CPDD 78th Annual Scientific Meeting Program

WORKSHOPS
Sunday, June 12
V. Epidemiology and public health research methods
Chairs: James Anthony and Jan Copeland
This workshop will begin with an overview of high priority program
announcements for the NIDA Division of Epidemiology, Service, and Prevention
Research (DESPR), DESPR funding opportunities, and DESPR-initiated data archives
for public and restricted use epidemiological datasets. Then, we turn to some
innovations in statistical estimation and inference for prevention, health services,
and treatment research when randomization is not possible (e.g., estimation of the
effects of childhood-onset cannabis use in relation to brain imaging outcomes).
The final segment of the workshop will be a chair-organized and chair-led but
generally open discussion about the promise and pitfalls of using data from
Google Trends, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media in NIDA, NIAAA, NCI,
and FDA epidemiology and public health research on nicotine products, cannabis
products, and related topics.
Monday, June 13
VI.
21 st Annual Contingency Management Working Group
Chairs: Diann Gaalema and Kelly Dunn
The Contingency Management (CM) Working Group, held annually during the CPDD
convention, is an opportunity for the dissemination and discussion of current research
regarding the use of CM interventions to promote behavior change and reduce drug
use. CM is a behavioral treatment strategy that has demonstrated consistent success in
promoting abstinence from a wide-range of drugs and across many ars different
treatment populations. It is also being used to promote change inbehaviors impacting
the course of other chronic diseases (e.g., obesity, diabetes). At the 21st Annual
Meeting of the CM Working Group, junior and senior researchers will present
preliminary data from ongoing studies involving CM. The goal for this working group
is to provide an informal outlet for discussion of ongoing CM research, with an
emphasis on developing or improving research strategies by seeking audience input,
and providing opportunities for junior and senior researchers to interact.