18 September 2019 - Wrexham
Conference programme
Alcohol and everything else: What to do when drinking isn’t the only issue
English | Cymraeg
Alcohol Change UK’s annual conference in Wales 2019
| 09:00-09:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 09:30-09:40 | Introduction Andrew Misell, Director for Wales, Alcohol Change UK |
| 09:40-10:20 | No wrong door: mental health, alcohol and other drugs Sara Moseley, Mind Cymru Two diagnoses, one person: why substance misuse and mental health can’t be separated Bradford District Care NHS Trust and Mind in Bradford Havens and sanctuaries: non-clinical, non-custodial spaces for people in crisis |
| 10:20-10:40 | Discussion and questions |
| 10:40-11:00 | Break with refreshments |
| 11:00-11:20 | When clients don’t fit our treatment criteria Prof Mark Brosnan, Centre for Applied Autism Research, University of Bath Working with neuro-diverse drinkers |
| 11:20-11:30 | Discussion and questions |
| 11:30-11:50 | Recovering from a bad start: working with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Laura Tranter, Public Health Wales ACEs – "Opening the can of worms" |
| 11:50-12:00 | Discussion and questions |
| 12:00-12:50 | Lunch |
| 12:50-13:20 | In conversation Journalist and author Catherine Gray talks about twenty years of heavy drinking, and the unexpected joy of being sober |
| 13:20-14:00 | Eating and drinking Dr Jacinta Tan, Aneurin Bevan UHB; and Gemma Johns, Swansea University Disordered eating and drinking Sioned Quirke, Adult Weight Management Service, Aneurin Bevan UHB Alcohol and weight gain |
| 14:00-14:20 | Discussion and questions |
| 14:20-14:40 | Break with alcohol-free beers, wines and ciders |
| 14:40-15:20 | Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Drinking and gambling Prof Bev John and Dr Gareth Roderique-Davies, University of South Wales Moving indoors: the changing faces of drinking and gambling Dee Lally, The Living Room, Cardiff When there’s more than one problem going on |
| 15:20-15:40 | Discussion and questions |
| 15:40-16:00 | Summary and close Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive, Alcohol Change UK Changing our thinking about alcohol |