The NIH HEAL Initiative’s Common Data Elements (CDE) program this week announced the release of an online tool to calculate morphine milligram equivalents (MME), a standardized metric for reporting prescribed opioid use. In a webinar scheduled for Friday, March 7, speakers from the CDE program will explain the tool, demonstrate how researchers can use the tool to calculate MMEs for research purposes, and answer questions from researchers about the use of the tool for calculating and reporting MME data.

Standardizing approaches to data collection remains a critical challenge in pain research. The CDE program mandated collection of MME data in all NIH HEAL Initiative–funded research in 2023.

Webinar information: Friday, March 7, 2025; 12:00-1:00 pm ET. Registration is required to attend the webinar.

Ten of the NIH Collaboratory Trials are supported by funding from the NIH HEAL Initiative through the Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) program. They explore a range of interventions to improve implementation of pain management strategies and reduce inappropriate prescribing of opioids.