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INEBRIA 2012: research into practice?
INEBRIA is the International Network for Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs. The 2012 conference was held in Barcelona on 27th and 28th September 2012. This year I attended my first...
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IBA – who should do it and how do we convince them?
One of the big IBA challenges is that those who we really need to do IBA are not likely to see it as part of their job role. We need doctors, nurses, Criminal Justice roles and other front line...
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Step-by-step IBA (in a nutshell)
Sometimes IBA is seen as something complicated. But it’s not – the beauty of it is that its short, simple and effective. To the trained practitioner, brief advice is a simple conversation framed around...
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SIPS Primary Care research: not just a leaflet
The SIPS trial, a £4 million study applying brief intervention approaches in key settings, has published the Primary Care results in the BMJ. The A&E and Probation results will follow shortly. I’m...
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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....
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Supporting colleagues with drink problems
How do you respond when a colleague you respect is drinking at levels which affect their work? How do you address this if you are their manager? The awkward realisation that ‘something must be done’...
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Talking or Testing? Which is easier?
I recently read a brilliant insight from Dr. Richard Saitz on the INEBRIA Google Group – he was commenting on a discussion about doctors objecting to IBA delivery on the grounds that it is ‘additional...
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Clarifying Brief Interventions: 2013 update – beware ‘IBA lite’?
In 2010 the first Clarifying brief interventions briefing mainly aimed to shed light on the differences between ‘IBA’ as simple brief intervention and EBI as Extended Brief intervention. This was in...
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Alcohol IBA ‘training app’ released
An IBA training app was recently released on the apple store, Google play and also on the amazon app store. The free app is available to download to support front line health or social care...
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IBA Primary Care case study: a rare new example
In 2011 a ground-breaking document (in the IBA world at least) was released by a brilliant local service in Haringey. The document was a step-by-step guide to implementing the DES incentive scheme for...
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IBA for young people: a promising picture?
A common question about IBA is ‘does it work for young people?’ – and a straightforward answer isn’t easy, though we are getting closer. Recently two new publications have reviewed the evidence for IBA...
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The Evidence of Effectiveness & Minimum Standards for IBA in Community Health...
A new document outlining the evidence for IBA and standards for delivery in a range of settings has been released. Commissioned by the Safe Sociable London Partnership, the document provides an...
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Briefing on IBA & LGBT people – a key group to ‘target’?
A short briefing highlights the potential for IBA to reduce alcohol related harm amongst lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) people. It describes LGBT groups as a ‘high-risk group’ for...
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Substance use and sight loss guide
A new practice guide has been produced to help practitioners support people with overlapping sight loss and drug and alcohol issues. Download Substance Use and Sight Loss: A guide for substance use and...
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‘IBA direct’ evaluation shows people welcome IBA in public
An evaluation has shown that taking ‘IBA direct’ to people on the streets of South London was found to be highly effective in engaging people and delivering brief intervention. The project, branded...
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