Thailand ITTC

The Thailand International Technology Transfer Center (Thailand ITTC) is housed in the Department of Family Medicine of Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

Based on our previous work as the Southeast Asia HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SEA-HATTC) since 2016 that Chiang Mai University (CMU), through UCLA, received SAMHSA/PEPFAR funding. Through the development of the SEA-HATTC, CMU became part of the US Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network to building capacity in addiction treatment as well as strengthening health system within Thailand and across the Southeast Asia region. The Thailand ITTC team is primed to continue its role as one of Thailand leading coordinating and technology transfer center for drug demand reduction.

The Thailand ITTC works closely with our university partners, domestic and international organizations of experts to develop field of addiction science and to improve the capacity of healthcare professionals - physicians, counsellors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and pharmacists and policy-makers across the country in addiction prevention and treatment.

The Thailand ITTC aims to:

• Develop physician workforce for leading substance use treatment and care at the primary care level nationwide.
• Host a fellowship program on ‘Addiction Family Medicine’ to facilitate expansion of physician workforce development on substance use treatment and care.
• Use the ECHO model to expand the reach of our capacity building efforts to enhance the SUD/MH/HIV/Recovery education of the local networks.
• Evaluate the state of drug demand reduction services
• Support to mission of the ITTC Network by heightening the awareness, knowledge, and skills of the addiction workforce as well as accelerating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based addiction treatment and recovery-oriented practices and services.

Thailand ITTC also collaborates and participates with other national and international groups that support drug demand reduction.