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SGUL Year Book

Yearbook for the class of 2013 which contains profiles and photographs of students at St George's, and group photos from their time at the University.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London

Croydon Alcohol Interventions Project

Contains papers from the Croydon Alcohol Interventions Project.

Set up in c.2008 through social inclusion funding, the aim of the project was to develop a programme of training on screening and brief interventions on alcohol for staff in Accident & Emergency settings at the Mayday Hospital, including the minor injuries unit and relevant mental health wards at the Bethlem Royal Hospital as used by Croydon residents; GP practices and health care staff.

The main activities of the project were as follows:

· To identify, assess, and gather data on the training needs of key health staff in GP Surgeries, Accident and Emergency/Minor Injuries Unit and Mental Health inpatient wards at Mayday Hospital.

· To deliver appropriate training packages and support for health professionals specified above on brief interventions and screening for people at risk from alcohol harm.

· To develop knowledge of the impact of alcohol upon specific diseases and specialities, such as pregnancy, liver disease, violence, and accidents

· To advise on appropriate tools and other resources for use in screening in a variety of settings, including the prioritising of medical and psychosocial problems associated with alcohol misuse.

· To build capacity for local training to be undertaken within Croydon’s Health structures.

With increased identification of alcohol misuse and the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol users within GP practices, A & E and wards, it was anticipated that this would have an impact on the workflow within A&E.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London

Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Addictions

Includes reports and other papers relating to the herbal medicine in the treatment of addictions project.

Project background:
The issue of herbal medicine was brought to the attention of the Home Secretary by a member of his constituency in regards to the efficacy of the herbal medicine utilised in the treatment of heroin addiction. The Home Office had communication from other interested individuals requesting the possibility of clinical trials to be undertaken in the UK. The Home Office approached the International Centre for Drug Policy (ICDP) at St George's to ascertain what could be possible in the UK in the interim. It was agreed that an expert group would be held, giving members the responsibility of drawing up recommendations for an action plan for future investigations. The expert group were to consider all forms of herbal medicine relating to the treatment of drug, alcohol and tobacco addiction.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London

Substance Misuse in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum Project

Reports and papers from the ‘Substance Misuse in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum Project’ (Phase 1 – 2005-2007). This project was funded by the Department of Health, to work with all UK medical schools to develop consensus guidance on the integration of alcohol, drugs and tobacco training in medical undergraduate curricula. The guidance included key objectives and recommendations on providing high quality training and assessment.

Phase 2 of the project (2008-2011), had the following key aims:

• to support medical schools in integrating and implementing the Substance misuse in the undergraduate medical curriculum guidance into their curricula;
• to promote the development of a self-sustaining network of all English medical schools willing to pursue change in their curricula; and
• to complete and validate the teaching and learning resources (Toolkit) produced to advance the implementation programme.

The second phase of the project focused on implementing the guidance and validating the Toolkit. This was achieved through the funding and appointment of time-limited curriculum coordinators in English medical schools, working with local academic champions, to identify the suitability of the current substance misuse teaching and to recommend and support changes to ensure that substance misuse issues are fully covered in line with national guidance.

A National Steering Group was established to oversee both phases of the project and later aimed to promote further sustainability of the initiative. A National Coordinator convened an Expert Panel to develop the guidance and resources for the implementation work. A network of local academic champions and curriculum coordinators worked with the medical schools to deliver the changes needed to implement curriculum changes as appropriate for each school.

Phase 3, from 2012 onwards, concentrated on developing and extensively revising a set of factsheets, initially written in Phase 2, and which covered substance misuse relevant to a range of clinical conditions, groups of patients, specialities and settings.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London

Reduction in Tobacco Addiction (RETAD)

Includes reports and digital files regarding the Reduction in Tobacco Addiction (RETAD) study. This study was designed to explore the feasibility of routine provision of stop smoking interventions in hospital settings and provide a template for service delivery.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London

Involving Service Users Toolkit

Project papers relating to the Service User Involvement Toolkit.

The toolkit was produced for the managers and staff of the alcohol and drug services in Croydon. The toolkit was produced by the International Centre for Drug Policy (ICDP) on behalf of and in partnership with the Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) and the Service User Representation Group (SURG) in Croydon.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London

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