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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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7:30 – 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15am Welcome Address
Christine A. Bachrach, PhD, Acting Director, OBSSR
Introduced by Deborah H. Olster, PhD, Deputy Director, OBSSR
8:15 – 9:45am

Town Hall Meeting: A Framework for the Future of Behavioral and Social Sciences at NIH
Panel:
Nora D. Volkow, MD, Director, NIDA
Thomas R. Insel, MD, Director, NIMH
Robert T. Croyle, PhD, Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI
Moderated by Richard M. Suzman, PhD, Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, NIA

9:45 – 10:00am Break
10:00 - 11:45am Breakout Sessions: Behavioral and Social Sciences in a Biomedical World
Topic (Visit Breakout Sessions page for description):
How do we thrive as behavioral and social scientists in an institution that is predominantly biomedical in orientation? What lessons have we learned about how to successfully advance and integrate our sciences and their contributions to the NIH mission?
11:45am – 1:00pm Lunch
Including  Conversations with Senior Staff   Roundtables
(Optional)
Ronald Abeles, OBSSR
Emmeline Edwards, NINDS
Peter Kaufmann, NHLBI
Peggy McCardle, NICHD
Richard Nakamura, NIMH
Lisa Onken, NIDA
David Shurtleff, NIDA
Stephen Suomi, NICHD
Richard Suzman, NIA
1:00 – 2:45pm Breakout Sessions: Next Generation Behavioral and Social Science
Topics (Visit Breakout Sessions page for descriptions):
Health Disparities
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and Community Engagement
Brain and Behavior
Health Promotion/Prevention and Adherence
Theories of Behavior Change
Technology and Health
Genes and Environment
Measures, Methods and Data
Health Policy and Quality of Care
Social, Environmental and Psychological Factors Related to Health
2:45 – 3:00pm Break
3:00 – 3:15pm Closing Remarks
Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, Acting Director, NIH
Introduced by Peter G. Kaufmann, PhD, Deputy Chief, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI
3:15 – 4:30pm Networking Reception



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