Brief Interventions

Brief Interventions Conference

In February 2008, SHAAP organised a conference on overcoming the barriers to delivering brief interventions in the Scottish Health Service.

Research indicates that alcohol screening and brief interventions delivered in primary and secondary health care settings are effective in reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol use. However, they are not routinely carried out. The purpose of the conference was to identify the obstacles to delivering brief interventions in primary care and other settings in Scotland and consider practical ways that they could be overcome.

As an outcome of the conference, SHAAP published a briefing paper giving an overview of what is considered as best practice for screening for alcohol problems and delivery of brief interventions, as well as outlining current policy and practice in Scotland.
 
Screening and brief interventions for “risky” and harmful drinking [pdf]

Conference programme

Speakers and presentations

Dr Jonathan Chick
Brief Interventions: Yes, but screening? The SIGN 74

Andy Rome
The management of alcohol problems in primary care: the national picture

Dr Niamh Fitzgerald
Overcoming the barriers to training trainers to deliver brief interventions

Prof Nick Heather
Improving brief interventions in practice: recent developments from south of the border

Dr Peter Rice
What should we expect of brief interventions in mental health settings?

Dr Christine Goodall
Alcohol violence and facial injury: breaking the cycle

Chris Littlejohn
Winning hearts and minds: a report from the frontline in Tayside

Dr John Waterhouse
Tiers without tears: introducing a comprehensive model of alcohol services