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Methods Workshop: State-Level Opioid Policy Analyses: Moving Beyond the Classic Difference-in-Difference Model 

Presenters: Rosalie Megan Schuler, PhD, and Beth Ann Griffin, PhD 

Monday December 14th, 2020 from 12 – 1:30 PM EST 

ABSTRACT: Motivated by the context of opioid policy research, this workshop will provide an overview of key methodological challenges faced when evaluating the effectiveness of state-level policy using annual state- level data, as well as potential solutions and practice guidelines. We will begin discussing the commonly used linear difference-in-difference (DID) model and then subsequently discuss DID extensions and alternative approaches (i.e., autoregressive models, non-linear models, doubly robust methods, synthetic controls). Methods will be demonstrated in STATA using an opioid policy case study. 

Seminar: Conducting Economic Evaluations Alongside Substance Use Disorder Clinical Trials: Statistical Methods and Best Practices 

Presenters: Ali Jalali, PhD, Kathryn E. McCollister, PhD, Sean M. Murphy, PhD 

Monday January 11th, 2021 from 12-1:30 PM 

ABSTRACT:  This CHERISH (Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV) sponsored seminar will provide an in-depth review of methods for conducting an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial. Statistical methods frequently employed in applied health econometric studies (two-part, and generalized linear models, recycled predictions, mixed effects, longitudinal analysis, etc.), and best practices for data collection and analysis will be discussed, with examples using Stata statistical software; however, experience with Stata is not a prerequisite. This seminar is designed for investigators who have some familiarity with economic evaluations, but would benefit from a more detailed outline of the methods involved and examples of their application. 

Date: Mid-January 2021 
Webinar Title: Evidence and Implementation of family-based interventions in the addiction field. 
Presenter: Dr Gallus Bischof – Translational Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany  
Description: This Webinar will report results of a systematic review on the evidence of interventions for AFMs and report on the availability of services for AFMs in 12 countries. Furthermore, data from Germany on the implementation of concepts focusing on AFMs will be presented and implications for further research and service improvement will be discussed. 

Date: Mid-February 2021 
WebinarTitle: Teleintervenção fundamentada na entrevista motivacional para familías que convivem com um parente com problemas por consumo de álcool e outras Drogas [Motivational intervention for family members living with a relative with a substance-related disorder]. 
Presenter: Cassandra Borges Bortolon 
Description: This Webinar will be delivered in Portuguese. There may be an English simultaneous translation. The Webinar will describe the results of a project investigating the extent to which a motivational intervention for AFMs worked, and will discuss both research and clinical practice.  

Date: Mid-March 2021 
Webinar Title: The findings from the PuP4Dads feasibility study. 
Presenter: Professor Anne Whittaker – NMAHP Research Unit, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK  
Description: This Webinar will report on the results of a feasibility study looking at the PuP4Dads project. The Parents under Pressure (PuP) programme is a parenting intervention specifically designed for children and families with one or more parents who are dependent on alcohol or drugs. PuP4Dads component focused on involving fathers who were on opioid substitution therapy.