Past ITTC Events

April 2024

Webinar: “Las buenas intenciones no bastan”. Retos y desafíos de la prevención del consumo de drogas

4/10/2024 - 4/10/2024
El Centro Internacional de Transferencia de Tecnología de Colombia, ITTC Colombia y la Universidad CES, tienen el gusto de invitarlos al Webinar: “Las buenas intenciones no bastan”. Retos y desafíos de la prevención del consumo de drogas basada en evidencia.
Cuándo: Miércoles 10 de abril de 2024
Hora: 5:00 p.m.
¿Dónde lo veo?: Por el canal oficial de Universidad CES en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/a8YgTwPtlnI?si=zX1aaWRxiycYRefB
Invitados: Invitado Internacional: Gabriel Rossi, Médico Psiquiatra de Niños y Adolescentes. Invitada Nacional: Luz Adriana Rivera González, coordinadora Equipo de Reducción de Consumo de Sustancias Psicoactivas- Gobernación de Risaralda. Con la participación de Cristóbal Ovidio Muñoz, director de ITTC Colombia.

Presented By: Colombia ITTC
Contact Email: comunicacionITTC@ces.edu.co
For more information: https://www.youtube.com/live/a8YgTwPtlnI?si=1lFMGX4_bX8S4dND

March 2024

PRY4009F: Screening and Assessment of Addictive Disorders

3/25/2024 - 3/28/2024
Evidence-based approaches to screening and assessment for addictive disorders (9 participants)

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed event

CME: Substance Addiction Diagnosis

3/19/2024 - 3/21/2024
From March 19 to 21, 2024, we hosted a Continuous Medical Education (CME) program focusing on addiction diagnosis for physicians. The trainees included 23 healthcare providers from various hospitals and healthcare facilities across the nation. Following the training, on March 21, the trainees took a quiz on topics learned from the program. Trainees received their CME certificates based on active engagement and quiz performance.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Vietnam-ITTC-104879608503154

CME: Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (A Basic Course for Physicians)

3/11/2024 - 3/15/2024
From March 11 to 15, 2024, we conducted a Continuous Medical Education (CME) program which offered a basic training course on methadone maintenance treatment for physicians. The trainees included 42 healthcare providers from various hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide. Following the theoretical training, trainees were required to complete a minimum of one week's practical experience at a methadone clinic and submit a case report. CME certificates were awarded based on participation and quiz scores, a prerequisite for physicians seeking to work at methadone clinics in Vietnam.

ACE: SBIRT and WebApp ASSIST

3/8/2024 - 3/8/2024
Participants were introduced to the SBIRT model and the benefits this would have within their current setting. They were then trained to use the WebApp version of the ASSIST tool.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed event

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

3/7/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Welkom, Free State
Contact Name: Ayanda Mkhize
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

3/6/2024 - 3/6/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Bloemfontein, Free State
Contact Name: Ayanda Mkhize
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

3/1/2024 - 3/1/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Orange Farm, Gauteng
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

February 2024

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

2/29/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Soweto, Gauteng
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

Introduction to healthcare for adolescents: Substance Use in Adolescents

2/27/2024 - 2/27/2024
The presentation was focused on adolescent substance use, with a focus on the commonly occurring substances use amongst this population in South Africa. It also focused defining substance use vs. dependence, as well as risk factors and approaches to care for adolescents.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed event

PRY4008W: Evidence Based Treatment Approaches

2/26/2024 - 3/1/2024
Evidence treatment approaches such at Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training (13 participants)

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed event

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

2/23/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Johannesburg Central, Gauteng
Contact Name: Ayanda Mkhize
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

2/22/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

SANCA: SBIRT Provider Training

2/21/2024
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng
Contact Name: Ayanda Mkhize
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

Web App ASSIST training: Yeboneers

2/21/2024 - 2/21/2024
The newly developed Web App version of the WHO ASSIST (The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) represents an important tool in the detection and provision of accessible intervention strategies for harmful substance use. The tool is used to improve the ability to map the levels of risk across various substances of use and misuse within the country and is thus set to reimagine effective passive data collection and mapping for substance use disorder risk across South Africa.

This training on the Web App ASSIST takes place in George, Western Cape, with 40 youth counsellors. These youth counsellors will be screening adolescents in schools.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Western Cape
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

PRY4013F_Understanding Addictive Disorders

2/12/2024 - 2/16/2024
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Understanding Addictive Disorders (11 participants)

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed event

Wits 4th year pharmacy students training

2/9/2024 - 3/15/2024
Wits 4th year pharmacy students training – Substance use disorders (62 participants)

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://N/A

December 2023

V-ITTC presenting at Hanoi DSEP-Organized Conference

12/7/2023 - 12/7/2023
On December 7, 2023, the Hanoi Department for Social Evils Prevention (DSEP) organized a conference to evaluate the management, care, and support strategies for individuals post-drug rehabilitation within their residential communities in Hanoi. The Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) presented the results of their pilot intervention model, which aimed to enhance the social and legal assistance, consultation, and referral services for people who use drugs (PWUD) in the community. The project focused on improving the capacity and effectiveness of community social workers by adopting two evidence-based interventions: motivational interviewing and online support groups. The pilot model was well-received by community social workers, PWUD, and their families, showing some initial positive outcomes. V-ITTC will collaborate with Hanoi DSEP to continue and expand this model across Hanoi, focusing on varied communication channels and interventions tailored to the various needs of PWUD.

November 2023

ITTC/ARCH: SBIRT Training of Trainers for SANCA

11/28/2023 - 11/29/2023
SBIRT Master Training for trainers belonging to the SANCA as part of the rollout of the ARCH Research project to evaluate impact of cascade training model for SBIRT amongst populations with a high HIV burden

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://n/a
To register: http://Closed event

ISSUP webinar series: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use

11/23/2023 - 11/30/2023
This two-part webinar series will seek to:
• Identify the components of SBIRT and to facilitate understanding the goal of SBIRT.
• Provide the basis for a health systems approach to integrating SBIRT into health care.
• Facilitate understanding of the meaning of universal screening.
• Make explicit the levels of risk and their implications.
• Introduce the recommended best-practice screening tools with a focus on the WHO ASSIST
• To introduce to Referral to Treatment (RT), the last step in the SBIRT model

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: shaheema.allie@uct.ac.za

SA Central Drug Authority National Summit on Substance Use and Illicit Trafficking

11/14/2023 - 11/16/2023
Hosted by ITTC South Africa and the South Africa National AIDS Council

About the Summit
The CDA has a mandate to host a summit wherein stakeholders engage on matters aligned to the use of substances in the country. The 4th CDA will host the 3rd summit in 2023, and it will be preceded by provincial dialogues.
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The 3rd summit will consider a harmonised way to implement demand, supply and harm reduction in line with the National Drug Master Plan, i.e to support policy harmonization between health, social security and justice sectors, to support public health approaches for people who use drugs, people in correctional settings and other key populations.
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Summit and Dialogues Theme
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The theme of the Provincial Dialogues and the SUMMIT is “Towards sustainable, coordinated and impactful strategies for national drug and substance use in South Africa”

Sub-themes aligned to the 7 Goals of the National Drug Master Plan will be advised at a later stage with the main sub-theme being," “Towards addressing drug and alcohol use in South Africa.” Sub-Themes will be focused on the 7 Goals of the NDMP 2019-2024.
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Objectives of the Annual Summit and Provincial Dialogues

1. Evaluate Provincial/National Drug Master
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Review of PDMP/NDMP 2019-2024?
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2. Inform the policy on drugs and substance abuse
3. To improve our knowledge base on how illicit drugs relate to other urgent challenges , such as conflicts and environmental degradation
4. To share information on sustainable economic opportunities for unemployed youth
5. To develop an action plan that will address resolutions take at the summit.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://www.centraldrugauthority.co.za/3rdsummit

University Walk-through Training on the Basic Level Series of the UTC

11/9/2023 - 11/11/2023
From November 9 to 11, 2023, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) at Hanoi Medical University organized a walk-through training on the basic level series of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC). This training was conducted under the guidance of two regional trainers. The trainees included 21 national trainers from various universities, hospitals, and healthcare facilities nationwide. Following the training, on November 12, the trainees took the ICAP I exam, organized by the Colombo Plan in Hanoi, Vietnam.

African Union High Level Session on Addressing Substance Use and Related Mental Health Disorders

11/8/2023 - 11/10/2023
Objective

The overall objective of the meeting is to raise awareness and galvanise commitment and action of high-level Government leadership, policy makers, public health officials and other stakeholders to take appropriate measures (including legislative, administrative, social and educational etc) in addressing drug use prevention and SUDs treatment and related co-morbidities.

Specific Objectives of the high-level session
1. Enhance legal, policy and institutional frameworks to effectively prevent drug-use, crime and violence amongst youth
Sensitize for a comprehensive multi-sectorial health response to drugs. A response using the UNODC WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention and the UNODC WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders as guidance material for national and regional strategies in line with science focusing on human rights, gender-sensitivity and particularly vulnerable groups (children, women and youth)
3. Reflect on the overall health and social situation of drug use as well as experiences from the African Union that are in line with such standards in an effort to galvanize and network positive South-South experience exchange.
4. Discuss newly availed open-sourced tools designed for, and experiences derived from, Low- and Middle- Income countries in the field of prevention of substance use focusing on building family skills, life and social skills in a universal setting or in selective settings for higher risk groups (particularly those living in humanitarian setting).
5. Discuss newly availed open-sourced tools and services designed for, and experiences derived from, Low- and Middle- Income countries availing evidence based, affordable and accessible treatment services and systems in line with the human right principles. Such services will focus on alternative to convictions or punishment, treatment services geared for youth and their families as well as services for women including pregnant women. .
6. Advocate for the value of Youth empowerment and inclusion at the level of policy
making as well as·service provision and equipping them with the necessary tools, skills and platforms to become key enablers in preventing drug use, building resilience to drugs, crime and violence.
7. Mobilize Donor engagement and to commit increased resources for drug demand reduction interventions at the regional level and member state level
8. Agree on a roadmap for strategic interventions in addressing drug use prevention and SUDs among youth, women and children in African Union

Expected outcomes

1. Increased awareness and knowledge of drugs and drug use disorders and interventions in line with the UNODC WHO International Standards among High Level Government Leadership, policy makers, public health officials and other stakeholders
2. High Level continental dialogue stimulated to serve as a platform to promote
cooperation and collaboration to address evidence-based drug demand reduction responses
3. A roadmap for strategic interventions in addressing drug use prevention and SUDs
treatment among youth, women and children in the African Union agreed.
4. Donor engagement and expression of commitment and mobilisation of resources for drug demand reduction interventions at regional level and member state level.

