The eight of us met on Monday, December 2 for a second attempt to create a research group in primary care at University of Limerick. Our discussions
Facing the fear: alcohol and mental health conference in Ireland (#facingthefear)
On Wednesday, 20 November 2013, I've attended this conference in the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin, Ireland. The conference was organized by
Recruitment shock
3.6% response rate? Shocking! For our new feasibility study, we sent over 200 invitations to primary care doctors in Ireland and the invitees
Fidelity questions
Clinical trials use elaborate methods to make sure that everybody does the exact thing as they planned. Measuring treatment fidelity is checking the
Saying bye slowly makes parting easier
Last days of my INVEST fellowship Visiting research scholars make new friends quickly and parting is not always easy for them. I said bye in
Honor pot: testing doctors’ drug counselling skills in a new pilot study in Ireland
In our new new paper, we outline plans for doing a study which should tell us whether doctors and agonist patients accept psychological interventions
Helping agonist patients with alcohol problems: A NEW guide for primary care staff
What should doctors do differently when screening for alcohol use and delivering brief interventions for agonist patients in primary care? General
What agonist patients think about alcohol #SBIRT? A new paper out now
What do patients attending family physicians for methadone treatment think of screening and brief interventions for alcohol problems? Except for being
Cochrane wins the best paper award in the General Practice category at the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (#Cochrane)
Last night, our Cochrane review about Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug