BSSR Lecture Series

Upcoming Lectures Winter 2013

• New Challenges for Big Data: How Monitoring Behaviors in the Home and Environment an drive the Discovery of Important Behavioral Markers and Influence Care
  Holly Jimison, Ph.D.
  January 24, 2013, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  Natcher Conference Center – NIH Main Campus, Building 45 Balcony A
  
  
• February 08, 2013 "Over the Life Course: The Integration of Research, Health Care, and Policy"
  Neal Halfon, MD, MPH
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville MD, Room A1/A2
  
  "The ACA and the Future of Health Care Research in the U.S"
  Jonathan Gruber, Ph.D.
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville MD, Room A1/A2
  
  
• Illustrative Mathematical Modeling in Scientific Workforce Analysis
  Navid Ghaffarzadegan. Ph.D.
  Joshua Hawley, Ph.D.
  Dick Larson, Ph.D.
  March 07, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
  Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville MD, Room A1/A2
  
  
• Population Wellbeing and the fundamental role of Inequality
  Sir Richard Wilkinson, Ph.D., M.D.
  March 08, 2013, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville MD, Room A1/A2

More information:
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/news_and_events/lectures_and_seminars/BSSR_lecture_series/seminars.aspx

Basic Behavioral Science Research in Obesity Meeting

April 24-25, 2013
NIH Campus, Building 31
Bethesda, MD

Registration Link:
http://www.scgcorp.com/Obesity2013

Agenda:

Christine Hunter, NIDDK
Chair: Len Epstein, Co-Chairs: Stephen Benoit and Elissa Epel

• Each talk will be 20 minutes followed by 5 minutes of topic-specific Q & A. After two talks, there will be a broader discussion for 20 minutes—the focus will be on how these areas relate to the broader goals of the meeting: (1) identify behavioral mechanisms relevant to obesity, including identifying interactions between biology, emotion, cognition, behavior, environmental, and social factors; (2) identify gaps in knowledge; and (3) identify novel targets to be tested and developed for intervention. We can develop a list of guiding questions to be projected during the discussion period. At the conclusion of each of the three sections, we will have a discussant to provide comments (10 minutes) and then lead a group discussion (25 minutes).   

More Information:
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/News/Calendar/Obesity2013.htm

Follow up to Integrating Economic Analysis into NIH Funded Research Webinar

Additional Information:
https://commonfund.nih.gov/Healtheconomics/integrate_ecovid.aspx

Description:

Integrating Economic Analysis into NIH Funded Research, was held on September 11, 2012 by the NIH Health Economics Common Fund. In this webinar, three invited experts explored ways of integrating economic analyses into clinical research. A well-designed study of acute coronary syndrome and depression was re-examined in light of economic concepts and analysis. A lively and enlightening conversation among the featured speakers ensued concerning how economic analysis could be integrated into clinical research at the study design phase and the advantages of that for clinical research. Speakers concluded the webinar by addressing questions from online participants. See link for webinar, executive summary, and speaker links.