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
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
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
May 2022
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
December 2021
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
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
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
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
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