Format of meeting

The high-level session will be held over three days, preceded by two days of senior expert meetings. Day 3 will culminate in the opening session and plenary interventions by Heads of State and Government on key meeting outcomes and the overview of SUDs and related mental health disorders on the continent. There will also be statements by the leadership f the AU, US State Dept.IINL, the World Bank Group and relevant UN agencies including UNODC, WHO etc.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://au.int/en/newsevents/20231106/au-high-level-session-addressing-substance-use-and-related-mental-health

MI Training with the City of Cape Town employees

11/8/2023 - 11/9/2023
MI training: Specialised Health within Community Services & Health Directorate

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Parow
Contact Name: Amy Adams
Contact Email: amy.adams@uct.ac.za

Research grant for students doing research on SUD field

11/7/2023 - 11/7/2023
On November 7, 2023, in a national scientific symposium titled “Innovations to Improve Substance Use Intervention in Vietnam”, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) awarded scholarships to three postgraduate students conducting research in the field of substance use disorder (SUD). The aim of this activity was to build research interest in SUD field among medical students and develop the future workforce for Vietnam.

International Society of Addiction Medicine Conference

11/1/2023 - 11/4/2023
Presentation on the IITC South Africa's Research Partnerships and introduction to the Web App ASSIST Strategy

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Marrakesh, Morocco
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://isamweb.org

SA ITTC Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing Training: TBHIV Care

11/1/2023 - 11/1/2023
Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them.
We strongly recommend that you complete this Online Tour of Motivational Interviewing before attending this training: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=6

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: shaheema.allie@uct.ac.za

October 2023

Community-level SUD presentation

10/21/2023 - 10/21/2023
Community-level SUD presentation, Ward 48, Cape Town

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town Ward 48
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: warren.cornelius.uct.ac.za

A refresher course to update knowledge for the staff at the MMT facilities

10/17/2023 - 10/20/2023
From October 17 to 20, 2023, V-ITTC preventatives provided lectures during a refresher course for healthcare professionals from Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) facilities, organized by the Hanoi Center for Disease Control. The course was specifically organized for treatment specialists, including over 100 doctors and counselors, who work closely with patients dealing with substance use or HIV. V-ITTC trainers led sessions on the latest knowledge in substance addiction, comorbidity, and chemsex screening and intervention.

Adolescent Substance Use Presentation

10/17/2023 - 10/17/2023
Adolescent Substance Use Presentation: Tafelsig High School, Mitchell's Plain

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Tafelsig High School, Mitchell's Plain
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: warren.cornelius.uct.ac.za

Adolescent Substance Use Presentation

10/16/2023 - 10/16/2023
Adolescent Substance Use Presentation: Cedar High School, Mitchell's Plain

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cedar High School, Mitchell's Plain
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: warren.cornelius.uct.ac.za

SBIRT: Part 2 registrar training at UCT

10/10/2023 - 10/10/2023
This training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance. We address use of validated screening tools (AUDIT, DUDIT and ASSIST) and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

Western Cape Substance Abuse Forum Provincial Dialogue

10/3/2023
Western Cape Province Provincial Dialogue in preparation for the National Central Drug Authority Summit Scheduled for November 2023.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://www.centraldrugauthority.co.za/3rdsummit

Prevention for adolescents using synthetic drugs

10/1/2023 - 12/19/2023
From October to December 2023, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) teamed up with national broadcasting channels to produce and air a documentary series focusing on addiction treatment, community reintegration, and synthetic drug use prevention among adolescents. This series, consisting of four aired episodes and a live broadcast program, delved into the journey of recovery, the process of returning to society, and strategies for preventing adolescent synthetic drug use. The documentary emphasized the importance of family support and the involvement of multiple agencies in aiding recovery and prevention initiatives.

September 2023

National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders Exec Committee DDR meeting

9/28/2023
Meeting of the SA National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leadership to execute Drug Demand Reduction Implementation Plan

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

MI and SBIRT for KZN Department of Health

9/26/2023 - 9/27/2023
1 day Motivational Interviewing for Behaviour Change and 1 day training of SBIRT for health care providers working at KZN department of health facilities

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Durban
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

MHMS_The GetSmarter short course

9/20/2023 - 10/20/2023
Mental Health, Mindfulness and Self-Care course_The GetSmarter short course

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za

Central Drug Authority Research Stakeholder Engagement

9/19/2023
Meeting with partners of the Central Drug Authority to formulate a unified data strategy for South Africa.

PRY4010S_Case Management and Service Monitoring

9/7/2023 - 9/8/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Case Management and Service Monitoring

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

South African National AIDS Council Situation Room consultation

9/7/2023
Meeting with SANAC to review challenges with data collection and capture and engage in formative discussions for a unified data dashboiard incorporating HIV/TB data and other public health data including Substance Use Disorders (in the first instance through Web App ASSIST administration) throughout South Africa.

PRY4012S_Ethics and Professional Development

9/4/2023 - 9/6/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Ethics and Professional Development

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

August 2023

Global surgery debriefing with CHWs

8/28/2023 - 8/28/2023
SA ITTC in collaboration with Global surgery ran a debriefing session with the community health worker's in Gugulethu. The day addressed the following: Trauma, burnout and the caregiver role, the systemic nature of distress management and referral pathways

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town
Contact Name: Shaheema
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

Methadone take-home training course

8/21/2023 - 8/30/2023
The training course, under the guidance and instruction of the teaching team from V-ITTC and the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Department, has helped trainees acquire both basic and in-depth knowledge in the field of methadone take-home. This includes the medication dispensing process, monitoring and management of methadone usage at home, and handling potential situations that may arise during medication dispensing and management.In addition to the knowledge gained from lectures, trainees were divided into practical groups, where they exchanged and listened to practical experiences shared by facilities that have implemented the program. Healthcare professionals emphasized positive results for patients, as not having to visit healthcare facilities daily has reduced travel time and expenses, providing favorable conditions for patients to access treatment while maintaining their work and daily life, ultimately improving the quality of life for patients.

DSD Integrated campaign: Overview of the Web App ASSIST (CPUT)

8/16/2023 - 8/16/2023
Social Development: Joint Integrated campaign on social development and mental health. SA ITTC provided an overview of the web app ASSIST as well as its uses with tertiary students.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: shaheema.allie@uct.ac.za

4th Advisory Board meeting – Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC)

8/15/2023 - 8/15/2023
The meeting was joined by nearly 30 deputies from the Department of Science, Education, Culture and Social Affairs – Government office, Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control – Ministry of Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Hanoi, the US Department of Foreign Affairs in Vietnam, and some domestic and international NGOs such as INL, Colombo Plan, CDC, UNODC, VUSTA, …The representative from ITTC Vietnam presented a proposal to participate in the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP). Currently, the association has 36 member countries, with 10 Asian nations among them. The operational approach of each member within the association can be either an individual agency or a network. They hold regular quarterly meetings and organize workshops to share information and experiences in the field of substance use.

PRY4016S_Working with Family and Social Networks

8/14/2023 - 8/16/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Working with Family and Social Networks

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

ICUDDR Conference 2023 in Chiangmai, Thailand

8/9/2023 - 8/11/2023
Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) engaged in and shared Vietnam’s experiences through presentations on (1) Buprenorphine Treatment in Practice, (2) Developing the Research Capacity to Address Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Sexual Risk at Hanoi Medical University and (3) Mapping Services to Explore Training Needs and Target Interventions. These knowledge-sharing sessions not only give experts and researchers at the workshop the opportunity to learn from practical experiences but also contribute to promote understanding and cooperation in drug demand reduction and other related problems in Vietnam.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Thailand
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Vietnam-ITTC-104879608503154

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) SBIRT Training: WITS RHI

8/3/2023 - 8/3/2023
This closed training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place on 3 August with the WITS RHI Team. We address use of SBIRT and trains on the the validated ASSIST screening tool, and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: shaheema.allie@uct.ac.za

July 2023

Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Workshop (Global surgery)

7/6/2023 - 7/6/2023
Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Workshop in Manenberg in collaboration with Global surgery. There were 70 adolescents (14 – 18yrs old) in attendance

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Workshop In collaboration with Global Surgery

7/6/2023 - 7/6/2023

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Manenberg
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: warren.cornelius.uct.ac.za

PRY4008W_Evidence Based Treatment Approaches

7/3/2023 - 7/6/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Evidence Based Treatment Approaches

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

Implementing Evidence Based Practice Into Prevention and Treatment

7/2/2023
JOINT WEBINAR
*Implementing Evidence Based Practice Into Prevention and Treatment*

Speakers:
?? Dr. dr. Diah S. Utami, SpKJ, MARS (ISSUP Indonesia)
?? Zahrotur Rusyda Hinduan, S.Psi, MOP, PhD (University of Padjdjaran; ITTC Indonesia)
?? dr. Imelda Indriyani, SpKJ(K) (National Drug Dependence Hospital, Jakarta; ITTC Indonesia)

Moderator :
???? Gidien Ryaan

?? Sunday/ 2 July 2023
?? 07.00 – 08.30 PM WIB (GMT+7)

?? Registrasi :
https://bit.ly/webinarissupittc

Note: the webinar will be onducted in Bahasa Indonesia

Presented By: Indonesia ITTC
Location: Jakarta
Contact Name: Hepa Susami
Contact Email: eva.susami@gmail.com
To register: https://bit.ly/webinarissupittc

June 2023

Global Mental Health Action Network Meeting (SA Mental Health Conference)

