Abstract
Background. The number of trained professionals including psychiatrists is inadequate for management of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in India. Objective. To build national capacity in India for management of SUD Methods. Efforts to train various categories of staff (general duty medical officers, nurses and paramedical staff) have been ongoing supported by resource material for both trainees and trainers. Currently a national training exercise is ongoing with the target to train at least one doctor in the management of SUD in each district in the country through six training institutions. Intensive efforts in capacity building along with mentorship through Quality Assurance Visits have also supported the scale up of Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) in the country. Simultaneously, short and long term trainings of psychiatrists in Substance Use Disorder are also taking place including the recent initiation of a super-specialist programme (DM Addiction Psychiatry) of 3 years duration in India. Conclusion. Future plans include refresher programmes, online mentorship and efforts to mobilise additional resources (for medication, support staff) so that the training of doctors at the district level lead to strengthening of primary/secondary care services by overcoming limitations.
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