Talking PointTalking Point is a regular series of publicly available lectures that aim to inspire, inform and challenge our notions of what we know about addiction and its impact across society. Health and social sector professionals and the general public are all welcome to attend. |
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- Mobile phones allow researchers and health promoters to reach at-risk individuals in unprecedented ways and mobile phone health (mHealth) programs are proliferating. This presentation discusses some of the latest innovations in mobile health promotion with a range of case studies.
- Jenny shares her findings in the areas of self-medication and the pathologising of women, discusses where women fit into treatment paradigms, and asks if there is a paucity of gender-specific research.
- Talking Point: On the use of targeted cognitive training in the treatment of substance use disordersSubstance use disorders (SUDs) are typically treated with psychosocial treatments and/or medication. However, there is a third category of interventions to consider: varieties of Cognitive Training (CT).
- Liam Smith's presentation looks at lessons learned from the ever-growing field of behavioural insights research, particularly those that relate to ‘nudging’ people toward better options.
- David Taylor is a neuropharmacologist by training and has been involved in cannabis research for over 40 years. His research has been predominately preclinical but he is interested in extending those studies to therapeutic uses.
- Professor David Best talks about the issue of defining recovery and how this impacts on social justice. He looks at how communities can facilitate or block attempts to reintegrate and rehabilitate and discusses asset-mapping in public health, how 'social prescribing' works in terms of marginalised communities.