# Presentation: 544018

## Using Innovative Technology in 

**2007 NIDA International Forum**

**Using Innovative Technology in **
**Drug Addiction Research**

**Notes:**
The theme of this year’s meeting, which is Technological Innovations to Build International Research Capacity, focuses on innovative ways scientists are incorporating high-tech tools – such as ecological momentary assessment, computerized intervention software, and virtual reality – in drug abuse prevention and treatment research projects. Our speakers this morning are using technology in ways that we feel may be of particular interest and application internationally. 

## 2007 NIDA International Forum

**Technological Innovations to Build **
**International Research Capacity**

- Saturday
- Convention Center
- NIDA International Update
- Using Innovative Technology in Drug Addiction Research
- 2007 Awards of Excellence
- Networking Lunch
- Concurrent Workshops
- Building Contacts with NIDA
- Qualitative Research on Risk Behaviors and Risk Reduction
- Web Tools for Education and Collaboration
- Inhalants Research

- Sunday
- Convention Center Informal Workgroups
- Hilton Hotel             Poster Session
- Monday
- Convention Center
- 	Evaluation and Planning

- Friday
- Hilton Hotel
- Post Fellowship Opportunities Workshop
- Welcome and Networking Session

**Notes:**
Before we move on with the program, I’d like to make a few housekeeping announcements.  Following this morning’s plenary session, the networking lunch will be across the hall in rooms 205 A, B, and C.
This afternoon, we’ll break into concurrent workshops, which will be in rooms 202, 203, 204, and 208, along this corridor.  

Tomorrow night’s poster session will be across the street at the Hilton Hotel in the Porte du Palais Ballroom.

Monday, the evaluation and planning session will be in Room 204 at noon here in the Convention Center. We thought everyone would prefer that civilized offer rather than the 7 am alternative!   Those of you who participated in last year’s session can see the results of your input in this year’s meeting, so please join us and make a difference.

## CPDD International Symposia

- Evidence-Based Treatment in the Developing World:
- The Expanding Scope of CPDD
- Sunday, June 17
- 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- Convention Center Room 303 A & B
- Chairs: George E. Woody and Gabriele Fischer
- Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
- Monday, June 18
- 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Hilton Hotel Porte St. Louis Ballroom
- Chairs: Gabriele Fischer and Hendree Jones

**Notes:**
I’d also like to urge all Forum participants to participate in two CPDD International symposia:
 Evidence-Based Treatment in the Developing World: 
  The Expanding Scope of CPDD
Sunday, June 17
2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Convention Center Room 303 A & B
The chairs are George Woody and Gabriele Fischer, topics include:
ASI
Buprenorphine
Methadone
HIV risks

Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
Monday, June 18
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Hilton Hotel Porte St. Louis Ballroom 
Chairs: Gabriele Fischer and Hendree Jones
In addition to discussions of the impact of opioids, stimulants, cannabis, alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy, data will be presented on research conducted around the world, including reports from Australia, Canada, Israel, Liberia, Malta, Russia, the United States, and Uruguay.

## NIDA International Research Awards FY 2006

- NIDA International Research Awards FY 2006

- > 100 NIDA Projects Operated in 68 Nations
- Domestic Grants with a Foreign Component
- Direct Foreign Grants
- >  50 Interagency Projects Operated in 46 Nations
- Fogarty International Center
- NIAID

**Notes:**
During Fiscal Year 2006, NIDA supported more than 100 scientific research projects operating in 68 nations, and cofunded more than 50 research projects operating in 46 nations:

## NIDA Budget Trend

| Year | Budget
($ in millions) | % Increase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | 962 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | 991 | 3.0 |
| 2005 | 1,006 | 1.6 |
| 2006 | 1,000 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 999 | -0.5 |
|  2008
(proposed) | 1,000 | 0.95 |

- *Through 4/30/2007

**Notes:**
I’m going to briefly discuss the highlights of the International Program activities and plans. The proposed NIDA budget includes a small increase  but  since the Consumer Price Index has increased more  than the NIDA budget since 2004, available funds continue to decline. 

## NIDA International Research Articles FY 2006 

- 78 Articles by 35 INVEST or HHH Fellowship Alumni
- 13 Articles as a Result of DISCA/USDISCA Awards or Binational Agreements
- 37 Articles by Grantees Working in 29 Nations
- Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS: International Research Lessons and Imperatives – Supplement to Drug and Alcohol Dependence (82: S1)

**Notes:**
The International Program and its alumni contribute to the scientific literature in a number of ways. During Fiscal Year 2006, 
35 former INVEST or Humphrey Fellows published 78 scientific articles
Researchers supported by DISCA/USDISCA awards or binational agreements published 13 scientific articles
NIDA grantees working with partners from 29 nations published 37 articles, and 
The International Program produced a supplement to Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

## Methadone Research Web Guide

- Quick-reference Tool
- Presents U.S. Research Outcomes about Methadone Maintenance Treatment
- Reviews Best Practices in Treatment Program Design and Implementation
- Disseminates Evidence-based Treatment Protocols

- _[http://www.international.drugabuse.gov/methadone/methadone_web_guide/toc.html](http://www.international.drugabuse.gov/methadone/methadone_web_guide/toc.html)_

**Notes:**
As part of its efforts to build research capacity through consistent learning opportunities, the NIDA International Program compiled the online Methadone Research Web Guide, which is a quick-reference tool for the international community and NIDA grantees that: 
Presents U.S. research outcomes about methadone maintenance treatment
Reviews best practices in treatment program design and implementation, and 
Disseminates evidence-based treatment protocols. 

