Director of the Institute of Psychiatry of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (since 2019)
Director of International PEPFAR Addiction Technology Transfer Center - Ukraine and Central Asia (2017-2020)
Director of International Technology Transfer Center - Ukraine (since 2020)
Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute for Social and Forensic Psychiatry and Drug Abuse (2012-2018)
Vice-President Ukrainian Psychiatric Association (since 2019)
Member board International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) (since 2017)
Founder Chapter Ukraine the International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP Ukraine)
Consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2020, 2021)
Mental Health Expert at the Ministry of Health (since 2021)
Abstract
Assessing Needs to Design Context-Specific Technology Transfer: The ITTC Network Approach
The International Technology Transfer Center (ITTC) Network for drug demand reduction develops and strengthens the workforce, organizations, and systems that provide substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services. ITTCs employ an array of technology transfer strategies, grounded in implementation science and harmonized by an International Coordinating Office, to achieve goals. One critical ITTC strategy is a comprehensive needs assessment that consists of four phases: describe the current drug use situation in a country or region, map where substance use services are provided, identify gaps in services, and detail training and consultation needs. Within this common approach to needs assessment, each ITTC must make decisions about how to conduct the needs assessment in a way that is relevant to the context of that country. In this oral presentation, a panel of ITTC directors from four to five countries will explain their approach to needs assessment, why they took a specific approach, what information they gathered, and how that information is being used to design strategies that will advance evidence-based interventions and policies in their country. Common themes that have been uncovered across all ITTC needs assessments will be featured.