MD) and via videocast.