HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR) - Building Engagement, Assistance, Capacity, Outreach, and Networks (BEACON) Center

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for research on the effective management of opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain (CP). The goal of this initiative is to test novel interventions for the management of co-occurring CP and OUD at the patient level, and to address scalability and sustainability of evidence-based practices for CP and OUD from a health system perspective. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • The development of collaborative care models and implementation strategies to integrate CP and OUD service provision in diverse health settings. • The execution of a single hybrid II/III implementation-effectiveness trial to focus on collaborative care models and implementation strategies. • The provision of network coordination support, capacity building, and annual surveys/qualitative activities to understand barriers and attitudes impacting access to integrated CP and OUD service delivery. • The development of important resources for key stakeholder audiences to inform and improve sustainability and scalability of evidence-based practices.