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World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence - basic details.
Organization name: World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Organization acronym: WFTOD
Headquarters address
Address: 225 Varick Street, Suite 402
ATTN: Mark Parrino
New York, New York 10014
United States of America
Email: mark.parrino@aatod.org
Organization type: Association
Languages: : English, Spanish, Italian, French
Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
| Social Development: | Social policy |
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| Mission statement: | Promote the growth and development of medication-assisted treatment services for opioid dependence, founded on the principles of evidence-based treatment practices and effective clinical services. Advise its members concerning advances in treatment, research, practice, and policy. Promote the coordination and communication among medication-assisted treatment programs throughout the world. Assist the general public in understanding the use and value of medicationassisted treatment in treating chronic opioid addiction. Enhance the quality of patient care and the provision ofservices to opioid dependent individuals and their families. |
| Year established (YYYY): | 2007 |
| Organizational structure: | The World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence will consist of regional federations, agreeing to establish best-practice standards to treat opioid-addicted patients effectively. These regional federations will work to promulgate evidence-based government/public policy around the use of proven and effective pharmacotherapies to treat chronic opioid addiction in their respective countries. At the present time, the two primary regional entities involved in organizing the World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence include EUROPAD (European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association)and AATOD (American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence). Dr. Icro Maremmani, who serves as the President of EUROPAD would also serve as the President of the World Federation. Mark Parrino, who serves as the President of AATOD, would serve as the Vice President of the World Federation. The governing Board of the World Federation would be composed |
| Number and type of members: | EUROPAD currently has 23 member nations, which would be part of the World Federation, while AATOD represents 28 states in the United States in addition to opioid treatment programs in Mexico. This would incorporate more than 1,200 opioid treatment programs worldwide. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: | none at present |
| Funding structure: | Donations and grants from domestic sources |
| Fees for education and training services | Membership fees or dues Fees for providing consulting or research services |
| Funding structure other: | none |
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