In order to respond the demand of expanding opioid addiction treatment with buprenorphine in Vietnam in the coming time, in May and June 2020, the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Health collaborated with the Center for Training and Research on Substance Abuse – HIV, Hanoi Medical University organized 03 training courses on opiate addiction treatment with buprenorphine under the support of the Global Fund Project, with the participation of more than 300 trainees who are doctors, consultants, pharmacists and health workers from Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Hanoi provinces.
Attending and speaking at the training course, Dr. Hoang Dinh Canh – Deputy Director of Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health affirmed the importance of implementing the treatment of opioid addiction treatment with substitution drugs. Buprenorphine, a new effective treatment for addiction, adds an option for drug users in addition to Methadone, especially suitable for patients who are difficult to access health facilities (daily to take methadone). Moreover, providing basic knowledge about buprenorphine as well as updating new knowledge through training courses is necessary to improve the professional capacity of health workers in the treatment of addiction.
In addition to spreading Buprenorphine expertise to the trainees, we also gave some gifts to students with good study spirit throughout the learning process and achieved high score in the final exam. At the end of the training, participants will receive a certificate of “Substance substitution treatment of opioid substances with Buprenorphine” issued by Hanoi Medical University, which is valid nationwide.
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