International Technology Transfer Center Network

Register today to attend the ADDICTION 2021 Conference and join prevention and treatment role players across Africa on an independent international platform for collaboration from all sides of the treatment community in creating comprehensive intervention strategies at the individual, community and societal level. This virtual conference is scheduled for 21-23 July 2021. For more information and to attend, visit http://www.addiction.org.za/ (via South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre)

Register today for the 7th annual Women's Health Awareness: Women’s Wellness Conference. This year's theme is Race & Health: Changing the Narrative, Reaching for Equity. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST April 17, 2021... https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/wha/events/ This year's keynote speaker is Harriet Washington, bioethicist and award-winning author of several books including "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present" and "A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind." She is the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award, PEN Oakland Award, and American Library Association Black Caucus Nonfiction Award.

Join the South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre at 4 p.m. SAST, April 20, for the webinar Motivational Interviewing in Practice, An African Journey: Stories from the Frontline of Care. Presented in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Rollnick and Motivational Interviewing & Beyond, hosts Dr. William Miller and Dr. Goodman Sibeko will share stories from the frontline of care and discuss how motivational interviewing fit with care in Africa, how it can help relieve practitioner stress, and how it can influence patient outcomes. This Webinar is the second of a series focused on Motivational Interviewing in Africa.

"Alternatives to Imprisonment for Drug Users" is a webinar scheduled for April 15 - April 16 by ISSUP - International Society of Substance Use Professionals and ISSUP India. This webinar will bring together a panel of experts who to provide insights into the alternatives at all justice system sectors, the research on the efficacy of treatment for justice involved clients with substance use disorders and a judicial perspective on implementing alternatives to incarceration throughout the justice system. Learn more and register today at https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/8803672369683590414

Did you miss the ITTC virtual launch event on Feb. 24? You can now watch a video of the full event on the ITTC Network website. The program featured keynote speaker Dean Fixsen, Ph.D., renowned implementation scientist. Participants learned about the ITTC model of technology transfer, heard experiences of the existing ITTCs, and met ITTC Network leadership and key stakeholders.

WiRED International has launched a COVID-19 vaccinator training program, providing a global tool for communities to train vaccinators to safely and effectively administer vaccines. The objective of WiRED’s program is to train people at the local level to move vaccines safely from central drop-off points to communities, to prepare the communities for vaccinations, to properly screen patients, to administer COVID-19 vaccinations and to monitor patients after the shot.... Learn more about the new program: