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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

236th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Policy Session Agenda

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Conference Room C/D/E
Neuroscience Center
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20852

Time Event
9:30 a.m.

Call to Order

Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
Director, NIMH

9:30–10:30 a.m.

NIMH Director’s Report

Presenter:

Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
Director, NIMH

Discussion

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

NIMH Strategic Planning

Presenters:

Kevin Quinn, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications

Brent Miller, Ph.D.
Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications

Discussion

12:00–12:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

12:30–1:30p.m.

PCORI—Funding Opportunities in Mental Health

Presenter:

Grayson Norquist, M.D., MSPH
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Chair, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors

Discussion

1:30-2:00 p.m.

NIMH FAST Workgroup: Update on Activities

Presenter:

Jill Heemskerk, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Adult Translational Research

Discussion

2:00-2:15 p.m.

Concept Clearance

Presenter:

Anjene Addington, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Phenotypic Manifestations of Rare Variants Associated With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Discussion

2:15 p.m.

Public Comment

2:30 p.m.

Recess Open Session