6/29/2023 - 6/29/2023
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), are hosting a South African Mental Health Conference. As an invited guest, the session will be about sharing personal recovery giving a unique lived experience to help put a voice and a story to the impact of stigma around substance use and mental health. It will be an informal conversation, where delegates listen, learns, and may ask questions - but it is also a sincere and authentic space, where we break down barriers and stigmas and have real, earnest conversations about Mental Health.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Warren Cornelius
Contact Email: warren.cornelius@uct.ac.za

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing Training 4 CPD Points June/July 2023

6/22/2023 - 7/13/2023
his live training on Motivational Interviewing takes place weekly on Thursdays from 10am till 11am SAST on the following dates: 22, 29 June & 6 & 13 July 2023. Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them. We strongly recommend that you complete this Online Tour of Motivational Interviewing before attending this training: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=67

Completing the registration form accurately will help us ensure your details are captured accurately and that we are best able to meet your needs during training. You may contact us by emailing ittc@uct.ac.za

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training sessions

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItfuGqpzksE9TuEyrGIL5jWZ7uBHB5ekiU
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItfuGqpzksE9TuEyrGIL5jWZ7uBHB5ekiU

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) SBIRT Training 5 CPD Points June/July 2023

6/22/2023 - 7/20/2023
This training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place weekly on Thursdays from 12 noon till 1pm SAST on the following dates: 22, 29 June and 6, 13 & 20 July 2023. We address use of validated screening tools (AUDIT, DUDIT and ASSIST) and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Please complete the registration form accurately to ensure your details are captured accurately and that we are best able to meet your needs during training. You may contact us by emailing ittc@uct.ac.za

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training sessions.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcuGvqz8oG9Muwq5UGkzWjjoyyWiJ0ewX
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcuGvqz8oG9Muwq5UGkzWjjoyyWiJ0ewX

MHMS_Since moving to edX platform

6/15/2023 - 7/15/2023
Mental Health, Mindfulness and Self-Care course_Since moving to edX platform

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za

Motivation Interview – training course for officers working at Community-based Organizations

6/15/2023 - 6/16/2023
The training course under the guidance and teaching of the faculty team from V-ITTC has helped the trainees gain in-depth knowledge in counseling for drug addiction treatment. This included fundamental counseling knowledge and skills, recognizing stages of behavioral change, as well as guidance on working with diverse clients. Additionally, throughout the learning process, the trainees had the opportunity to practice motivational interviewing in groups, share and exchange practical experiences, discuss difficulties and challenges, and navigate unfavorable situations they might encounter.

May 2023

Training course on TREATNET Family Intervention for adolescents with substance use disorder

5/30/2023 - 5/31/2023
In 2 days from May 30-31, 2023, the Vietnam-International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) – Hanoi Medical University (HMU) collaborated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Department of Social Evils Prevention of Hanoi (DSEP) to launch the training course on TREATNET Family Intervention (TFI) for adolescents with substance use disorder for 30 officers working at rehabilitation centers in Hanoi.

Web App ASSIST Launch

5/29/2023
The South Africa National Minister of Social Development will on 29 May 2023 lead the dual launch of the National Department of Social Development Integrated Programme and the newly developed Web App version of the World Health Organization Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) (https://assistscreening.uct.ac.za).

This event launches two key initiatives in response to the call for integrated implementation of services in institutions of higher learning and colleges, especially, at the primary level of intervention by respective stakeholders to facilitate integrated early intervention and prevention programmes with specific focus on social crime prevention, risky substance use, and gender-based violence. The newly developed Web App version of the WHO ASSIST (The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) represents an important tool in the detection and provision of accessible intervention strategies for harmful substance use. The tool is earmarked to improve the ability of the country, at various entry points across health and social service sites, to map the levels of risk across various substances of use and misuse within the country and is thus set to reimagine effective passive data collection and mapping for substance use disorder risk across South Africa.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: University of Cape Town and onlone
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://forms.office.com/r/fV3fb8RQsB
To register: https://forms.office.com/r/fV3fb8RQsB

Training course on Methadone maintenance treatment of opioid dependence

5/22/2023 - 5/26/2023
In 5 days from May 22-26, 2023, the Global Fund collaborated with the International Technology Transfer Center in Vietnam (Vietnam-ITTC) – Hanoi Medical University to launch a training course on Methadone maintenance treatment of opioid dependence for 50 trainees who are doctors and physicians working at health departments and methadone dispensing facilities from many provinces and cities in Vietnam - Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Dien Bien, Hanoi, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Lai Chau, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Son La, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, and Lao Cai. The group of lecturers comprised associate professors, doctors, and physicians from Hanoi Medical University, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Hanoi, and the Methadone Center of Dong Da district who are widely recognized as experts in the addiction treatment field.

Create Solid Awareness of Addiction for the Youth

5/21/2023
WEBINAR Series II
Indonesia ITTC – ISSUP Joint Webinar
On
“Addiction Prevention for the Youth”
“Create Solid Awareness of Addiction for the Youth”

Speakers:
1. Lauren Zimmerman-Meade (SADD, USA)
2. Louie Pratt (SADD, USA)
on "Proud to be Drug Free: Using SADD for Peer-to-Peer Prevention"

3. Eva Fitri Yuanita (BNN, Indonesia)
on "Tantangan Mengatasi Peredaran Narkotika yang Menyasar Remaja Indonesia yang Berada di Bonus Demografi (The Challenge of Overcoming Narcotics Trafficking That Targets Indonesian Youths Who Are in Demographic Bonus)"

Moderator :
Dr. Fika Ekayanti (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia)

Date and Time:
Sunday/ 21 May 2023
20.00 - 21.00 WIB (GMT+7)

Registration:
https://bit.ly/ISSUP_ITTC_SADD

Presented By: Indonesia ITTC
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact Name: Hepa Susami
Contact Email: eva.susami@gmail.com
To register: https://bit.ly/ISSUP_ITTC_SADD

Motivational Interviewing Principles for participant engagement (SAX)

5/10/2023 - 5/10/2023
Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

PRY4015F_Managing Children and Adolescents with Addictive Disorders

5/2/2023 - 5/5/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Managing Children and Adolescents with Addictive Disorders

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

April 2023

ITTC/ARCH: SBIRT Training of Trainers KZN

4/24/2023 - 4/25/2023
SBIRT Master Training for trainers belonging to the KZN Dept of Health as part of the rollout of the ARCH Research project to evaluate impact of cascade training model for SBIRT amongst populations with a high HIV burden

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Durban
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

Training course on TREATNET Family Intervention for adolescents with substance use disorder

4/20/2023 - 4/22/2023
In 3 days from April 20-22, 2023, the Vietnam-International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) - Hanoi Medical University collaborated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Center for Supporting Community Development Initiatives of Hanoi (SCDI - Hanoi) to launch the training course on TREATNET Family Intervention (TFI) for adolescents with substance use disorder.

PRY4011F_Managing Co- Occurring Mental Disorders

4/11/2023 - 4/14/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Managing Co- Occurring Mental Disorders

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

March 2023

PRY4009F_Screening and Assessment of Addictive Disorders

3/27/2023 - 3/30/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Screening and Assessment of Addictive Disorders

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

Department of Correctional Services Web App ASSIST Review and Rollout Planning Session

3/15/2023
Meeting to review pilot phase of DCS ASSIST Project and formulate technical specifications required to assure rollout.

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing Training 4 CPD Points March 2023

3/9/2023 - 3/30/2023

This live training on Motivational Interviewing takes place weekly on Thursdays from 10am till 11am SAST on the following dates: 9, 16, 23 & 30 March 2023. Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them. We strongly recommend that you complete this Online Tour of Motivational Interviewing before attending this training: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=67

Completing the registration form accurately will help us ensure your details are captured accurately and that we are best able to meet your needs during training. You may contact us by emailing ittc@uct.ac.za

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training sessions.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlde2trD0qHN3e2JgksuLq9GcCNwGPwvtq
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlde2trD0qHN3e2JgksuLq9GcCNwGPwvtq

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) SBIRT Training 5 CPD Points March-April 2023

3/9/2023 - 4/6/2023

This training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place weekly on Thursdays from 12 noon till 1pm SAST on the following dates: 9, 16, 23, 30 March & 6 April 2023. We address use of validated screening tools (AUDIT, DUDIT and ASSIST) and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Please complete the registration form accurately to ensure your details are captured accurately and that we are best able to meet your needs during training. You may contact us by emailing ittc@uct.ac.za

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training sessions.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldeChrTgoE9bvLwzFFQMw6Wr4VaQzY_ju
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldeChrTgoE9bvLwzFFQMw6Wr4VaQzY_ju

Official launch

3/1/2023 - 3/1/2023
The ITTC Network is launching its 8th International Technology Transfer Center in Colombia. The official launch event will be held on March 1, 2023 9:00ET in Bogotá at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Event will be held in Spanish and brought to you via live stream: https://lnkd.in/eApkC9fF.

Presented By: Colombia ITTC
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Contact Name: Julia Alvarado
Contact Email: julialvaradosantis@gmail.com
For more information: https://lnkd.in/eApkC9fF

Training course on Motivational Interviewing and Case Management for district-level social workers

3/1/2023 - 3/2/2023
In two days from March 1 to 2, 2023, the International Technology Transfer Center on Substance Abuse in Vietnam (V-ITTC), Hanoi Medical University, in collaboration with the Sub-Department of Social Evils Prevention of Hanoi successfully organized the training course on "Motivational Interviewing" and "Case Management" for 24 district-level social workers to implement the model of Social and Legal Assistance, Consultation, and Referral Services for People Who Use Drugs (PWUDs)” applying evidence-based interventions at the Nghia Tan, Chuong Duong, and Vinh Quynh districts.

February 2023

MHMS _The GetSmarter short course

2/27/2023 - 3/14/2023
Mental Health, Mindfulness and Self-Care course_The GetSmarter short course

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za

PRY4008W_Evidence Based Treatment Approaches

2/27/2023 - 3/3/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Evidence Based Treatment Approaches

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

ITTC Health Ministerial Advisory Committee presentation

2/23/2023
ITTC engagement with the National Department of Health Ministerial Advisory Committee to present envisaged substance use risk surveillance programme and forthcoming substance use disorder resource map project, amongst other ITTC activities.

