International Technology Transfer Center Network

11/04/2025

Check out ICUDDR's most recent newsletter for updates across the ITTC centers!

The October 2025 ICUDDR Newsletter is here! 🎉

This issue features our upcoming webinar, “Treatment of Justice Involved Clients with SUDs: What Works and How to Make it Work,” presented by Dr. Igor Koutsenok, ICUDDR Board Vice President.

We’re also celebrating our first-ever In Focus article in Spanish 🇪🇸 and the launch of our 21 student cohort in the new online Universal Nursing Addiction Curriculum (UNAC) course.

Read the full issue for these stories and more from our global network ➡️
🔗 https://icuddr.org/resource/october-2025-icuddr-newsletter/

10/15/2025

🌍 My Quest is to grow as a nurse with confidence in SUD care across any setting.
In just 3 hrs/week, you’ll build skills you can take into your practice immediately.
📅 Next cohort starts Oct 20 — don’t miss your chance!
👉 Try the Demo Course + Apply https://icuddr.org/online-universal-nurses-addiction-curriculum-unac/

10/15/2025

🌎 In Focus: The Impact of Foreign Assistance Cuts on the Substance Use Workforce

Recent funding cuts to international programs have led to significant disruptions—reducing services, limiting resources, and deepening inequities, especially for lower-income patients.

This important study, written by ICUDDR, NECPAM, and ISAM members, sheds light on these challenges and calls for strategies to preserve hard-won progress in global substance use care.

🔍 Read the full article on page 8 of our September Newsletter:
👉 https://icuddr.org/resource/september-2025-icuddr-newsletter/

Special thanks to former ICUDDR Executive Director, Dr. Kimberly Johnson, and ICUDDR Student Intern, Jan-Cedric Rojahn, for their leadership on this study.



International Society of Addiction Medicine
Network of Early Career Professionals working the area of Addiction Medicine (NECPAM) https://necpam.co/

10/15/2025

🎉Meet tomorrow's webinar presenter: Dr. Ashley Helle

Ashley C. Helle, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (MO), and Director for Engagement at the Missouri Center for Addiction Research and Engagement (MO-CARE).

Dr. Helle’s research uses dissemination and implementation (D&I) science to improve how evidence-based substance use prevention and treatment programs are adopted and sustained. Her work centers on collaboration with community stakeholders—those on the front lines delivering prevention and treatment across the lifespan.

👉Join Dr. Helle tomorrow, October 15 at 8:30 AM US Eastern / 1:30 PM UTC, as she explores how implementation science can strengthen alcohol and substance use prevention and treatment in higher education.

🔗 Register for the webinar now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JUEKiFT0QwyPhrmP_Z37rQ #/registration

10/10/2025

🎉Exciting News! 🎉
We are thrilled to officially announce the addition of the Chile ITTC to our amazing Network!

Meet our new director Mr. Sergio Chacón Armijo, located at the Psychology Department of Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.

This new center brings unique expertise and experience to our Network and we are fortunate to have them join our team. Let’s give Mr. Sergion and his team a warm welcome! 🙌


ICUDDR
https://icuddr.org/center-home/chile-ittc/

01/01/2025

The ITTC Network extends its best wishes for a peaceful and happy New Year!

12/03/2024

Igor Koutsenok Irina Pinchuk

The ITTC Україна is doing amazing work to support those impacted by the trauma of war. 🇺🇦 Please consider supporting their work by giving generously.

🧠 Education is the foundation of change. ICUDDR’s ITTCs ensure that science doesn’t stay in journals—it’s applied to real-world substance use systems to save lives. Give Today:https://buy.stripe.com/28o9BIcHSgkD18ccMM

12/03/2024

Today is ! Your gift to ICUDDR helps train addiction professionals worldwide, ensuring equitable access to science-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Together, we can build a healthier, more resilient world. 🌍 Donate now: https://buy.stripe.com/28o9BIcHSgkD18ccMM

10/18/2024

One of the new ITTCs is located in Spain. This ITTC Spain - Centro Internacional de Transferencia de Tecnología is coordinated by Universitat de Valencia, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, y Universitas Miguel Hernández.

Please help us welcome one of the co-directors Dr. Antonio Vidal Infer!

