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SOBC Workshop in May 2017 at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science in Boston

A dynamic workshop featuring the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) was held at the Association for Psychological Science (APS) on May 25, 2017, in Boston. This pre-conference workshop was entitled “Bringing an Experimental Medicine Approach to Behavior Change Research: A Hands-On Introduction to the NIH Science of Behavior Change Program and Its Method.” The half-day event was organized by the Research Coordinating Center of SOBC with presentations and hands-on guidance provided by Dr. Donald Edmondson, the Director of the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center, and Dr. Jennifer Sumner, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the same institute.

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Bringing an Experimental Medicine Approach to Behavior Change Research: A Hands-On Introduction to the NIH Science of Behavior Change Program and Its Method

The NIH Science Of Behavior Change (SOBC) program uses an experimental medicine approach to elucidate how behavior change works, and funders across the NIH are moving to require the use of the experimental medicine approach for mechanistic research. In this workshop, attendees will learn about SOBC and engage with the experimental medicine method in a hands-on way. (Space for this free workshop will be limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis).

Register here for the 29th APS Annual Convention in Boston, MA, May 25-28, 2017. When you register, be sure to sign up for our free workshop. If you have already registered for the convention and would like to retroactively sign up for our workshop, please email convention@psychologicalscience.org for assistance.

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Society of Trans-Disease Decision Processes & Therapeutics

A satellite conference of the Association for Psychological Sciences devoted to the Science of Behavior Change

At the Sheraton Boston Hotel, May 25, 2017.

By understanding how common decision-making processes can manifest in multiple diseases, we seek to create insights and evaluate treatments targeting the specific dysfunctions that lead to varied disease.

To register: https://transdiseasedecisions.com/programregistration/

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Aligning Incentives for Sharing Clinical Trial Data

Gain insights into data sharing issues from leading experts and offer your perspective through moderated online sessions and working groups.

OPEN AND BALANCED VIEWPOINTS
This web event assembles a number of expert speakers and panelists to represent viewpoints of those most involved in clinical trial data sharing – researchers, clinical trial patients, and funding agencies – to ensure an open and balanced dialogue.

Register here: http://events.nejm.org/create_account1.php