PRY4013F_Understanding Addictive Disorders

2/13/2023 - 2/17/2023
Post Graduate Diploma in Addictions Care_Understanding Addictive Disorders

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za

December 2022

Final review of the national pilot project on multi-day methadone dispensing for OUD patients

12/15/2022 - 12/15/2022
On the morning of December 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health held a conference to review the national pilot project on multi-day methadone dispensing for patients in opioid substitution therapy. The conference was joined by more than 150 representatives from the departments and institutes under the Ministry of Health, units under the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Government Office, international and community organizations, and the Health, Public Security branch, the Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs sectors of the 6 provinces and cities in which the pilot project was implemented including Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Lao Cao, and Nghe An.

In-person training course: Motivational Interviewing

12/8/2022 - 12/9/2022
In 2 days from December 8th – 9th, 2022, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC), Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Hanoi successfully launched an in-person training course on “Motivational Interviewing” for 50 staff working in the addiction treatment field in Hanoi.

In-person training course: Motivational Interviewing

12/6/2022 - 12/7/2022
In 2 days from December 6th – 7th, 2022, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC), Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Hanoi successfully launched an in-person training course on “Motivational Interviewing” for 50 staff working in the addiction treatment field in Hanoi.

November 2022

KZN Department of Health SBIRT Strategy Workshop (AUDIT, ASSIST, plus site visits)

11/29/2022 - 12/2/2022
Engagement with KZN Department of Health District Managers and Provincial Directors to finalise a strategy for SBIRT rollout through the use of the Web App ASSIST tool and the AUDIT via the ARCH Project.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

GCR Anti-Substance Abuse Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Dialogue

11/10/2022
Gauteng Provincial Administration Dialogue to tackle substance use disorder. Closed meeting hosting expert representations and policymaker engagement on strategies to engage in prevention and intervention efforts for substance use disorders.

In-person training course: Motivational Interviewing

11/10/2022 - 11/11/2022
In 2 days from November 10th – 11th, 2022, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) of Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with the Sub-department of Social Vices Prevention and Combat successfully launched an in-person training course on “Motivational Interviewing” for 40 officers working at 13 consulting points located in Hoan Kiem, Cau Giay, and Thanh Tri districts in Hanoi.

Central Drug Authority BiEnnial Meeting Planning

11/9/2022
Planning Session for the 3rd ever Annual Biennial Summit for the South Africa Central Drug Authority.

Catalytic Drug Demand Reduction Meeting for South Africa Traditional Authorities and Leadership

11/1/2022 - 11/2/2022
The overall objective of the meeting is to understand public health problems in jurisdictions under traditional leadership due to increased availability and use of psychoactive substances trafficked into the continent and also produced locally, and to create a national network of Traditional Leaders in DDR in South Africa.
Specific Objectives of the meeting
1. Affirm the critical role of traditional leadership in DDR interventions.
2. Assess public health problems as a result of increased availability and use of psychoactive substances in areas under traditional governance in South Africa.
3. Explore the potential roles of Traditional Leadership in DDR interventions.
4. Assess needs of Traditional Leadership for effective engagement in DDR chart next steps.
5. Explore the possibility of establishing a national network of traditional leadership for DDR.
6. Agree a roadmap for the incorporation of Traditional Leadership into the DDR training programmes :the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC), Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC), Universal Recovery Curriculum (URC)and into the other continental and international standards and best practices.
7. Agree a roadmap for enhanced systematic data collection to enhance evidence-based interventions and research by universities into substance use disorders.
8. Assess appetite and possibilities of establishing One-stop Service centres under Traditional leaders to assist drug dependent people.
9. Harness areas of synergy and facilitate active collaboration.
10. Acquaint Traditional Leaders with knowledge of drugs and drug use disorders and interventions

Expected Outcomes

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za

October 2022

Substance use prevention in media, environment & community. Monitoring & evaluation of prevention

10/20/2022
ITTC Ukraine held a series of online lectures to raise awareness among teachers and other professionals about evidence-based substance use and addiction prevention in various environments (educational, work, media, etc.).

Name: Stanislav Chumak
Position: Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Researcher (ITTC Ukraine, ToT)
Email address:
dr.stanislav.chumak@gmail.com

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: dr.stanislav.chumak@gmail.com

Substance use prevention in schools, families and workplace

10/18/2022
ITTC Ukraine held a series of online lectures to raise awareness among teachers and other professionals about evidence-based substance use and addiction prevention in various environments (educational, work, media, etc.).

Name: Olha Myshakivska
Position: Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Researcher (ITTC Ukraine, ToT)

Email address:
o.myshakivska@gmail.com

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: o.myshakivska@gmail.com

Introduction to science of substance use prevention

10/13/2022
ITTC Ukraine held a series of online lectures to raise awareness among teachers and other professionals about evidence-based substance use and addiction prevention in various environments (educational, work, media, etc.).

Name: Yulia Yachnik
Position: Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor psychologist (ITTC Ukraine)
Email address:
yuliaya4nik@gmail.com

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: yuliaya4nik@gmail.com

September 2022

THE ADDICTION MASTER CLASS SERIES: NEXT STAGE

9/25/2022 - 10/16/2022
*PUBLIC TALKSHOW,PUBLIC WEBINAR, SIMPOSIUM, WORKSHOP*

Divisi Psikiatri Adiksi Departemen Psikiatri, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia-Rumah Sakit dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo mempersembahkan:

*THE ADDICTION MASTER CLASS SERIES: NEXT STAGE*
*“Management and Recovery of Gambling Disorder: Escaping The Perpetual Cycle of Craving and Harm”*

Sebagai salah satu upaya mengatasi masalah adiksi perilaku terutama mengenai gambling di Indonesia, AMCS kembali hadir di tahun 2022. Dengan rangkaian acara yang tidak kalah menarik dengan tahun lalu, AMCS menghadirkan pakar-pakar di bidang adiksi perilaku, baik dari Indonesia dan juga internasional. Acara ini dapat diikuti awam sampai profesional kesehatan jiwa.

*1. Talkshow awam (Instagram Live)*
“Judi dalam Video Gim? Awasi risiko loot box, skin betting, dan transaksi mikro” *dr. Peter Alison & dr. Rayhan Maditra*

Tanggal : Minggu, 25 September 2022, 15.00-16.00 WIB
Metode : Dilakukan secara daring via Zoom Cloud Meetings

*2. Seminar awam*
- “Kupas dan Pahami Bahaya trading risiko tinggi, Binary Options dan Cryptocurrency” *dr. Lee Thung Sen, Mres*
- “Deteksi Dini, Kenali Gejala, dan Langkah Mendapatkan Bantuan Adiksi Judi” *dr. Mulya Liansari, Sp. KJ*

Tanggal : Minggu, 9 Oktober 2022, 08.00-10.45 WIB
Metode : Dilakukan secara daring melalui Zoom Cloud Meetings

*3. Symposium*
- “Cultural Considerations Regarding Gambling Disorder: Western and Eastern Perspectives” *Prof. Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD (Yale University, USA)*
- “Graded Exposure Therapy for Gambling Disorder” *Prof. Michael Baigent, MD, PhD (Flinders University, Australia)*
- “Gambling Disorder Landscape in Indonesia” *Dr. dr. Kristiana Siste, Sp.KJ(K)*
- “National Center Experience in Managing Online Gambling Disorder” *dr. Enjeline Hanafi, Sp. KJ, BMedSci*

Tanggal : Sabtu, 15 Oktober 2022, 06.30-12.30 WIB
Metode : Dilakukan secara daring melalui Zoom Cloud Meetings

*4. Gambling Workshop*
- “Introduction to CBT for Gambling Disorder” *Dr. Ben Riley (Flinders University, Australia)*
- “DBT for Gambling Disorder” *Dr. dr. Kristiana Siste, Sp.KJ(K) & dr. Enjeline Hanafi, Sp. KJ, BMedSci*

Tanggal : Minggu, 16 Oktober 2022, 07.30-16.00 WIB
Metode : Dilakukan secara luring di Gedung IMERI FKUI dan secara daring melalui Zoom Cloud Meetings

*LINK REGISTRASI* untuk webinar awam, simposium, dan workshop:

https://linktr.ee/addictionmasterclass

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut dapat menghubungi kami melalui:
Instagram: @ipt.fkui.rscm
Email: addictionmasterclass@gmail.com
Whatsapp: dr. Novia +6281703863959 / dr. Hanna +628127700505

*Sampai jumpa di The Addiction Master Class Series: Next Stage!*

Presented By: Indonesia ITTC
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact Name: Novia, MD & Hanna, MD
Contact Email: addictionmasterclass@gmail.com
For more information: http://@ipt.fkui.rscm
To register: http:////linktr.ee/addictionmasterclass

Central Asian open lecture series on Screening, Assessment, and Treatment of Substance use disorders

9/20/2022 - 10/11/2022
Open lectures to be provided by the joint initiative between ISSUP Ukraine, ISSUP Kazakhstan, and ITTC Ukraine.
Language: Russian
Duration: 1.5 hours

This series of lectures aims to bring together professionals from Central Asian region to discuss the topic of substance use disorders. They will cover basic topics on the main principles of understanding of substance use disorders, evidence-based backgrounds on the effective treatment and interventions of SUDs.

Information presented during the lectures will be based on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC).

