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Dissemination of research findings to practice

Utilization of CTN as a platform for HSR

Organization and leadership of HSR within NIDA’s Divisions and Centers and other Federal agencies to ensure bi-directional approaches in intervention development and dissemination.

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Task Force

Andrea Barthwell, M.D. Richard Frank, Ph.D. Caryn Blitz, Ph.D. Warren Hewitt, M.S. Rick Catalano, Ph.D. James Inciardi, Ph.D. Mady Chalk, Ph.D. Marguerita Lightfoot, Ph.D. Linda Chinnia, M.Ed. Isaac Montoya, Ph.D. Lorraine Collins, Ph.D. Claire Sterk, Ph.D. Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E. Janet Wood, M.B.A., M.Ed. Michael Dennis, Ph.D.

Co-Chairs: Thomas McLellan, Ph.D., Constance Weisner, Dr.P.H., M.S.W.

DEFINITION

Health services research is a multidisciplinary

field of inquiry, both basic and applied, that examines how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal beliefs and behaviors affect access to and utilization of healthcare, the quality and cost of healthcare, and in the end our health and well-being. Ultimately, the goals of health services research are to identify the most effective ways to organize, manage, finance, and deliver high quality care.

Unique Features of Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment

Services delivered in multiple types of settingsMedications are rarely a part of treatmentNon-voluntary treatmentImportant relationship with SAMHSA and ONDCPPolicies from other sectors impact services

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Definition

Critical First Steps: Priorities and Indicators of Change

Recommendations

1. Prevention Services Research 2. Treatment Services Research 3. Leading and Managing Services Research at NIDA 4. Services Research Collaborations within the NIH and with External Partners

CRITICAL FIRST STEPS: PRIORITIES AND INDICATORS OF CHANGE

Goal I. NIDA management must develop a clear

understanding drug abuse services research; and how

it can serve NIDA’s broader mission of contributing to the

health of the public.

CRITICAL FIRST STEPS: PRIORITIES AND INDICATORS OF CHANGE

Goal II. NIDA/DESPR should increase its portfolio of research

on prevention and treatment systems, and on organizational,

management, financing practices, policies, and cost.

CRITICAL FIRST STEPS:PRIORITIES AND INDICATORS OF CHANGE

Goal III. There is a need for NIDA leadership and collaboration

in the development of standards for evidence-based practice.

CRITICAL FIRST STEPS:PRIORITIES AND INDICATORS OF CHANGE

Goal IV. Given the complexity of the issues affecting drug

abuse prevention and treatment as well as an understanding

of the appropriate role of services research – it is imperative

for NIDA to collaborate:

- Across NIDA Divisions, Centers, and Branches

- With other NIH Institutes

- With SAMHSA and other Federal Agencies