Neurobiological Intersection of Pain and Addiction: Clinical Implications (Laura Mann Lecture) 2026

It was held in Davis Auditorium at UVM Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT 05401.

Admission was free and open to the public.

Clinicians, researchers, and members of the public interested in integrative healthcare attend the series.

It was most useful for clinicians in pain medicine, addiction treatment and primary care, since the lecture was given by Nora D. Volkow, director of NIDA at the NIH, and was framed around clinical implications of how pain and addiction overlap in the brain. It was a single Grand Rounds lecture rather than a multi-day meeting, free and available online as well as in person at UVM Medical Center, so it suited a quick, low-cost update but offered little networking or hands-on skills training for those wanting a full program.

Attendees at hospital Grand Rounds usually wear business casual, with clinicians often in scrubs or a white coat straight from their shift.