ISSUP Ukraine is pleased to invite you to attend a webinar on Clinical Aspects of Substance Use Disorders. The webinar is scheduled to be presented on Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Ukraine time). The webinar will be presented in Ukrainian and Russian. 

July 2, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Ukraine time)

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Featured Speakers:
• Iryna Pinchuk, Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 
  Director, ISSUP – Ukraine

• Yulia Yachnik, University Clinic of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor psychologist 
 ...

ISSUP Ukraine is pleased to invite you to attend a webinar on Educational Initiatives. The webinar is scheduled to be presented on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Ukraine time)

June 17, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Ukraine time)

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Featured Speakers:

1. Iryna Pinchuk, Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Director, «ISSUP - Ukraine»
2. Yulia Yachnik, University Clinic of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor psychologist, «Assessment of the training needs of professionals who provide assistance to...

Los invitamos a participar en un webinar Prevención del consumo de drogas: desafíos y experiencias en tiempos de pandemia que se llevará a cabo el próximo martes, 9 de junio de 2020, 8:30 - 12:30 (hora de Chile).

9 de junio de 2020, 8:30 - 12:30 hrs (hora de Chile)

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Exponen:

• Gregor Burkhart, Observatorio Europeo de la Droga y las Toxicomanías (EMCDDA)
• Patricia Ros, Centro Islandés de Investigación y Análisis Social (ICSRA)
• Diego García-Huidobro. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Alexander Chacón, Jefe Área de...

In partnership with ISSUP Global, ISSUP South Africa invites you to participate in a webinar on Cannabis and youth in South Africa. The webinar will be presented on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:00 am (South Africa time).

June 3, 2020, 10:00 am - 11:00 am (South Africa time) 

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Presenter: Siphokazi Dada

Siphokazi Dada is a Senior Scientist in the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council.

She has a Master of Public Health Degree (MPH) from the University of London. She is currently registered as a PhD...

In partnership with ISSUP Global, ISSUP South Africa invites you to participate in a webinar on COVID-19 - what can be done through us. The webinar will be presented on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 9:00 am (South Africa time).

June 3, 2020, 9:00 am - 10:00 am (South Africa time) 

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Presenter: David Bayever

David Bayever serves on the SAPharmacy Council as an Assessor, Examiner and Researcher. He is currently the Chairperson of South Africa's Central Drug Authority, and he also serves as a Member of SAHPRA Cannabis Working Committee and Member of...

Abordando el futuro: Desarrollando un punto focal internacional y nacional para la reducción de la demanda de drogas

Para acceder a los webinars, sigue el link de cada expositor/a:

👉 Livia Edegger, Subdirectora, Sociedad Internacional de Profesionales del Uso de Sustancias (ISSUP) https://youtu.be/BGngDAVX6dw

👉 Dr. Roberto Canay, Copresidente, ISSUP Argentina https://youtu.be/ap-tYPuGJHA

👉 Andrea Escobar, Oficial de Programa Principal, Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (CICAD) https://youtu.be/GGLdOcAXs_8

👉 Alfonso...

ISSUP Ukraine is pleased to invite you to attend a webinar on mental health issues in Ukraine during the COVID-19 epidemic. The webinar is scheduled to be presented on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Ukraine time)

June 3, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Ukraine time)

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Featured Speakers:

• Alisa Ladyk-Bryzgalova, World Health Organization (office in Ukraine), «Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Pandemic»
• Robert van Voren, international foundation «Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP)», General Secretary, «International campaign "Mind the Gap" as a tool...

En la última semana de junio, ISSUP Argentina comenzará el dictado de un seminario sobre "epidemiología de las adicciones" destinado a personal de Centros de Tratamiento. 

Este seminario se desarrolla dentro del marco del convenio que el capítulo nacional tiene firmado con la Federación de Organizaciones no Gubernamentales de la Argentina para la Prevención y el Tratamiento de Abuso de Drogas (FONGA) y con la Federación Latinoamericana de Comunidades Terapéuticas (FLACT).

Docentes: 

Dra. Verónica Brasesco 

Dr. Roberto Canay 

Dr. Luis Alfonzo Bello

Cuenta con la aprobación de ISSUP global...

ISSUP Nigeria has released its second newsletter!

In this edition, the Chairman Board of Trustees shed some light on plans of ISSUP Nigeria chapter among other initiatives of the chapter.

The newsletter also provides detailed report on the launch of ISSUP Nigeria Chapter and collaborative partners.

The publication also includes a list of ongoing activities by members as well as upcoming events under the news column.

Welcome!

Ref: ISSUPNC/01/ADM/VOL.1/004  May 11, 2020

PRESS RELEASE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

We are an umbrella group of professionals dedicated to the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders among Nigerians.

With over 14 million people who use different psychoactive substances in Nigeria, the burden of substance use is great and concerted efforts are required to reverse the worsening rate of substance use problems in the country.

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented governments around the world with significant challenges to their economy, health...

ISSUP Argentina les invita a participar en un webinar sobre condiciones de trabajo en cuarentena, pandemia y adicciones. El webinar tendrá lugar el 22 de mayo de 2020 a las 10:00 hrs (hora Argentina).

22 de mayo de 2020, 10:00 - 11:00 hrs (hora Argentina)

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Expositores: Dres. Roberto Canay y Ernesto Eduardo González

Universidad del Museo Social Argentino (UMSA)

En los comienzos del 2020, con la Pandemia COVID 19 y la cuarentena obligatoria ha habido una gran proliferación de consecuencias en el ámbito laboral y sus nuevos esquemas adaptativos...

ISSUP Kenya in partnership with ISSUP Global invite you to participate in a webinar discussing the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. The webinar will be presented on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 4:00 pm (Nairobi time).

May 15, 2020 at 4:00 pm (Nairobi time)

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With the worldwide lockdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic, essential services and programs reaching vulnerable groups may also have been restricted or entirely stopped.

What then is the result of the lockdown on Substance Use Disorders: Prevention &...