Objective is to highlight the possible reasons of SUDs related developments and bring professional and public attention to these important matters. The aim is to improve basic knowledge in addictions and to use the records of these lectures in educational process of academic institutions in the future.
The following themes will be covered in the webinar which will be led by a panel of experts:

Lecture 1: on September 20th, 2022
5 am UK time/ 10 am Kazakhstan time/7 am Ukraine time
Moderator: Nadezhda Cherchenko
Title of presentation Speakers
• Understanding of substance use disorders (SUDs) • Name: Igor Koutsenok
• Position: MD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry Director, Center for Criminality & Addiction Research, Training & Application Director, International Technology Transfer Center – Ukraine, Vice President, International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction
• Email address: ikoutzenok@ucsd.edu

• Patricularities of the new psychoactive substances (NPS) use clinical symptoms and difficulties of the therapy
• Name: Manshuk Zhaksylykova
• Position: Head of the Department of Medical correction, Pavlodar branch of the RSPCMH, Kazakhstan.
• Email address: m.zhaksylykova@mentalcenter.kz

• Q&A

Lecture 2: on September 27th, 2022
8 am UK time/1 pm Kazakhstan time/10 am Ukraine time

Moderator: Nadezhda Cherchenko

Title of presentation Speakers
• Screening and brief interventions
• Name: Yulia Yachnik
• Position: University Clinic of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor psychologist
• Email address: yuliaya4nik@gmail.com

• The effectiveness of short-term psychotherapeutic interventions in drug treatment services • Name: Lessya Biketova
• Position: Candidate of psychology, Head of the “Department of scientific management and education”, Pavlodar branch of the RSPCMH, Kazakhstan.
• Email address: spatifillum@mail.ru

• Q&A

Lecture 3: on October 4th, 2022
8 am UK time/1 pm Kazakhstan time /10 am Ukraine time

Moderator: Nadezhda Cherchenko

Title of presentation Speakers
• Quality Assurance for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
• Name: Irina Pinchuk
• Position: Prof., MD, PhD, Director, Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Vice-President of the Ukrainian Psychiatric Association, Country Director, International Technology Transfer Center - Ukraine Head of ISSUP Ukraine National Chapter
• Email address: irina.pinchuk0311@gmail.com

• Medical and social rehabilitation of drug addicts • Name: Madi Tokanov
• Position: senior doctor Pavlodar branch of the RSPCMH, Kazakhstan.
• Email address: m.tokanov@mentalcenter.kz

• Q&A

Lecture 4: on October 11th, 2022
5 am UK time/ 10 am Kazakhstan time/7 am Ukraine time
Moderator: Nadezhda Cherchenko

Title of presentation Speakers
• Comorbidity of mental health disorders and SUDs
• Name: Igor Koutsenok
• Position: MD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry Director, Center for Criminality & Addiction Research, Training & Application Director, International Technology Transfer Center – Ukraine, Vice President, International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction
• Email address: koutzenok@health.ucsd.edu

• Psychotic Disorders with NPS Use: Differential Diagnostic Challenges • Name: Mariya Prilutskaya
• Position: PhD, assistant of Department of Personalized Medicine and Pediatrics, Pavlodar Branch of Semey Medical University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
• Email address: mariyapril2407@gmail.com
• Q&A

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: irina.pinchuk0311@gmail.com

Psychosocial Support and Opioid Substitution Therapy

9/16/2022 - 9/16/2022
This session aims to introduce participants to the psychosocial considerations essential to effective treatment planning and case management for opioid use disorders, with a particular focus on these as a key element of Opioid Substitution Therapy.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Online
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
To register: https://samrc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ld-qgpzouHNdCGm6mfx6i2c8xYPtEqXMz

Case management and Service Monitoring (PG Dip)

9/8/2022 - 9/9/2022
PG Dip Addictions Care

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Fergus Ashburner
Contact Email: fergus.ashburner@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://www.psychiatry.uct.ac.za/psych/addiction-psychiatry

In-person training course: Motivational Interviewing

9/6/2022 - 9/7/2022
In 2 days from September 6th – 7th, 2022, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC), Hanoi Medical University successfully launched an in-person training course on “Motivational Interviewing” for 40 staff working in the addiction treatment field in Hanoi.

Ethics and Professional Development (PG Dip)

9/5/2022 - 9/8/2022
PG Dip Addictions Care

August 2022

Consultations on Ukraine Emergency Issues

8/31/2022 - 10/27/2022
ITTC-Ukraine and ISSUP Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events resulting from Russia’s attack on Ukraine: Consultation on Ukraine emergency issues: ‘Providing mental health support and care to people affected by the War: general topics and specific cases’.

Register for session 1!

Facilitators: Dr. Sonya Norman, professor at UC San Diego and Director of PTSD Consultation Program. Dr. Patricia Watson, Psychologist, National Center for PTSD.

Webinar dates:
August 31, 2022
September 28, 2022
October 27, 2022

The scale of the conflict, its impact and persistence, together with gross violations of human rights in a multitude of settings, creates unprecedented challenges for mental health professionals in providing support and care to people affected by war.

For these reasons, we are making monthly consultation calls available to healthcare professionals who work with people in or from Ukraine affected by the war. Experts in helping people through the mental health consequences of mass violence and treating the mental health consequences of trauma will be available to consult on questions related to caring for people impacted by the war in Ukraine.

The purpose is to offer consultation on mental health related questions to healthcare professionals in Ukraine and abroad who are providing care to people affected by the war, to provide expertise on dealing with challenging situations in the course of their care, and create a platform to share experience.

Target audience: This consultation series is mostly targeting mental health professionals, but we invite any healthcare professional who would like to consult on questions related to the mental health of people directly impacted by the war in Ukraine.

Format: Since the consultation is interactive and generally does not involve presentations, we encourage participants to come with general questions (for example, «what to do about sleep disorders or stimulant use?», etc.) or with specific questions (for example, «what to do in a case where a child refuses to separate from their caregiver»). (We ask that you present questions in such a way that it is impossible to identify a specific person, so as to maintain confidentiality).

The duration of each consultation is 1 hour.
The number of participants in the consultation is limited, therefore it is necessary to register in advance. You will then be sent the meeting link via email.
All the events will be translated into Ukrainian.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Location: Virtual
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
To register: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.issup.net%2Fuk%2Fnational-chapters%2Fissup-ukraine%2Fevents%2Fcalendar%2F2022-08%2Fsesiya-1-konsultatsiyi-z-pytan-nadzvychaynykh-s

Online workshop: “Guideline on Buprenorphine-to-Methadone Transition”

8/31/2022 - 8/31/2022
On the morning of August 31, 2022, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) – Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control – Ministry of Health successfully organized an online workshop: “Guideline on Buprenorphine-to-Methadone Transition”. The meeting was joined by representatives from the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of 8 provinces and cities that piloted the buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder program, staff from medical centers and drug-dispensing points, and Professor Gavin Bart from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA. Dr. Bart is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and director of the division of Addiction Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare. Besides his scientific achievements in the addiction treatment field in the United States, Dr. Bart has cooperated in conducting research and provided technical support for the Methadone treatment program in Vietnam from the very beginning.

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing Training 4 CPD Points August-Sept 2022

8/25/2022 - 9/15/2022
This live training on Motivational Interviewing takes place weekly on Thursdays from 10am til 11am SAST on the following dates: 25 August, 1 September, 8 September, and 15 September 2022.

Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them. We strongly recommend that you complete this Online Tour of Motivational Interviewing before attending this training: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=67

Completing the registration form accurately will help us ensure your details are captured accurately and that we are best able to meet your needs during training. In order to capture attendance accurately and to ensure successful interaction, we require that each attendee register separately and attend each training instance on an individual device.

You may contact us by emailing ittc@uct.ac.za

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training sessions.

You may also be interested in our Online (Live) Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use training which takes place from noon until 1pm South African time on the following dates 25 August, 1 September, 8 September, 15 September, and 22 September. Click here to learn more and register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYofu2spzsqEtfbFo5O6D6ziuNFNr3VgEpj

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-yrpzMiGdWFZDggZRpDBBIOAEMPQW5o
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-yrpzMiGdWFZDggZRpDBBIOAEMPQW5o

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) SBIRT Training 5 CPD Points August-September 2022

8/25/2022 - 9/22/2022
This live training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place weekly on Mondays from 12 noon til 1pm SAST on the following dates: 25 August, 1 September, 8 September, 15 September, 22 September 2022.

We address the use of validated screening tools (AUDIT, DUDIT and ASSIST) and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Please complete the registration form accurately to ensure your details are captured accurately and that we are best able to meet your needs during training. In order to capture attendance accurately and to ensure successful interaction, we require that each attendee register separately and attend each training instance on an individual device.

You may contact us by emailing ittc@uct.ac.za

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training sessions.

You may also be interested in our Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing training which takes place on Thursdays from 10am til 11am SAST on the following dates: 25 August, 1 September, 8 September, and 15 September 2022. Click here to learn more and register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-yrpzMiGdWFZDggZRpDBBIOAEMPQW5o

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYofu2spzsqEtfbFo5O6D6ziuNFNr3VgEpj
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYofu2spzsqEtfbFo5O6D6ziuNFNr3VgEpj

Working with Families and Social Networks (PG Dip)

8/15/2022 - 8/17/2022
PG Dip Addictions Care

Mental Health and Practitioner Self Care Training for Department of Social Development

8/10/2022 - 8/12/2022
Dear colleague,

We look forward to welcoming you to the 3-day Mental Health and Practitioner Self-care Train the Trainer, offered by the ITTC!

You have been especially selected to attend this 3-day training, in order to equip you to train the Basic Mental Health and Practitioner Self-care Training. We hope that it will be a fruitful experience for you.
During this training you will expand on your knowledge and skills about what it means to facilitate this training. The process will empower you to be an active and confident trainer.

When: The training starts promptly at 08:30am on Wednesday 05 October 2022 and ends at 15:30 on Friday 07 October 2022.
Where: The training will be held at the Education Centre, Valkenburg Hospital – Room 23. (Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/kCtD7wCqwDZ8HJu26). Parking is available.
Attendance: Because of the way the training is structured, we request your full attendance and commitment each day.
What to wear/bring: come comfortably dressed and bring along a pen and your Participant Manual that you received during the training in August.

Kindly note that lunch will be provided.
Tea/coffee and snacks to be confirmed. You are welcome to bring some water with for the day.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Your ITTC facilitators,
Gill and Nurain

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Nurain Tiskaer
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://N/A

UCT Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Self-Care

8/8/2022 - 8/23/2022
ON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH:

1
An overview of key mental health conditions, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders.

2
Mindfulness and self-care techniques to improve self-awareness, self-regulation, and compassion towards yourself and others.

