Management of Drug Addiction, Alcohol Related Liver Disease

7.30pm Wednesday July 17th 2024

Bridgewater Surgery, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford WD18 7QR

Food available at 7pm, Meeting begins at 7.30pm

There should be plenty of parking around the surgery at that time in the evening

Part I. Dr Gideon Felton, Consultant Psychiatrist and Hertfordshire Lead will speak about

1. 'Drug Induced Psychosis' and why the term should not be used

2. Alcohol dependence and binge drinking

3. Motivational interviewing

4. Opiates
   

Part II. Dr Arash Vaziri, Consultant Hepatologist, will talk about

1. Thresholds for referring people who drink alcohol to secondary care to investigate liver disease

2. The hepatologist's perspective about the challenges of managing a patient with persistent alcohol use despite advanced chronic liver disease - diuretics and monitoring, paracentesis short and long term, TIPSS, and palliative care referral thresholdsAlcohol-Related Liver Disease