The guide also summarizes recent research findings and the history of methadone maintenance as a treatment modality in the United States.

## INVEST Fellowships with the Clinical Trials Network

- 2 or 3 New INVEST 12-Month Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2007
- More in 2008?
- Mentor Must Be Affiliated with a CTN Regional Research Training Center
- 17 locations across 35 states
- 240 affiliated Community-Based Treatment Programs
- Translate Treatment Research into Clinical Practice, Addressing:
- Behavioral therapy
- Pharmacotherapy
- Integrated interventions
- Drug treatment as HIV prevention
- Application Forms and Instructions Are Online
- http://www.international.drugabuse.gov/invest.html
- Deadline: September 1
- For More Information
- _[www.international.drugabuse.gov](http://www.international.drugabuse.gov/)_
- _[www.drugabuse.gov/CTN/Index.htm](http://www.drugabuse.gov/CTN/Index.htm)_

**Notes:**
NIDA has an exciting new opportunity for Fellows and Mentors. In addition to the normal cohort of INVEST Fellows, the International Program and the NIDA Clinical Trials Network are joining forces to offer INVEST Fellowships to international scientists who will work with a mentor affiliated with a CTN Regional Research Training Center on studies translating treatment research into clinical practice, addressing behavioral therapy, pharmacotherapy, integrated interventions, and drug treatment as HIV prevention. 

The deadline is September 1. Use the regular INVEST Fellowship application forms and instructions that are online – you can get more details from the International Program and CTN Web sites, during the CTN Work Group meeting at 11:30 am Sunday in room 2101 of the Convention Center, or from the International Program staff.

## Bibliometric Study of International Research Collaboration and Funding1

- Purpose
- Assess the involvement of the international research community
- Identify sources of funding
- Describe the topics of research being conducted
- Methods
- Articles published in Addiction and Drug and Alcohol Dependence from 1998 through 2004
- 1,867 articles met the inclusion criteria

- 1Gust and Winstanley, 2007

**Notes:**
In an effort to assess the involvement of the international research community, identify funding organizations, and describe the topics of drug abuse research being conducted, the International Program conducted a bibliometric study of articles published in Addiction and Drug and Alcohol Dependence from 1998 through 2004.  Look for the poster Sunday night and (date, time) at CPDD.

## Bibliometric Study of International Research Collaboration and Funding

- Results: Involvement of International Research Community
- Authors represent 60 countries
- 10% of articles were cross-country collaborations

**Notes:**
The authors represented 60 countries, and 10 percent of the articles were cross-country collaborations.

## Bibliometric Study of International Research Collaboration and Funding

- Results: Funding Sources
- 443 unique funding sources from 39 countries
- 5 organizations constituted 60% of the funding sources

**Notes:**
The authors credited 443 unique funding sources from 39 countries, and we’ll have a list of them available at the poster sessions.
Just 5 organizations constituted 60 percent of the funding sources, all of them U.S. government agencies. NIDA supported 41% of the research.

## NIDA Program Announcement

- International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction
- Proposed research must:
- Take advantage of special opportunities outside the United States
- Be conducted by U.S. investigators in collaboration with non-U.S investigators
- Address NIDA’s scientific priorities
- Provides funds through 3 types of NIH grants:
- R01: PA-07-275
- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-275.html
- R03: PA-07-311
- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-311.html
- R21: PA-07-310
- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-310.html
- Expire January 3, 2009

**Notes:**
Program Announcements inform scientists of areas that interest NIDA, such as the PA on International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction, that uses 3 funding mechanisms: 
Research Project Grants, known as R01 awards 
Small Grant Awards, also known as an R03, and 
the Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants, or R21 awards. 
Proposals must: 
Take advantage of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries; 
Be conducted by U.S. investigators in collaboration with non-U.S. investigators; and 
Address NIDA’s scientific priorities. 

## NIDA International Forum Satellite to CPDD

- Plan Ahead for Next Year: June 12-16, 2008
- The Caribe Hilton San Juan, Puerto Rico

- Plenary Session
- Workshops
- Poster Presentations
- Networking
- Workgroups

**Abstract Deadline**: February 1, 2008
**Registration Deadline**: April 10, 2008

**Notes:**
Of course, this meeting is a perfect way for collaborative research team members to maintain contacts with one another.  Plan to submit your abstract by February 1, 2008, to next year’s Forum, which will be June 12 to 16 in Puerto Rico.  

## Steven W. Gust, Ph.D., Director
ipdirector@nida.nih.gov
Dale Weiss, Program Analyst
dweiss@nida.nih.gov

**ipdirector@nida.nih.gov**
**Dale Weiss, Program Analyst**
**dweiss@nida.nih.gov**

**Notes:**

Please contact myself or Dale Weiss if you have additional questions about  NIDA International Program activities.