NIH Annual Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting | DPCPSI

NIH Annual Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting

December 7-8, 2022
1:00 – 5:30 PM ET, Virtual

(1:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM CT - 11:00 AM MT - 10:00 AM PT - 9:00 AM AKT)

Watch the recorded meeting:
Day 1: Wednesday, December 7, 2022, https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48567
Day 2: Thursday, December 8, 2022, https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48569

AGENDA

Day 1
Schedule	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
1:00 p.m.	Tribal Caucus #1	Delegates and Technical Advisors Only in Zoom Breakout Room Note: Breakout room is split off from the main Zoom meeting. It allows participants to meet in a smaller group and has completely separate audio and video from the main session.
1:50 p.m.	Invocation	Bobby Saunkeah, TAC Delegate
1:55 p.m.	Introductions, Welcome, and Business Introductions and Roll Call Meeting Procedures Review of Agenda Goals of Meeting	Herminia Frias, M.P.H., TAC Chairperson David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D., Acting Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
2:00 p.m.	Discussion with NIH Leadership	Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Performing the Duties of the NIH Director Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D., Acting Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH TAC Members
3:10 p.m.	Break
3:25 p.m.	Tribal Data Repository Funding Opportunity for the Tribal Epidemiology Centers	Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH
4:00 p.m.	Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Program	Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., Program Director, Clinical Research Branch; Training Officer National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
4:25 p.m.	NIH Policies, Protections, and Implications for the Ethical Conduct of Research with Tribal Communities, including Genetic Research	Adam C. Berger, Ph.D., Director, Division of Clinical and Healthcare Research Policy, Office of Science Policy, NIH Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D., Senior Advisor in Bioethics, Tribal Health Research Office (Detail), NIH
5:25 p.m.	Closing Comments and Blessing	David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Herminia Frias, M.P.H., TAC Chairperson
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn

Day 2
Schedule	Topic	Presenter/Facilitator
1:00 p.m.	TAC Caucus #2	Delegates and Technical Advisors Only in Zoom Breakout Room
2:00 p.m.	Invocation	Jill Jim, Ph.D., TAC Alternate
2:05 p.m.	Welcome and Call to Order Introductions Recap of Day 1 and Overview of Day 2	Herminia Frias, M.P.H., TAC Chairperson David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH ATTN: Chat Box Roll Call Delegates and Technical Advisors should begin entering their names and Area/NALM status
2:10 p.m.	THRO Presentation FY 2020 AI/AN Research Portfolio Analysis TAC Research Priorities	David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Mose A. Herne, M.P.H., M.S., Senior Advisor, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
3:40 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m.	Election of TAC Chairperson and Co-Chairperson 2023 Work Plan Agency Overview Operation of TAC Mid-year and Annual TAC Meeting Dates	Herminia Frias, M.P.H., TAC Chairperson TAC Members David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH
5:25 p.m.	Closing Comments and Blessing	David R. Wilson, Ph.D., Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH Stephen Kutz, TAC Delegate
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn

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