FRI is pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Alexander has received an R61 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for her project “Empowering Support Persons to Enhance the Recovery Capital of Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder.”
The CPDD meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon from June 13-17.
Dr. Michael Gordon was featured in Braeburn’s latest docuseries “Reframe & Reclaim: Shaping the Future of Recovery Stories.” The docuseries features individuals who are making a positive difference within the opioid use disorder community, including changemakers and people in recovery.
FRI recently held its Awards Reception at the Residence of FRI’s Vice Chair, Mr. Curtis Decker, J.D. in Baltimore. During the reception several awards were presented to successful nominees.
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FRI is pleased to announce the promotion of Ms. Kathy Krispin from Senior Grants Manager to Director of Grants Management. This promotion recognizes her outstanding performance, unwavering dedication, and significant contributions to FRI.
FRI is pleased to announce that Drs. Karen Alexander and Courtney Nordeck (MPIs) have received an R01 award from the National Institute on Nursing Research for their project, titled “A Patient Navigation Trial for Housing and Health (PATHH): A randomized controlled trial.”
FRI is pleased to announce that Drs. Thomas R. Blue (MPI) and Michael S. Gordon (MPI) will continue their HEAL JCOIN 1 work as they have received a 5-year UM1 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN) – Phase II entitled, “A patient preference trial of sublingual versus extended-release buprenorphine telemedicine and pharmacy linkage for individuals re-entering the community from jail.”
FRI is pleased to announce that Drs. Karen Alexander and Jan Gryczynski (MPIs) have received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for their project “Implementing a patient navigation intervention across a health system to improve outcomes for patients with opioid use disorder.”