Kendra King Bowes
Project Manager
Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)

TAC Acting Chair Updates

Lisa Sundberg
TAC Acting Chair

Discussion on Tribal participation in COVID-19 vaccine trials

• Current platforms used in vaccine clinical trials
• Tribal interest in vaccine clinical trials
• Data sharing and clinical trial participation
• Community engagement needs

Dave Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, THRO

James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, OD

TAC Members

Guest:
Devin Delrow, J.D.
Associate Director for Tribal Affairs, Office of the Secretary, | Intergovernmental and External Affairs, HHS

• STAC meeting - NIAID & THRO presentation
• Congressional Interest in Clinical Trial Diversity
• Tribal Health Data Improvement Act

Dave Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, THRO

Donna Crews, M.S.W.
Legislative Analyst, NIH Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis

Discussion on How the TAC Moves Forward

• Agendas - How can we more effectively set monthly agendas? How can Delegates proactively engage with TAC Chair around agenda setting? 
• Moderating Discussions - How do we ensure all Delegates have a chance to speak and share time fairly during the meeting?
• Fall TAC Meeting - How should we plan for a Fall meeting which would be virtual? Length? Dates? Theme?
• Delegate Caucusing - How can we handle and plan for caucusing?
• Working Groups - What is the status of working group activities?
• Role of TAC
  • Are we fulfilling our role in advising NIH on policies, programs, and priorities?
  • How do we do this during the pandemic?
  • What are the critical questions we should be asking ourselves to fulfill our role?
  • What activities and issues are high priority?
  • In terms of COVID-19, what needs to be done now with respect to research/trials, and what can we start planning for?
  • What type of community engagement or education needs to be done around clinical trials and around anticipation of a vaccine?
• Accessing NIH Materials and Information
  • Would delegates be interested in a secure NIH site where they could access materials?
  • Are delegates familiar with the THRO website? Do you use it? What’s needed? 
• Materials for TAC Delegates to Disseminate
  • What kind of materials do Delegates need to share with their communities about NIH, research and TAC activities?
  • Would one-pagers on topics of interest be helpful? (e.g. explaining CoVPN; explaining the THRO AI/AN grant finder, etc.)

Lisa Sundberg
TAC Acting Chair

TAC Members

Next Steps and Action Items

• Do Delegates have requests for agenda items to be discussed at next month’s meeting?

Lisa Sundberg
TAC Acting Chair