CHERISH Events

This free virtual workshop includes a robust agenda that demonstrates how health economics research informs treatment and care for people with substance use disorder, mental health illnesses, and related conditions. Co-led by NIH HEAL Initiative, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the half-day workshop and forum features multidisciplinary experts in health economics and health services research, including CHERISH investigators Yuhua Bao, Sean M. Murphy, and Bruce Schackman; and CHERISH Research Affiliates Todd Olmstead, Erica Crable, Beth McGinty, and Catherine Maclean. Join the workshop to connect with the panelists and share research priorities to consider.

For researchers who are new to health economic evaluations, join this session to learn how to integrate health economic methods into your work. This workshop introduces concepts of health economics in the context of substance use research and shares resources to help researchers understand how economic evaluations can help elevate their projects.

Hosted by the SMDM Career Development Committee, this session provides mid-career researchers guidance on how to write a personal statement for promotion. Moderated by Christine M. Gunn and Katie Martinez, this webinar features CHERISH Population Data & Modeling Core Director Benjamin Linas and speakers from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan.

Join National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Health and Medicine Division on December 5 for a public webinar on the use of opioid settlement dollars for the abatement of mental health and substance use disorders. Effective mental health and substance use disorder models in different settings, innovative state examples, and how to use these dollars effectively will be discussed. The webinar features CHERISH Advisory Board member Rosalie Pacula and CHERISH Research Affiliates Michael Dennis and Brendan Saloner.

The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) is seeking to fund the next cohort of pilot grant recipients for 2025-2026.

The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) North American Meeting brings together high-quality oral and poster presentations, short courses, symposia presentations, and workshops from all disciplines involved in the study of decision making in health and medicine. Connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending this year and view the program here.

The Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference, held since 2005, annually brings together researchers, policymakers, and treatment providers to focus on how systems redesign can effectively and sustainably be implemented. Connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues in the field of substance use, HIV, and HCV research. View the full program here.

Established in 2009, the International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) is a recognized leader in amplifying research and clinical advances in hepatitis C prevention, treatment, and care for people who use drugs. Entering its 12th year, this conference welcomes a global network of practitioners, researchers, community members, and people who use drugs and remains committed to creating equitable access to treatment and health services to address infectious diseases and drug-related harms. Connect with our CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending and view the online program here.

Follow the itinerary below to connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending ISSDP 2024 or view the full conference program on their website.

Follow the itinerary below to connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending #CPDD24 or view the full conference program on their website. The official time zone of the conference is Eastern Time (ET).

Join the latest INHSU Conversations Webinar, organised by the Early-Mid-Career Researcher Special Interest Group (INHSU EMCR) and the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH). In this webinar, we’ll be joined by Dr. Ali Jalali and Dr. Shashi Kapadia, who are both Research Affiliates at CHERISH and faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Ali Jalali will provide an overview of economic evaluations in the context of substance use disorder treatment interventions, with Dr. Shashi Kapadia, moderating. In this hour-long webinar, you will learn: The overall purpose and approach to economic evaluations alongside clinical interventions How to apply best practices for determining intervention costs How to review approaches to estimating cost-effectiveness, including common statistical issues encountered

The 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health is co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth. This year, the conference will convene on the theme of, "Raising Expectations for D&I Science: Challenges and Opportunities," to elevate new research in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science and identify opportunities for knowledge translation and application. Follow the itinerary below to connect with CHERISH researchers and colleagues attending #DIScience23 or view the full conference program at AcademyHealth.