‘Health Benefits of Drinking Moderately: Too Good to be True?’ Lecture by Professor Tim Stockwell.
Public Lecture delivered by Professor Tim Stockwell at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) on 17th April 2024.
Professor Tim Stockwell discussed evidence on the belief that drinking small amounts of alcohol can be good for you in the public lecture co-organised by SHAAP and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the RCPE.
Professor Stockwell held the position of director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR, formerly the Centre for Addictions Research of BC) since its inception in 2004 until 2020. He has also been a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria since 2004. He has published over 400 research papers, book chapters and monographs, plus several books on prevention and treatment issues. Several of Professor Stockwell’s papers have specifically questioned the widely held belief that alcohol in moderation has cardiac benefits.
Stigma in the Media – Dr Alastair MacGilchrist
Interview of SHAAP Chair and Hepatologist Dr Alastair MacGilchrist by Health Journalist Jennifer Trueland addressing the reality of alcohol use disorder from a medical perspective and explores the importance of the role of journalists in breaking down stigma and stereotypes. This video is part of the “Reporting of Substance Media Toolkit“, a resource for journalists and editors looking to report on alcohol and drugs with dignity and respect, by Scottish Families affected by Alcohol and Drugs. Recorded on 9 June 2022. With thanks to Lon Wright for the video.
Alcohol: The Ancient Psychoactive Substance. Looking for logic in the policy response
Dr Peter Rice, SHAAP’s previous Chair, delivered the Max Glatt Memorial Lecture at the Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Symposium on 17 November 2021. Dr Rice discusses Scottish alcohol policy and SHAAP’s role in this. With thanks to the MCA for the permission to share.
“Tackling Scotland’s alcohol problem – doing what works”
Dr Alastair MacGilchrist, SHAAP Steering Group member, delivered the Anne Ferguson Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh’s ‘Gastroenterology 2020 and beyond’ Symposium on 18 November 2020.
SHAAP’s partnership with Scottish Women’s Football
Eric Carlin and young women footballers celebrate the partnership between SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) and Scottish Women’s Football to sponsor the SHAAP National Performance League Under 19s and Under 15s.
Joe FitzPatrick MSP, Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing, speaks at the 8EAPC
Watch Joe FitzPatrick MSP’s opening speech at the 8th European Alcohol Policy Conference (8EAPC). The 8EAPC took place on 20 and 21 November 2018 at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and was organised by SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) and Eurocare (The European Alcohol Policy Alliance).
‘Scotland the Brave!’
This ‘Scotland the Brave!’ event, campaigning for minimum unit pricing in Europe, was held in Brussels in September 2014, ahead of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)’s ruling on the legality of MUP.