Latest from the IBA blog: Are GPs doing enough?; IBA in non-health settings; 5 insights for alcohol interventions; IBA for young people? Primary Care case study

The alcohol IBA blog was set up to promote understanding and the delivery of IBA through news, links and ideas on IBA. 

Recent posts are highlighted below:

• Should we ease off GPs not doing alcohol IBA (properly)? Primary Care is the key setting for IBA...but.. is there any point in organising good IBA training, resources and pathways if there’s no interest in taking them up? .. read more here.

• Delivering alcohol IBA in non-health settings? In this guest post Dr Fizz Annand takes a quick look at recent research exploring alcohol brief intervention as ‘IBA’ in non-health settings...read more here.

• Mind the credibility gap: 5 insights to give ‘binge drinking’ public health interventions more punch  In this guest post John Isitt reports on some of the key lessons learned from local work to reach at-risk drinkers beyond IBA... read more here.

• IBA for young people: a promising picture?  A common question about IBA is ‘does it work for young people?’ – a straightforward answer isn’t easy, though we are getting closer...read more here. 

• IBA Primary Care case study: a rare new example A new case study provides a rare but valuable insight into a local effort to properly implement IBA and supporting pathways into a busy GP practice.. read more here.

The blog also has specific 'About IBA' and 'IBA tools' pages and also aims to highlight other resources such as INEBRIA and the Alcohol Learning Centre IBA pages.

Please get in touch if you have any IBA projects or ideas to share.