3
Tools and techniques to equip yourself and others in mental health prioritisation.

4
A practical framework for becoming a ‘guide on the side’ for those experiencing mental health challenges.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-online.getsmarter.com/presentations/lp/uct-mental-health-mindfulness-and-self-care-online-micro-course/
To register: https://uct-online.getsmarter.com/presentations/lp/uct-mental-health-mindfulness-and-self-care-online-micro-course/

July 2022

Research Institutions Key Stakeholder Engagement

7/27/2022 - 7/27/2022
The purpose of the engagement is to discuss the National Survey on the trends of substance use and abuse in the country in which the Central Drug Authority, Research Data, Monitoring and Evaluation (RDM&E) Committee is tasked to conduct.

Participants include South African Medical Research Council, South African National AIDS Council, Department of Corrections, Central Drug Authority

Meeting to review the preliminary results of the pilot model for people who use drugs

7/15/2022 - 7/15/2022
On the morning of July 15, 2022, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC), Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with the Department of Social Vices Prevention and Combat – Ministry of Labor, War invalids and Social Affairs held a meeting to review the preliminary results of the pilot model of social and legal assistance, consultation and referral services for people who use drugs. The meeting aims to discuss the results achieved by the model of social and legal assistance, consultation, and referral services for people who use drugs (PWUD) in the past time and propose an action plan for the next phase of the program based on new changes in the Law on Drug Prevention and Control of 2021.
The meeting was joined by 20 delegates from the Department of Science, Education, Culture and Social Affairs – Government office, Supreme People’s Court, Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control – Ministry of Health, Department of Social Vices Prevention and Combat – Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Center for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI Vietnam), and other international organizations including U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Vietnam.

Evidence Based Treatment Approaches (PG Dip)

7/4/2022 - 7/7/2022
PG Dip Addictions Care

Addiction Practitiners Forum

7/1/2022 - 7/2/2022
Substance-Use-Disorder (SUD) professionals often find themselves immersed in their work and as a consequence may not notice the ground-breaking developments which are happening around us. As initial-contact and treatment professionals, it is important that we invest sufficiently in our knowledge and understanding of new developments and the opportunities these may present.

For this purpose, the Addiction Practitioners Forum has been created by the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA National) to close the gap between practice and theory. SANCA National has partnered the South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC); International Society of Substance Use Disorder Professionals (ISSUP), South African Chapter and Clinical Governance to deliver this CPD initiative.

Addiction Practitioners Forum takes place on 1 & 2 July 2022 to explore, among others:

• The Initial contact, identifying the red flags of SUD,
• Different treatment options for referral,
• CAGE, screening and assessment for first contact practitioners,
• Understanding the withdrawal process when working in multi-disciplinary teams,
• Drug testing protocols and procedures (challenges/pitfalls/medical-legal considerations),
• Reintegration, aftercare and relapse management,
• Medical-legal considerations in treating SUD,
• +10 Specialised workshops (refer to the program).

Participants:

• SUD Treatment Professionals,
• General Practitioners,
• Nurses,
• Mental Health Practitioners,
• Religious Leaders
• Researchers & Educators
• Policy Makers & Administrators
• Human Resource Managers

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Pretoria and Online
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://confsa.eventsair.com/cmspreview/addiction-practitioners-forum-2022/registrations
To register: https://confsa.eventsair.com/cmspreview/addiction-practitioners-forum-2022/registrations

June 2022

Workshop on Motivational Interviewing : Behaviour Change

6/21/2022 - 6/23/2022
Capacitating Maternal Mental Health Champions in Motivational Interviewing for Behaviour Change.

Training participants include the Mums Support Network in KZN region of South Africa as well as SADAG (South African Depression and Anxiety Group), University of KwaZulu Natal and the DRILL (Developing Research Innovation, Localisation and Leadership) team.

Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Durban, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://Closed Event
To register: http://Closed Event

In-person Basic Training course on Methadone Maintenance Treatment

6/20/2022 - 7/1/2022
From June 20th to July 1st, The Global Fund in collaboration with the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) – Hanoi Medical University held a basic training course on Methadone Maintenance Treatment at the Red Scarf Hotel at Ba Dinh, Hanoi for more than 90 trainees who are physicians, pharmacists, and counselors from numerous medical centers and drug-dispensing facilities in provinces in Vietnam such as Bac Giang, Dien Bien, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Vinh Phuc, and Nam Dinh.

Workshop on Motivational Interviewing : Addiction and Behaviour Change

6/10/2022
THE COLLEGES OF MEDICINE OF SOUTH AFRICA
&
THE COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS

Invites Psychiatry Residents in South Africa to a

This workshop follows on from the 2 introductory lectures on Motivational Interviewing:

o Motivational Interviewing for addiction and behaviour change
o Counselling skills in Motivational Interviewing
The workshop will be a combination of didactic teaching and practical application in the form of class exercises to practise micro-skills as well as client/counsellor role plays to practise a combination of skills acquired in the training.

Students will be able to learn by observing their colleagues engage in role plays. Two facilitators will be available to supervise and provide immediate feedback to observed student role-plays.

Date: 10 June 2022
Time: 13h00 – 16h00

Agenda:

13h00 – 13h15 Brief recap of the 2 introductory lectures
13h15 – 13h30 Practical exercise in offering client reflections
13h30 – 14h00 Discussing specific strategies in MI
14h00 – 14h30 Recognizing and responding to change talk with practical exercises (1)
14h30 – 14h45 Break
14h45 – 15h00 Recognizing and responding to change talk with practical exercises (2)
15h00 – 16h00 Role plays

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yPfNXJaXSuqtlmoRTD2daA
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yPfNXJaXSuqtlmoRTD2daA

May 2022

In-person Basic Training course on Methadone Maintenance Treatment

5/30/2022 - 6/10/2022
From May 30th to June 10th, The Global Fund in collaboration with the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) – Hanoi Medical University held a basic training course on Methadone Maintenance Treatment at the Red Scarf Hotel at Ba Dinh, Hanoi for more than 100 trainees who are physicians, pharmacists, and counselors from numerous medical centers and drug-dispensing facilities in provinces in Vietnam such as Bac Giang, Dien Bien, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Vinh Phuc, and Nam Dinh.

ITTC Ukraine and ISSUP Ukraine Webinars on Ukraine emergency issues

5/19/2022 - 7/28/2022
Join ITTC Ukraine and ISSUP Ukraine Webinars on Ukraine emergency issues: War – psychological skills for surviving and coping with traumatic events.

ITTC Ukraine and ISSUP Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine. Ukrainians are currently experiencing extremely traumatic events that will have a direct impact on their mental health for a long time to come. The purpose of these online events is to support professionals in Ukraine, to provide evidence-based available skills of first aid to people of different groups in acute and chronic stress, to teach to recognize conditions that require reference to the specialists. This webinar series is mostly targeted to the non-professionals in mental health field (family doctors, general practitioners, nurses, social workers, students), but we invite everyone who would like to receive the newest information on this important issue.

Duration of the Webinar: 1 hour (40 min for the presentation and 15 min for Q&A session)
All the events will be translated into Ukrainian.

Webinar 1: Support of adult population in times of war
Webinar 2: First aid for children
Webinar 3: How to help people who have become refugees or internally displayed
Webinar 4: Focus older adults
Webinar 5: Priority assistance to the military
Webinar 6: Overview of PTSD and PTSD Treatment

The total number of participants are 1845 from 99 countries.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

Managing Children & Adolescents with Addictive Disorders

5/3/2022 - 5/5/2022
This course provides students with an overview of risk and protective factors for child and
adolescent substance misuse, and discusses the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders amongst children and adolescents. Students learn about the normal stages of child and adolescent development, and how these may be affected by substance misuse. Students are exposed to lowthreshold evidence-based interventions for adolescents who misuse substances, as well as to ways to diagnose and effectively treat substance misuse among adolescents. Dual diagnosis, facilitating groups with adolescents, the impact of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders and prenatal methamphetamine exposure are also discussed.

April 2022

3rd Advisory Board Meeting

4/19/2022
On April 19th, 2022, The Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC), under Hanoi Medical University and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP) held the 3rd Advisory Board meeting (both online and in-person), aiming to share the results achieved between September 2021 and April 4, 2022, and discuss the work plan for future activities of V-ITTC based on the changes of the new Law on Drug Prevention and Control of 2021.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Vietnam-ITTC-104879608503154

In-person training course: Motivational Interviewing

4/12/2022 - 4/13/2022
V-ITTC is hosting an in-person training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) for staff working within the addiction treatment field in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Vietnam-ITTC-104879608503154

Managing Co-occurring Mental Disorders

4/11/2022 - 4/14/2022
This course enables students to identify other mental disorders that frequently co-occur alongside addictive disorders, as well as infectious diseases that co-occur alongside addictions. Students learn about shared risk factors for these disorders in vulnerable population groups. Students also learn about common approaches to managing these disorders in addiction treatment and evidence of their effectiveness. An overview of basic psychopharmacology is included in this course

Curso Introducción a la Terapia Cognitivo Conductual en Adicciones

4/9/2022 - 7/30/2022
Este curso brinda conocimiento científico y desarrolla competencias básicas en el campo de las adicciones y del modelo cognitivo conductual a partir del análisis de sus principales paradigmas para la aplicación de técnicas psicoterapéuticas en conductas adictivas. Está dirigido a profesionales de la salud de Centros Comunitarios de Salud Mental y de Centros de Atención Primaria que brindan tratamiento a personas con problemas y trastornos por consumo de sustancias psicoactivas.

El curso es desarrollado por profesionales de Centros Comunitarios de Salud Mental del MINSA capacitados a través del Centro Internacional de Transferencia Tecnológica del Perú de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia y la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. El curso comprende
presentaciones teóricas grabadas, lecturas, ejercicios de aplicación y sesiones a distancia con el Maestro Capacitador.

