Additional Information
Please join us to explore how we can harness the power of geospatial data science to advance our understanding of the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of drug use and addiction! We are excited to host six outstanding researchers to present and discuss opportunities to apply geospatial data science in their work. The goal of this virtual workshop is to bring together research communities in the forefront of leveraging geospatial data in drug use and addiction research and inspire new directions in methodology and advancing practice.
If you will need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please contact Caitlin Dudevoir at cdudevoir@sdsolutionsllc.com.
Draft Agenda
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 12:00 –12:15 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research (DESPR), NIDA |
| 12:15 –12:30 p.m | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Landscape in Application of Geospatial Data Science and Priorities/Opportunities/Challenges Samson Gebreab, Ph.D., Program Lead – NIH’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD), The Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) |
| 12:30 – 1:35 p.m. | Prevention Research Moderator: Courte Van Voorhees, Ph.D., DESPR, NIDA Speakers: Lance Waller, Ph.D., Emory University Community Level Measures of Risk and Resiliency in Opioid-Related Mortality Tom Stopka, Ph.D., MHS, Tufts University Spatial Epidemiology and Geospatial Data Science in Opioid-Related Research |
| 1:35 – 1:40 p.m. | Break |
| 1:40 – 2:45 p.m. | Treatment and Services Research Moderator: Tamara Haegerich, Ph.D., DESPR, NIDA Speakers: Marynia Kolak, MS, MFA, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Measuring the Spatial Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Critical OUD Resources Devin Banks, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis Integrating Community Engagement and Geospatial Methods to Address Racial Inequities: Benefits and Barriers |
| 2:45 – 2:50 p.m. | Break |
| 2:50 – 3:55 p.m. | Epidemiology Research Moderator: Janet Kuramoto-Crawford, Ph.D., MHS, DESPR, NIDA Speakers: Russ Altman, Ph.D., Stanford University & Johannes Eichstaedt, Ph.D., Stanford University Using Geolocated Social Media for Monitoring the Opioid Epidemic Chelsea Shover, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Mapping Harm Reduction Service Deserts: Methodological and Applied Considerations from Los Angeles |
| 3:55 – 4:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |