THRO TAC August 2020 Call Agenda

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Schedule	Presentation	Presenter
2:00 p.m.	Roll Call and Welcome	Kendra King Bowes Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:05 p.m.	TAC Acting Chair Updates	Lisa Sundberg, TAC Acting Chair
2:06 p.m.	THRO Updates TAC Historical Document New TAC Point of Contact Communications with Tribes – Community engagement Status of draft NIH Tribal Consultation Policy	Dave Wilson, Ph.D., Director, THRO
2:10 p.m.	Discussion on Tribal participation in COVID-19 vaccine trials CoVPN Dear Tribal Leader Letter Update on progress on communication with Tribes	Dave Wilson, PhD, Director, THRO James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, OD TAC Members
2:30 p.m.	Discussion with TAC on increasing Tribal participation in biomedical research that addresses health disparities in chronic diseases and the COVID-19 epidemic Increasing capacity of Tribal Nation in research addressing health disparity concerns Possible strategies for mitigating research barriers	Dave Wilson, PhD, Director, THRO Lisa Sundberg TAC Acting Chair TAC Members
2:55 p.m.	Next Steps and Action Items	Lisa Sundberg, TAC Acting Chair
3:00 p.m.	Adjourn Meeting