Announcements | Director's Message from Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
June 29, 2023
When people have pain in their joints, its often assumed that the cartilage in the joint is to blame, and that damage to cartilage is a progressive and irreversible process that can only be managed until the joint needs to be replaced. But the situation is both more complex and more hopeful. Joints are integrated organs that consist of a variety of different tissuesnot just cartilage, but also bone, tendons, ligaments, muscle, synovium, myofascial tissues, the joint capsule, and others. Each can play a role in joint pain. Understanding the interactions between these tissues is key to knowing how joint pain can be resolved, joint function restored, and further deterioration prevented. |
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June 29, 2023 With the recent rise in the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, many questions have been raised about how this technology can be responsibly and ethically used going forward. Multiple discussions have been taking place on social media, in the news, and at the governmental level, both in the United States and internationally. Id like to tell you about a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) notice on this topic thats important for all peer reviewers, members of NIH Advisory Councils and Boards, applicants, and grantees, and suggest a few resources you may find helpful. |
| June 2023 Clinical Digest Results of research on mind and body practices such as relaxation training, biofeedback, acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for headaches suggest that these approaches may help relieve headaches and may be helpful for migraines. Several dietary supplements, including riboflavin, coenzyme Q10, and the herbs butterbur and feverfew, have been studied for migraine, with some promising results in preliminary studies. |
Resources for Researchers Limited Competition: NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement Program to Help Develop Alzheimers-Focused NIH Grants BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Notice of Change to Application Due Date for RFA-AT-24-003 "HEAL Initiative: Toward Developing Quantitative Imaging and Other Relevant Biomarkers of Myofascial Tissues for Clinical Pain Management (R61/R33, Clinical Trial Required)"
Highlighted Information The Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies is Prohibited for the NIH Peer Review Process The purpose of this Notice is to clarifyNOT-OD-22-044onMaintaining Security and Confidentiality in NIH Peer Review: Rules, Responsibilities and Possible Consequences and inform the extramural community that the NIH prohibits NIH scientific peer reviewers from using natural language processors, large language models, or other generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies for analyzing and formulating peer review critiques for grant applications and R&D contract proposals. NIH is revising its Security, Confidentiality, and Non-disclosure Agreements for Peer Reviewers to clarify this prohibition. Reviewers should be aware that uploading or sharing content or original concepts from an NIH grant application, contract proposal, or critique to online generative AI tools violates the NIH peer review confidentiality and integrity requirements. Read the June 29 NCCIH Blog post, "Think Again Before Using Generative AI During Peer Review or As You Prepare an Application."
Upcoming Events June 28-29, 2023 The Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group (IMAG) organizes this consortium meeting annually to discuss important and focused issues concerning multiscale modeling (MSM) with the goals: to stimulate new Consortium activity and create a collaborative discussion environment for all participants of the MSM Consortium as well as non-MSM attendees from the research community. In this 2-day meeting, the first day will focus on Evolution and Success of the IMAG/MSM, what IMAG/MSM has accomplished in its 20-year history and what lessons can be gleaned from them, and will also feature an Early-Career Investigator Forum. The second day will focus on The Future of Multi-Scale Modeling, including how to increase justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI), synergize with other major initiatives, and grow the field of MSM in general. Early-career investigators will be an important aspect of both days as they will serve as bridges between the past, present, and future. The meeting will feature multiple speakers, including original awardees of the Consortium and include scientific sessions, panel discussions, and small working group activities to grow and enhance the community of multiscale modelers. View the agenda at the IMAG website Watch Day 2: TheFutureof Multi-Scale Modeling | June 29, 2023, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET; Virtual The purpose of this meeting is to provide opportunities to share advances across the three Force-Based Manipulation research networks, promote collaboration, and avoid duplication of network efforts. Join us for the meetings open session featuring programmatic network vision and goals and a keynote presentation by Dr. David Ginty of Harvard Medical School. The open session will conclude with updates from the three research networksForceNet, Neurons_MATTR, and Spine-Work. |
| July 25, 2023- 10:00 a.m. ETto July 26, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET The purpose of this Helping to End Addiction Long-termInitiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, workshop is to examinethe current literature on joint pain research and identify critical knowledge gaps to gain a comprehensive understanding of the whole joint, including the contributions of various articular and periarticular tissue pathologies that lead to pain in different types of joints. In addition, the workshop will explore manipulations and interventions that may help to restore whole joint health.Of particular interest, workshop participants will examine therelationships and interactions amongthe differenttissuecomponents of joints, including myofascial tissues, and their contributionstoand impact onreducing pain by preserving and restoring joint health and function. Five scientific sessions and a final discussion session will cover structural changes in joints, mechanisms of whole joint pathology, differences among joint types and joint pain populations, interventions to address joint pain and disease, and emerging technologies that can be leveraged to advance scientific understanding of joints as complex organs. The intended audience is interested scientists, clinicians, as well as patients, advocates, and other interested stakeholders. Registration is required. |
In case you missed it... Did you miss our May and June Integrative Medicine Lectures? If so, you may wish to view the videos: May 25, 2023 -Unleashing the Power of Prevention To Enhance Well-Being Across the Lifespan
Margaret Kuklinski, Ph.D.,Endowed Associate Professor of Prevention in Social Work,Director, Social Development Research Group, Acting Director, Center for Communities That Care, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, Washington June 15, 2023 -New Insights Into Prevention and Management of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents
Tonya M. Palermo, Ph.D.,Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Associate Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Childrens Research Institute, Seattle, Washington |
