Tribal Health Research Office > NIH Tribal Consultation May 2018

National Institutes of Health (NIH)/Indian Health Service (IHS)/Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMHSA) Tribal Consultation/Listening Session on the Opioid Crisis in Indian Country

May 21-22, 2018

NIH Activities Related to Themes of the NIH 2018 Tribal Consultation on Opioids in Indian Country

Agenda

Day 1 – May 21, 2018
ScheduleTopicPresenter/Facilitator
8:45 - 9:00 amOpening BlessingAaron Payment, MPA, MEd, EdD
Tribal Advisory Committee Member (TAC)
Tribal Chairman for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
9:00 - 9:15 amWelcome and IntroductionsOpening Remarks Introductions Consultation ProceduresDavid R. Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, NIH Tribal Health Research Office
9:15 - 10:15 amOpioid Research and Health in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) CommunitiesNora Volkow, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.
Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Institutes of Health
10:15 - 12:00 pmDiscussion: Opioid Research and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) HealthAaron Payment, MPA, MEd, EdD, Tribal Chairman for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Nora Volkow, M.D. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. Tribal Leaders and Participants
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 1:10 pmOpening Remarks (IHS)RADM Michael Toedt
Chief Medical Officer
IHS
1:10 – 2:20 pmIHS Panel #1: Listening Session Prevention, Treatment and RecoveryCDR David “Joel” Beckstead
Acting Director
Division of Behavioral Health
IHS CAPT Cynthia Gunderson, Pharm.D., Vice Chair
National Committee on Heroin, Opioid and Pain Efforts
(HOPE Committee) IHS Antonio Guimaraes, MD (invited)
Chief Medical Officer,
Bemidji Area IHS
2:20 – 3:30 pmIHS Panel #2: Listening Session Data and EvaluationCAPT Francis Frazier
Director
Office of Public Health Support
IHS AND Tamara James, PhD
National Data Coordinator
Division of Behavioral Health
IHS
3:30 – 4:40 pmIHS Panel #3: Listening Session Leveraging Resources National Committee on Heroin, Opioids and Pain Efforts (HOPE) Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence (TBHCE)CAPT Cynthia Gunderson, Pharm.D., Vice Chair
HOPE Committee
IHS AND Chris Fore, PhD
Director
TBHCE
IHS
4:40 - 5:00 pmWrap Up and Next StepsNIH, IHS, SAMHSA
5:00 pmClosing PrayerTBD
Day 2 – May 22, 2018
ScheduleTopicPresenter/Facilitator
9:00 – 9:15 amOpening BlessingAndy Joseph, NIHB Board of Directors
Tribal Council, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Chair, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Advisory Committee
9:15 - 9:30 amSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – Welcome and IntroductionsMirtha Beadle, MPA
Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy (OTAP)
9:30 – 10:00 amApproach to Opioids Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Funding Resources for Tribes Tribal-State Opioid Plans Provider Training Treatment Improvement Protocol Technical AssistanceOnaje Salim, EdD, LCPC
Director, Division of State and Community Assistance,
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA Mirtha Beadle, MPA
10:00 – 12:00 pmDiscussion: Targeted Response to Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Tribal CommunitiesModerators Aaron Payment, MPA, MEd, EdD Mirtha Beadle, MPA Tribal Leaders and participants
12:00 - 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 2:30 pmPerspectives and Recommendations from Participating Tribal Members about Priorities or Guiding Principles for the Opioid Epidemic
This session is designed for consultation participants to provide perspectives and recommendations from participating tribal members on Tribal priorities for health research and health service for the Opioid epidemic NIH IHS SAMHSA NIH will adhere to the Tribal Consultation Policy which established a presentation/speaker protocol. This ensures that the highest ranking official from each		Tribal Participants
2:30 – 2:45 pmWrap Up and Next StepsNIH, IHS, SAMHSA
2:45 - 3:00 pmClosing PrayerTBD