This webinar is the first in a series called “Supporting People With Addiction During COVID-19”, hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and the American Society for Addiction Medicine.
Lunes 5 de mayo del 2020 Presentan: Farah Urrutia, Secretaria de Seguridad Multidimensional, de la Organización de Estados Americanos. Embajador Adam E. Namm, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD). Jimena Kalawski, Jefa de la Unidad de...
The goal of treatment for opioid addiction or opioid use disorder (OUD) is remission of the disorder leading to lasting recovery.
Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) reviews the use of the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used to treat OUD—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support recovery for people with OUD.
To read the full text of the in-depth manual of the UTC for healthcare professionals, please visit: https://www.issup.net/node/7376
Interpretation of the results of the screening instruments enables the health care staff to identify those persons who may require help for their drug use. Based on the level of risk found in each case, the health care staff will use their clinical judgment to personalize the interventions that can be used to improve the health and wellbeing of people using drugs. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2004) recommends the use of brief...
To read the full text of the in-depth manual of the UTC for healthcare professionals, please visit: https://www.issup.net/node/7376
Our knowledge of the drug phenomenon has advanced significantly over time. Thanks to scientific research, we now have objective information about the details of the mechanisms by which drugs produce their effects; the factors that influence a person to experiment with drugs; the extent and characteristics of drug use and the people who use drugs, as well as the adverse consequences that may occur, and the effectiveness of treatment for drug use...
Influences explored across the Matrix come to a head in the encounter between clinician and client. Take a step back and (in the words of one of this cell’s reviews) you will see that therapies may be the “trees”, but the “forest” is the client-therapist relationship.
Commentary on selected key research highlights the 1970s study which predated variation-quashing standardisation of treatments and therapists, then under three headings develops evidence-informed understanding of the client-clinician relationship, in which ‘wrong’ can...
El martes 14 de abril del 2020 se llevó a cabo una sesión especial acerca de las implicaciones en la salud mental de la pandemia por COVID-19. A las 12:00 horas (tiempo de la ciudad de México) comenzaron las exposiciones por parte de Jimena Kalawski, José Luis Vázquez, la Dra. Silvia Morales Chainé...
This hour-long online series will support mental health providers who are new to using telehealth. During each hour-long session, our Technology Transfer Center (TTC) Network specialists will spend the first 20 minutes addressing a specific topic, then answer questions submitted by TLC Tuesday...
Hablemos sobre el tratamiento del consumo de sustancias psicoactvas. Invitada: Dra. Ana Maria Peñuela, Coordinadora de Convivencia Social y Ciudadania -Dirección de Promoción y Prevención - Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social
If you are looking for online courses because you can't get to live courses or you are tired of webinars, the ATTC has many online courses that are available for free:
Overdose Prevention Education for Clinicians Treating Patients for an Opioid Use Disorder Given the doubling of opioid related overdose deaths in the US over the past decade the importance of a dynamic, patient centered approach to opioid overdose risk for patients in treatment for opioid use...
Секция профилактики, лечения и реабилитации (PTRS) УНП ООН, представленная о глобальном опыте УНП ООН, во время серии вебинаров Группы по практике и политике Международного общества наркологии (ISAM) по COVID-19 и SUD: глобальный взгляд на проблемы и решения на 2-м вебинаре, состоявшемся в среду, 15 апреля 2020 г., с 8:00 до 10:00 (по восточному времени), 13:00–15:00 (BST).
УНП ООН поблагодарило ISAM и подчеркнуло важность их платформы для обмена, представило растущие проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются службы лечения и ухода от наркозависимости во время пандемии COVID19, поделилось...
В рамках усилий по профессионализации лечения и ухода за расстройствами, связанными с употреблением наркотиков, и распространению эффективных вмешательств, основанных на фактических данных, 18 из 23 специалистов по лечению успешно сдали аккредитационный экзамен (78% успешно) Универсальной учебной программы по лечению (UTC) ICAP 1 и были вручены сертификаты в Национальной полицейской академии в Абиджане. 12 марта 2020 года. Официальную церемонию вручения сертификатов поддержал наставник УНП ООН из Кот-д'Ивуара. На этой церемонии также было начато открытие второго цикла тренингов UTC по модулям...
The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), co-hosted this webinar. This session focuses on the following cases: • A colleague has identified some drug testing results from a professional monitoring program case and is requesting feedback...
To promote evidence-based interventions in the treatment of drug use disorders, UNODC PTRS supported the latest training session on admission, screening, evaluation, treatment planning and documentation for addiction professionals, with the leader of the global trainers of the Universal Treatment Program (UTC) in French-speaking West Africa. The session, attended by UNODC's mentor in Côte d'Ivoire, took place from February 25 to March 4, 2020 in Tunis, Tunisia. 18 treatment professionals from Tunis then took the ICAP 1 certification exam on 5 March 2020, coordinated by the National Institute...
Для содействия научно обоснованным вмешательствам в лечение расстройств, связанных с употреблением наркотиков, Секция профилактического лечения и реабилитации УНП ООН (PTRS) оказала поддержку в заключительной учебной сессии по приему, скринингу, оценке, планированию лечения и документации для специалистов в области наркомании с главным глобальным мастер-тренером универсальной учебной программы по лечению (UTC) во франкоязычной Западной Африке. Сессия проводилась при содействии Наставника УНП ООН в Кот-д'Ивуаре и проходила с 25 февраля по 4 марта 2020 года в Тунисе, Тунис. 17 из 18 тунисских...
We are proud to announce the results of recent ICAP exams:
17 people from Tunisia and 20 people from Cameroon recently passed the ICAP I exam. 5 people from Abu Dhabi passed the ICAP II exam and 4 of this year's Humphrey Fellows passed the ICAP I exam.
Congratulations to all of these professionals with new credentials and those that have moved to the next level of professionalism. Your work in the field of addiction is making an impact with individuals, families, and communities. Thank you for your commitment!
For more information on credentialing and certification, visit www.GlobalCCC...
This booklet identifies common workplace stressors for addiction professionals and offers evidence-based, practical strategies and resources to promote healthy lifestyles and productive professional lives.
It is intended to assist agencies to create supportive work environments as well as provide guidance to employees on enhancing their own well-being.
The workbook covers:
Why is a Work and Well-Being Guide for Addiction Professionals Needed?
Common Workplace Stressors
How Agencies Support Well-Being
Self-Care Strategies
This guide is an updated version of ATTC's "Self-Care: A Guide...