45: OPIODS: Addressing pain and opioid use with mindfulness. | Dr. Eric Garland, PhD

Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research in the University of Utah College of Social Work, Director of the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND), and Associate Director of Integrative Medicine in Supportive Oncology and Survivorship at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Drawing from more than 15 years of clinical experience as a psychotherapist, Dr. Garland is the developer of an innovative mindfulness-based therapy founded on insights derived from cognitive neuroscience, called Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE). As Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, he has received more than $60 million in research grants from a variety of prestigious entities including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct clinical trials to develop and test novel integrative health interventions, including trials of MORE as a treatment for addiction and chronic pain.  Dr. Garland is arguably the world’s leading expert on the use of mind-body therapies to address opioid misuse and addiction among people with chronic pain. In a recent bibliometric analysis of mindfulness research published over the past 55 years, Dr. Garland was found to be the most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world. Visit www.drericgarland.com Link to clinical training in Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: https://drericgarland.com/training-in-more/