Presented By: Peru ITTC
Location: Evento Online
Contact Name: Liz Valentín
Contact Email: liz.valentin@upch.pe

Work Intergrated Learning for Community Health Workers

4/6/2022 - 4/6/2022
Work Integrated Learning for Community Health Workers. Collaboration with National and Provincial Departments of Health, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal Centre for Rural Health

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed Event

Training-of-trainers (TOT) course on “Methadone Take-home”

4/5/2022 - 4/6/2022
V-ITTC representatives provide training for 2 in-person TOT courses on “Methadone Take-home” for MMT leaders and staff implementing the pilot MMT take-home program. The training was organized by the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC), Ministry of Health.

Online Workshop: Buprenorphine: Starting dose, treatment switching, and long-acting Buprenorphine

4/1/2022 - 4/1/2022
Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) host an online workshop on Buprenorphine, delivered by Dr. Didier Touzeau - a psychiatrist, former Head of Addiction Treatment Department of Paul Guiraud Hospital (France), Board of Directors of the Tobacco Association (France), and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine "Le Courrier des Addictions".

Participants will have the opportunity to exchange and discuss topics and issues related to treatment experience and switching between Methadone and Buprenorphine.

March 2022

Training course: UTC 3 - Common co-occurring mental and medical disorders

3/31/2022 - 5/12/2022
In order to improve the capacity of staff working in the field of addiction treatment including doctors, counselors, medical staffs,... Vietnam ITTC is hosting a training course on "Common co-occurring mental and medical disorders for patients with substance use disorders", taking place on Thursday, once every 2 weeks, from 1:30 pm (GMT+7) on the following dates: 31st March; 14th, 28th April, and 12th May 2022.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Vietnam
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=260914626232984&id=104879608503154

Work Integrated Learning for KwaZulu-Natal Community Outreach Team Leaders

3/29/2022 - 3/29/2022
Work Integrated Learning for KwaZulu-Natal Community Outreach Team Leaders. Curriculum co-developed by ITTC in collaboration with University of KwaZulu-Natal Centre for Rural Health and KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health. Rollout in collaboration with National Department of Health.

Evidence-based Treatment Approaches

3/28/2022 - 3/31/2022
This course provides students with an understanding of evidence-based treatment approaches for
addictive disorders. Students are exposed to evidence-based principles of treatment and learn about the theoretical foundation, core concepts and principal techniques of several evidence-based psychosocial treatment models. Students are provided with intensive training in motivational interviewing and are expected to participate in role-play exercises. Basic training in cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of substance use disorders is included in the course. Other
treatment approaches including 12-step programmes, the Matrix Model, and harm reduction are also critically explored. The course is taught through lectures, practical demonstrations and role-play
exercises.

Screening and Assessment of Addictive Disorders

3/28/2022 - 3/30/2022
This course equips students to screen patients for problematic alcohol and drug use and conduct comprehensive assessments of the nature, extent and severity of alcohol- and other drug-related problems. Students are taught to use various screening tools and to effectively feed back these
results during brief interventions with patients. Students learn how to take a holistic patient history, conduct a mental state examination and present a concise etiological formulation. The practical application of urine testing in treatment settings is discussed. Students are taught principles and practical approaches to risk assessment, and clinical considerations relevant to alcohol and other drugs are examined. The implications that assessment findings have for patient placement and treatment planning are also outlined.

Training-of-trainers (TOT) course on “Methadone Take-home”

3/28/2022 - 3/29/2022
V-ITTC representatives provide training for 2 in-person TOT courses on “Methadone Take-home” for MMT leaders and staff implementing the pilot MMT take-home program. The training was organized by the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC), Ministry of Health.

Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Walkthrough - Collaboration with ICUDDR South Africa

3/26/2022 - 4/5/2022
ICUDDR South Africa is hosting a Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) with universities across South Africa in 2022. The event will take place over 10 days, and training will be conducted as a collaboration between ICUDDR South Africa, South Africa ITTC and ISSUP South Africa as part of the efforts of the newly formed South Africa Drug Demand Collaborative.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: southafrica@icuddr.org
To register: http://Closed event

DCS SBIRT Follow Up and MI Overview

3/17/2022 - 3/18/2022
Follow up SBIRT and MI training for South Africa Department of Corrections.

Motivational Interviewing in Africa: Curriculum Development for Public Health

3/15/2022
In this 4th instalment of the Motivational Interviewing in Africa Webinar Series, Profs Rollnick and Miller are joined by Profs Sibeko (University of Cape Town) and Mash (Stellenbosch University) and colleagues from Africa to examine the development of Motivational Interviewing Curricula in Research and Capacity building for public health.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Amy Adams
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i2iT8OGmSw2WtSPVJjle0A
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i2iT8OGmSw2WtSPVJjle0A

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing Training 4 CPD Points

3/10/2022 - 3/31/2022
This live 4 week training series on Motivational Interviewing takes place weekly on Thursdays from 10am till 11am SAST on the following dates: 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st March 2022.

Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them. We strongly recommend that you complete this Online Tour of Motivational Interviewing before attending this training: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=67

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscOugrDMvHdTmwec2LGTnC-w3d_EjJAW8
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscOugrDMvHdTmwec2LGTnC-w3d_EjJAW8

South Africa ITTC Online SBIRT Training 5 CPD Points

3/10/2022 - 4/7/2022
This training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place weekly on Thursdays from 12 noon till 1pm SAST on the following dates: 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st March 2022 and 7th April 2022. We address use of validated screening tools (AUDIT, DUDIT and ASSIST) and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtduyvrDgiGtadQ80VE480PqpNgkiEGw9I
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtduyvrDgiGtadQ80VE480PqpNgkiEGw9I

February 2022

UCT Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Self-Care

2/14/2022 - 3/1/2022
Mental Health and Self Care Micro-Course for non-specialists. Two-week course with both synchronous and asynchronous components.

Provides:

1 An overview of key mental health conditions, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders.

2 Mindfulness and self-care techniques to improve self-awareness, self-regulation, and compassion towards yourself and others.

3 Tools and techniques to equip yourself and others in mental health prioritisation.

4 A practical framework for becoming a ‘guide on the side’ for those experiencing mental health challenges.

Offered more than once in a year.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Online
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: nurain.tisaker@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-online.getsmarter.com/presentations/lp/uct-mental-health-mindfulness-and-self-care-online-micro-course/
To register: https://uct-online.getsmarter.com/presentations/lp/uct-mental-health-mindfulness-and-self-care-online-micro-course/

Understanding Addictive Disorders

2/14/2022 - 2/18/2022
This course provides students with an overview of alcohol and drug use both globally and in South
Africa, and the burden of harm associated with their use. Theoretical models for understanding
addiction are introduced. Students learn about the etiology of substance use disorders, as well as protective and risk factors contributing to their presentation. Barriers to treatment access are explored and students are taught about the neurobiology of addiction. An overview of classification systems for substances of misuse is provided and students are introduced to the range of interventions used to prevent initiation to alcohol and drug use, reverse the negative consequences of
use, and/or limit the harmful effects of alcohol and drugs where use continues.

January 2022

SBIRT ASSIST Trainer Training for Department of Correctional Services

1/27/2022 - 1/28/2022
SBIRT ASSIST Trainer Training for Department of Correctional Services

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Cape Town
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed Event

ICUDDR South Africa SBIRT Training for Psychology Interns

1/7/2022 - 1/10/2022
SBIRT Training for the Western Cape Clinical Psychology Interns. Collaboration with ICUDDR South Africa

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Lentegeur Hospital
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: shaheema.allie@uct.ac.za
To register: http://Closed event

Addiction treatment counselling (Basic)

1/4/2022 - 1/8/2022
The Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center, Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with the Department of Social Vices Prevention of Hanoi, opened a basic training course on addiction treatment counseling for more than 40 staff providing support and care for people who use drugs at religious rehabilitation centers from many provinces and cities across the country such as Bethel Catholic Rescue Center, “Nguon Phuoc (Source of Blessings)” Rehabilitation Center, and “Tai Sanh (Rebirth)” Rehabilitation Center.

Attending a 5-day-training course, from January 4 to January 8, 2022; learners are provided with knowledge and addiction treatment skills; in order to deliver optimal and successful addiction treatment services.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Vietnam-ITTC-104879608503154

December 2021

Treatnet Family Intervention Training Course

12/21/2021 - 12/23/2021
From 21st to 23rd of December, 2021; practitioners, social workers, and health workers from different parts of Vietnam have had an opportunity to participate in the 3-day online training course on Treatnet Family Intervention for people with substance use disorder operated by UNODC, The Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs and Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center.

Family therapy involves a therapist and family members to improve and resolve relationship problems. Sharing feelings in family therapy helps family members improve communication skills and develop stronger family dynamics. Family therapy uses a range of counseling and other techniques including positive reframing, perspective taking and asking relational questions, and rolling with resistance. Providing family support through therapy can be an essential part of recovery for both the person with substance use disorder and their family.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi,
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Vietnam-ITTC-104879608503154

Prevention of cases of opioid overdose in the institutions of the State Penitentiary Service

12/6/2021 - 12/16/2021
The training “Prevention of cases of opioid overdose in the institutions of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. The use of the Naloxone - algorithm, legal basis, misconceptions " was conducted online due to Covid-19 related restrictions and to cover specialists from all regions of Ukraine.

Date and number of hours: 06.12.2021, 2 hours; 07.12.2021, 2 hours; 08.12.2021, 2 hours; 09.12.2021, 2 hours; 10.12.2021, 2 hours; 14.12.2021, 2 hours; 15.12.2021, 2 hours; 16.12.2021, 2 hours.

Trainers: Tetyna Ilnytska (National Trainer), Tatiana Dergach (National Trainer).

Target audience: Medical workers of health care facilities in Criminal Justice institutions; Employees of institutions of State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

November 2021

"Universal Treatment and Prevention Curriculum" Sharing

11/30/2021 - 11/30/2021
Vietnam International Technology Center, based in Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam; has collaborated with DAP, Colombo Plan, and University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCM city, Vietnam to organize a conference on "Universal Treatment and Prevention Curriculum".

