BACKGROUND:

During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of Justice; in 2015, the multidisciplinary Addiction Studies MA Program was initiated within Ilia State University; and in 2019, the National Drug Observatory (NDO) was founded.

AIM:

This article reviews these accomplishments within the context of the national drug situation with a special focus on addictology education, following up on two 2011 articles...

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The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of SCOPE is the application of scientific principles in the development of prevention and educational strategies for reducing substance use disorder (SUD). SUD education for healthcare workers was one of SCOPE's main areas of interest. The objective of the present was to identify the content and extent to which future healthcare professionals are trained in pain...

BACKGROUND

A broad range of professionals, training opportunities, and regional differences exist in the addiction study field worldwide. This educational variety poses a challenge in proposing a precise classification of study programs at the higher education and university levels to meet the criteria of quality control-based treatment for those in need.

AIM

This study aimed to reflect the broad spectrum of professionals integrated into the addiction field and propose a matrix of training and study programs at the higher education and university levels, organising their characteristics and...

FONDO

El Máster Multidisciplinar en Drogodependencias (TDM) de la Universidad de Barcelona, de dos años de duración, se creó en 1986, después de algunos años de ofrecer seminarios más cortos. Fue una respuesta a la crisis de la heroína de los años 80 y 90 y a los problemas de alcohol y tabaco de larga data en España. Para hacer frente a la situación se requerían profesionales especializados, y no existía un plan de estudios específico para drogodependencias. Por lo que sabemos, el MDD es el programa más antiguo de este tipo en Europa.

OBJETIVOS

Describir brevemente la conceptualización y...

FONDO

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha sido un desafío para todos y ha tenido un efecto particular en los educadores de nivel universitario. Aunque se reconoce que el uso de las tecnologías en la educación es fundamental para desarrollar habilidades transversales y preparar a los estudiantes para las necesidades de la sociedad moderna, la crisis de la pandemia de COVID-19 destacó la relevancia del medio digital. Al mismo tiempo, la emergencia aceleró cambios significativos en las funciones principales de las universidades: enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación.

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En este artículo...

BACKGROUND

The course Prevention of Harmful Substance Use and Addiction Treatment is an integral and mandatory part of postgraduate medical education in the Czech Republic. Its aim is to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes) for good medical practice, screening and brief intervention. The course includes an international curriculum for treatment and prevention in addictology and a comparison with competency models. Part of the course is also testing attitudes with a focus on discrimination related to substance use.

AIM

The aim of this study is to assess...