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IBA – making it happen?
It’s no secret that the big challenge is to get IBA happening large scale. That means in such a way that it will reach many of the 10 million or so adults regularly drinking above the guidelines… more →
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Full AUDIT screening Vs shorter tools (FAST, AUDIT-C etc) for IBA
wrote 3 days ago: The 10 question full AUDIT is the ‘gold standard’ screening tool for the identification … more →
IBA - making it happen?
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wrote 2 months ago: It’s no secret that the big challenge is to get IBA happening large scale. That means in such … more →
Step-by-step IBA (in a nutshell)
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wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes IBA is seen as something complicated. But it’s not – the beauty of it is that … more →
IBA - who should do it and how do we convince them?
wrote 5 months ago: One of the big IBA challenges is that those who we really need to do IBA are not likely to see it as … more →
IBA - are all settings equal? Presentations and experiences
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wrote 6 months ago: Two recent events explored evidence, experience and views on delivering IBA across different setting … more →
INEBRIA 2012: research into practice?
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wrote 7 months ago: INEBRIA is the International Network for Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs. The 2012 c … more →
IBA 'mystery shopping' experiences: the good, the bad and the...
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wrote 8 months ago: Recently I posted about opportunities to ‘mystery shop’ IBA when signing up to new GP pr … more →
‘Mystery shopping’ for IBA in Primary Care?
wrote 9 months ago: Chances are that if you sign up to a new GP practice any time soon you’ll be given the chance to ans … more →
How 'opportunisitic' can IBA be - a step too far?
wrote 9 months ago: One of the key characteristics of IBA, and brief intervention in general, is that it is ‘oppor … more →
IBA for alcohol... and diet...and physical activity...and smoking....and...
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wrote 11 months ago: I have just had the pleasure of writing and delivering a one-day training course entitled ‘Bri … more →
How to decide what to do, whatever the evidence.
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wrote 11 months ago: At the recent Cyrenian’s conference on the potential for delivery of alcohol brief interventio … more →
Is the unit message getting through?
wrote 11 months ago: As an alcohol trainer one regular question I get from commissioners and public health clinicians is … more →
INEBRIA Conference 2012
wrote 11 months ago: 9th Conference of INEBRIA: International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs … more →
Is self-completing the AUDIT OK for IBA?
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wrote 12 months ago: Potential IBA’ers often ask if they can hand out the AUDIT or other screening tool for people … more →
A breath of fresh air: when GPs do IBA
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wrote 12 months ago: Recently I spoke at an alcohol event on the new national alcohol strategy, but I almost struggled to … more →
Dentists urged to ask about alcohol
wrote 1 year ago: Originally posted by Deryn Bishop on Alcohol Policy UK: Dentists are being urged to ask patients abo … more →
SIPS: largest ever UK study into alcohol brief interventions
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wrote 1 year ago: Orginally posted on Alcohol Policy UK: Findings from the SIPS trial, the largest UK alcohol screenin … more →
IBA in Wider Settings: Conference Report
wrote 1 year ago: Social work, criminal justice, pharmacy, housing, homelessness, police: all these settings are becom … more →
Who needs IBA?
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wrote 1 year ago: Recognising the ‘right’ group of patients or service users for delivering identification … more →