This conference was held with the objective of emphasizing the role of DAP, Colombo Plan, and the collaboration of university partners in the implementation of the Universal Curriculum, as well as resources on substance use disorder treatment and prevention.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn

Motivational Interviewing in Africa: Curriculum Development for Public Health

11/30/2021
The fourth in a series expanding on access to and training in Motivational Interviewing in Africa.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Online
Contact Name: Amy Adams
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://Pending
To register: http://Pending

Mental Health (incl SUD) and Self Care Plus CMED Training

11/17/2021 - 11/18/2021
Mental Health and Self Care Foundation Phase training for South African Community Health Workers, including the Community Education and Detection Tool (CMED). Hosted in collaboration with University of KwaZulu-Natal Centre for Rural Health and the South African National Department of Health.

SBIRT Provider Training

11/16/2021 - 11/18/2021
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Ethekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

SBIRT Provider Training

11/4/2021
SBIRT Provider Training as part of the ARCH Project Cascade Training Effectiveness Trial

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Uthukela District, KwaZulu-Natal-Natal
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: http://N/A
To register: http://Closed event

October 2021

South Africa ITTC Online (Live) Motivational Interviewing Training 4 CPD Points

10/10/2021 - 11/8/2021
This live training on Motivational Interviewing takes place weekly on Mondays from 10am til 11am SAST on the following dates: 11th, 18th, 25th October 2021 and 8th November 2021 (1st November is a public holiday).

Motivational Interviewing is a best-evidence approach for tackling harmful substance use and general motivation-related change, including that treatment non-adherence. It is an approach that does not seek to replace other therapeutic approaches, but that seeks instead to support and strengthen them. We strongly recommend that you complete this Online Tour of Motivational Interviewing before attending this training: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=67

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Nurain Tisaker
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
For more information: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcO2gqzovGNaT64WoU2MaZtjSvLzDcbQH
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcO2gqzovGNaT64WoU2MaZtjSvLzDcbQH

South Africa ITTC Online SBIRT Training 4 CPD Points

10/10/2021 - 11/8/2021
This training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place weekly on Mondays from 12 noon til 1pm SAST on the following dates: 11th, 18th, 25th October 2021 and 8th November 2021 (1st November is a public holiday). We address use of validated screening tools (AUDIT and DUDIT) and brief intervention strategies as an approach to identifying and modifying harmful patterns of substance use.

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: South Africa
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za
To register: https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtc-usrj0rH93Juke61vKMolrnrqHjQ0yN

Mental Health and Self Care plus Community Psychoeducation and Detection Tool Master Trainer Pilot

10/6/2021

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Contact Name: Goodman Sibeko
Contact Email: goodman.sibeko@uct.ac.za

September 2021

Effective Training Provision on Motivation Enhancement Strategies for people with SUDs and HIV

9/22/2021 - 9/24/2021
Training "Motivation Enhancement for people with SUD and HIV" was conducted online due to Covid-19 related restrictions. The training topic was chosen due the most popular training topics based on the reports of National T trainers and based on prior training needs survey of National Trainers.

Dates and number of hours: September 22-24, 2021, 18 hours.
Trainers: Oleksandra Vynogradova (National Trainer), Olena Krasulya (National Trainer).
Target audience: Ukraine ATTC National Trainers on substance use and HIV.

Aim: to promote knowledge and skills on how to conduct an effective training on Motivation Enhancement Strategies for people with SUDs and HIV.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

August 2021

Suicide Risk Identification and Safety Planning among Veterans

8/29/2021
The Workshop “Suicide Risk Identification and Safety Planning among Veterans" was conducted online due to Covid-19 related restrictions and was based on the request from the Ministry of Veteran Affairs.

Date and number of hours: September, 29, 2021, 2 hours.
Trainers: Lisa Benner (USA), Rachel Adams (USA).
Target audience: employees of regional centers of the Ministry of Veteran Affairs who provide assistance to veterans, employees of the Ministry of Veteran Affairs.

Aim: to promote knowledge and understanding of suicide risk identification and safety planning.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

SBIRT Master Training

8/25/2021 - 8/27/2021
SBIRT Master Training for trainers belonging to the TB HIV Care Organization as part of the rollout of the ARCH Research project to evaluate impact of cascade training model for SBIRT amongst populations with a high HIV burden

Presented By: South Africa ITTC
Location: Online
Contact Name: Shaheema Allie
Contact Email: shaheema.allie@uct.ac.za

2nd Advisory Board Meeting

8/4/2021
Hanoi Medical University (HMU), in collaboration with University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP) and University of Labours and Social Affairs (ULSA); represents Vietnam ITTC, planning for the 2nd Advisory Board Meeting on 4th August, 2021.

The 2nd Advisory Board Meeting of V-ITTC occurs with the aim of summarizing V-ITTC activities in 2020-2021 and planning for 2021-2025.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn

July 2021

Online Training - Screening and management of depression in criminal justice settings

7/1/2021
The training "Screening and management of depression in criminal justice settings in order to improve the effectiveness of addiction treatment programs" was conducted online due to Covid-19 related restrictions. 8 hours.

Trainers: Tetyna Ilnytska (National Trainer), Stanislav Chumak (National Trainer)
Target audience: psychiatrists who work in criminal justice settings and provide care for people with substance use related problems.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

April 2021

Online Training - SBIRT for Family Doctors

4/12/2021 - 4/15/2021
The training «SBIRT for family doctors» was conducted online due to Covid-19 related restrictions. 8 hours.

Trainers: Oleksii Kostiuchenkov (National Trainer), Tetyana Yartseva (National Trainer).
Target audience: family doctors and managers of primary healthcare facilities.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

Ukraine ITTC Advisory Board Meeting

4/6/2021
The first meeting of the Advisory Board took place on April 06, 2021, 9 AB members were present and meeting was devoted to discussing the following issues:
• Mission and tasks of the ITTC
• The role of the Advisory Board
• Existing gaps in care provision to people who use substances
• Training needs of professionals who provide assistance to people who use psychoactive substances
• Modifications of educational programs due to COVID-19 measures

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Location: Virtual meeting
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

February 2021

ITTC Network Launch

2/24/2021
Please join us for an exciting and informative virtual event where we will officially launch the ITTC Network! All are welcome to learn more about the ITTC model of technology transfer, hear about the experiences of the existing ITTCs, and meet our leaders and key stakeholders.

The virtual launch will feature Dean Fixsen, PhD, a renowned implementation science expert, as our keynote speaker.

Special thanks to the The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in Abu Dhabi, the future home of United Arab Emirates ITTC for hosting this event! NRC is already a leader in promoting the adoption and implementation of science-based prevention, treatment and recovery services in UAE and throughout other parts of the Middle East. ICUDDR and the existing ITTCs are honored to include NRC in the ITTC Network.

About the ITTC Network:
The International Technology Transfer Center (ITTC) Network develops and strengthens the workforce, organizations and systems that provide substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. Based in universities and research centers, ITTCs utilize a variety of strategies to accelerate the implementation of scientifically-based and culturally appropriate practices. ITTCs currently exist in Vietnam, Ukraine, and South Africa, with more countries being added in the near future. The Centers are brought together in a coordinated Network through the leadership of the ITTC Network Coordinating Office in partnership with the International Consortium of Universities on Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR).

Special note: The ITTC virtual launch event will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

Presented By: ITTC Network Coordinating Office
Location: Online event
For more information: https://ittcnetwork.org/ittc/ITTCLaunchEventResources.aspx

Inclusion of UTC modules - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

2/1/2021 - 6/1/2021
Inclusion of UTC modules in pre and postgraduate curriculums in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. UTC 1-5 were included in curriculum on Work program of the discipline «Psychiatry, narcology» for 4th year medical students (knowledge field: 22 Health; speciality: 222 Medicine; education level: Master).

Date and number of hours: February-June, 2021. The total amount is 90 hours (20 hours – addiction psychiatry), including: Lectures - 10 hours (2 hours – addiction psychiatry); Seminars- 50 hours (18 hours – addiction psychiatry); Self-paced learning - 29 hours; Pre-exam consultation - 1 hour.

Trainers: Irina Pinchuk, Country Director ITTC Ukraine (National Trainer), Stanislav Chumak, (National Trainer), Tetyana Ilnytska, (National Trainer), Boltonosov Sergii, (National Trainer).

Target audience: 4th year students of the Institute of Biology and Medicine of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Outcomes: 87 students from Iran, India, Pakistan and China completed the course.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

January 2021

1st Advisory Board Meeting

1/21/2021
Hanoi Medical University (HMU), in collaboration with University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP) and University of Labours and Social Affairs (ULSA); represents Vietnam ITTC, planning for the 1st Advisory Board Meeting on 21st January, 2021.

The 1st Advisory Board Meeting occurs with the aim of introducing the official establishment of V-ITTC, Advisory Board representatives, the operational procedure of V-ITTC; and planning for 2021-2025.

Presented By: Vietnam ITTC
Location: Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Contact Name: Giang Minh LE, MD, PhD
Contact Email: v_ittc@hmu.edu.vn

November 2020

Introduction to Universal Treatment Curriculum - Workshop

11/27/2020
The three hour workshop «Introduction to Universal Treatment Curriculum. Work with families as essential part of SUD treatment» was conducted within the conference ‘XXI Century Psychiatry: a Global Impact on Modern Society and New Practices in the Field’ for registered participants.
Trainers: Yuliia Yachnik (National Trainer), Olha Myshakivska (National Trainer).

Aim: to raise awareness among specialists who work with people with SUD about the need to involve families in the treatment, and present an overview of issues related to substance use and interventions in the context of the family.

Target audience: participants of the ‘XXI Century Psychiatry: a Global Impact on Modern Society and New Practices in the Field’: mental health and public health practitioners and managers.

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za

February 2020

Ukraine ITTC Launch Event

2/24/2020
Public Launch Event via Zoom - closed event.

Participating organizations:
International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR)
National Rehabilitation Center
NIDA International Program
Active Implementation Research Network
ITTC Network Coordinating Office
Vietnam ITTC
South Africa ITTC

Presented By: Ukraine ITTC
Contact Email: ittc@uct.ac.za