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Come along! Join the chatter! We would like to improve the link between research and practice in addiction service settings: ias.org.uk/2025/05/06/clo… Thank you @InstAlcStud for helping us share! @MHRIncubator @USW_Addictions @SWBH_RandD

We need help developing alcohol related brain damage services that meet the needs of a highly stigmatised and underserved population. Read why here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @USW_Addictions @SWBH_RandD

3 substance use band 6 occupational therapist jobs covering North Wales health boards now finally available! Be part of developing this area of practice. Check the link for details: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… @RCOTPolicyWales @BetsiCadwaladr @theOThub @RecoveryCymru

We've been beavering away over the last 6 months, bringing together healthcare professionals across Wales to talk about Alcohol Related Brain Damage #ARBD Read more about it below: 🥸🧠 @SWBH_RandD @SwbhT @USW_Addictions

TAPNA 2025 wrapped up - such a great opportunity to chat to some interesting and interested (!) people about our work in alcohol dependence and withdrawal management. Thank you New Zealand 😀 @tapna_inc @USW_Addictions @SWBH_RandD @USWPsych

Really excited to share the launch of this #Addiction #Research and Practice Special Interest Group! Check out the below webpage for details about upcoming sessions & recommended addiction reading and resources. 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/

Today we launched our website for the Addiction Research and Practice SIG.We hope this platform will be a forum for networking, collaboration and kick-starting improvements in addiction service delivery. For more: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/ @USW_Addictions @SWBH_RandD @MHRIncubator

Patient- or symptom-specific guidelines & outpatient treatment reduce service costs in select patient populations, without impacting on treatment outcomes. Additional psychological outpatient support may also be a cost-effective addition to treatment.@USW_Addictions @SWBH_RandD

It's begun: gvwhl.com/OYZIF We (@Mcfauld ) are🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️ 69,456 feet (or 13 miles) around the Eden Project for @BrynawelRehab1 and @SWBHCharity @SWBH_RandD @SwbhT 🩹🌱🏥🐶🌺 @UniSouthWales

We're off! Thank you to seed funding from @MHRIncubator to help us deliver some neuropsychology training for our colleagues interested in addiction. We're hearing from Dr Gemma Johns, a clinical neuropsychologist from Plymouth with an interest in ARBD @USW_Addictions @SWBH_RandD

Great to hear from @DarrenQuelch at @unisouthampton conference on #alcohol with @NutritionSoc Thiamine interventions for severe alcohol dependence.. @UniSouthWales @SWBHnhs @NIHRresearch @drjmas @rcpsych @UHSFTresearch @NIHRARCs @HIOW_ICS @OurDorsetICS @Dr2NisreenAlwan

Occupational Therapy is a big part of the ARBD rehab program we deliver at Brynawel. Here’s our OT Jan, who helps peeps improve their memory and day to day functioning so they can return to living independently at home 😊 #OT #ARBD #rehab #alcohol

The interface between alcohol, addiction and nutrition is being discussed at this event, come along! nutritionsociety.org/events/alcohol… @NutritionSoc @SWBH_RandD @USW_Addictions

FYI twittersphere: UK needs national strategy to tackle alcohol related harms bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Our brilliant RA Natasha did a fantastic job of presenting progress with our group ACT intervention for young people with epilepsy 👏

A Perpsective on considering the interconnected nature of social identities in neuroimaging research @elvisha9 nature.com/articles/s4159…

Yn ysgrifennu ar gyfer @ConversationUK, trafoda Dr @DarrenQuelch ymchwil Grŵp Dibyniaeth Prifysgol De Cymru ar roi alcohol ar bresgripsiwn i drin symptomau diddyfnu dwys. 👉southwales.ac.uk/cy/newyddion/2…

Writing for @ConversationUK, Dr @DarrenQuelch discusses @USW_Addictions research into prescribing alcohol to treat alcohol withdrawal. 👉theconversation.com/alcohol-prescr…