Antonio Vidal Infer is currently an associate Professor of the School of Medicine at the University of Valencia. He is a professor of Epidemiology in the master’s degree program of Drug Addiction: Research, Treatment and Associated Pathologies (University of Valencia). He has a master’s degree in clinical psychology a PhD in psychology and specialization in qualitative research. He was trained at Northern Arizona University in Rapid Assessment Rapid Evaluation with anthropologist Robert T. Trotter II. Dr. Vidal has worked in different clinical settings (hospitals, private practice) conducting psychotherapy applied to addictions and neuromodulation (TDCS). He has worked as a prevention officer in the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (http://www.fad.es).
He has participated as a researcher in the GENACIS project (“Gender, Alcohol, and Culture: An International Study”), a collaborative international project affiliated with the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol. Dr Vidal has also a long trajectory in training. He is a trainer of the TREATNET initiative of the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drug and Crime). He is also a trainer of the SBIRT program (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) contributing to the training of more than five hundred socio-health professionals (mainly primary care personnel) throughout the country (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Alicante, Castellon, Granada, Jaén, Almería, Santiago de Compostela and Benidorm). As a result of this training, the Matrix manuals (available from http://www.matrix.e-drogas.es/) for the treatment of drug addictions aimed at therapists, users and family members were created. Since their publication in 2013 by the Government of the Region of Murcia, these manuals have served to train professionals and have been used in therapeutic practice. Moreover, he is also an evaluator of specific actions of the Spanish National Drug Plan. He has also experience in research on Open Science practices, including research data sharing.

10/14/2024

Uno de los ITTCs más recientes de la Red está en España. Este ITTC será coordinado por la Universidad de Valencia, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, y Universitas Miguel Hernández.

¡Por favor, ayúdanos a dar la bienvenida a uno de los codirectores, el Dr. Antonio Vidal Infer!

Antonio Vidal Infer es actualmente profesor titular de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Valencia. Es profesor de Epidemiología en el Máster en Drogodependencias: Investigación, Tratamiento y Patologías Asociadas de la Universidad de Valencia. Tiene un doctorado en Psicología y es especialista en investigación cualitativa, formado en la Northern Arizona University en Rapid Assessment Rapid Evaluation con el antropólogo Robert T. Trotter II, y también tiene un máster en Psicología Clínica. En cuanto a la experiencia clínica, ha trabajado en diferentes ámbitos clínicos (hospitales, consulta privada) y ha realizado psicoterapia aplicada a las adicciones y neuromodulación (TDCS). Ha trabajado como técnico de prevención en la Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (http://www.fad.es).
Ha participado como investigador en el proyecto GENACIS («Gender, Alcohol, and Culture: An International Study»), un proyecto de colaboración internacional afiliado a la Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol. El Dr. Vidal también tiene una larga trayectoria en formación. Es formador de la iniciativa TREATNET de la ONUDD (Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito). Asimismo, es formador del programa SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment), gracias al cual se ha formado a más de quinientos profesionales sociosanitarios (principalmente personal de atención primaria) en todo el territorio nacional (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Alicante, Castellón, Granada, Jaén, Almería, Santiago de Compostela and Benidorm). Fruto de esta formación se crearon los manuales Matrix (disponibles en http://www.matrix.e-drogas.es/) para el tratamiento de las drogodependencias, dirigidos a terapeutas, usuarios y familiares. Desde su publicación en 2013 por el Gobierno de la Región de Murcia, estos manuales han servido para formar a profesionales y se han utilizado en la práctica terapéutica. Además, también es evaluador de acciones específicas del Plan Nacional sobre Dr**as de España. También tiene experiencia en investigación sobre prácticas de ciencia abierta, incluyendo el uso compartido de datos de investigación. Desde su publicación en 2013 por el Gobierno de la Región de Murcia, estos manuales han servido para formar a profesionales y se han utilizado en la práctica terapéutica. Además, también es evaluador de acciones específicas del Plan Nacional sobre Dr**as de España. También tiene experiencia en investigación sobre prácticas de ciencia abierta, incluyendo la compartición de datos de investigación.

10/10/2024

Meet one of the newest members of our ITTC Network!

Dr Siddharth Sarkar is the Associate Director of ITTC India. Dr. Sarkar is an Additional Professor at the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He has been working in the field of addiction psychiatry and has presented nationally and internationally. He has won several awards including the Young Psychiatrist Award of the Indian Psychiatric Society. His interests include dual diagnosis and family-related aspects of substance use disorders. He has received funded projects. He has served in the editorial board of several journals in the field of psychiatry.

10/08/2024

Happening tomorrow (9 October 2024)!

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s celebrate! Join Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT for the Webinar: Resiliencia y Prosperidad: Strengthening Our Workforce and Driving Recovery in Hispanic and Latino Communities. The Webinar will highlight multiple topics from leaders in the field, including the current state of the Hispanic behavioral health workforce and how community partners build on the existing assets within Hispanic/Latino Communities.

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Register now: https://bit.ly/3N0m2QY