Catalytic Events

Workshop on National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS)

• August 5–7
• Virtual
• Registration available here.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the first Center for Clinical Observational Investigations (CCOI) workshop series. 

The series will focus on the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) dataset, which includes standardized emergency medical services data from states nationwide.

The 3-day workshop will be held August 5–7, and will feature three sessions:

• Session 1: Overview of the NEMSIS dataset
• Session 2: Introduction to NEMSIS use cases
• Session 3: Hands-on exercise using NEMSIS data

Reasonable Accommodations: Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact ccoi@nih.gov. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.

NIH Matilda White Riley Distinguished Lecture

• Thursday, August 28
• Life Course, Aging, and Health Disparities: Preliminary Insights from Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
• Robert Hummer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Online Only; Virtual Meeting

This presentation will focus on the history, theoretical and substantive motivations, empirical contributions, innovations in recent data collection, and preliminary descriptive findings from Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). 

Registration is available here.

2025 NIH Research Festival

• September 9–12
• NIH Bethesda Main Campus, Bldg. 10, Clinical Center
• https://researchfestival.nih.gov 

The annual NIH Research Festival, which highlights the work of the Intramural Research Program, will be held September 9–12, in Building 10 (the Clinical Center) on the Bethesda campus. View the preliminary agenda.

Highlights include:

Tuesday, Sept. 9 — four poster sessions through the course of the day on the FAES Terrace; morning lectures from Paule Joseph (NIAAA) and from Independent Research Scholars, and afternoon lectures from Staff Clinicians; and a multitude of tables highlighting NIH research services

Wednesday, Sept. 10 — the Victoria A. Harden Lecture in NIH History, by John Burklow; Anita B. Roberts Lecture, by Kelly Ten Hagen (NIDCR); FAES Dedication Lecture, by Elias Zerhouni, former NIH Director; and the G. Burroughs Mider Lecture, by Gisela Storz (NICHD); all lectures are in the Lipsett Amphitheater.

All week — NIH workshops will be held throughout Tuesday and Wednesday of the Festival in the FAES Classrooms and in the NIH Library. Biomedical vendors and vendor workshops also will be held Thursday and Friday.