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PAT (2009)-Revisions to the Paddington Alcohol Test for Early Identification of Alcohol Misuse and Brief Advice to Reduce Emergency Department Re-attendance
Added on 27/07/2009
The Paddington Alcohol Test (PAT) has evolved over 15 years as a clinical tool to facilitate emergency physicians and nurses giving brief advice and the offer of an appointment for brief intervention by an alcohol nurse specialist. Previous work has shown that unscheduled emergency department re-attendance is reduced by 'making the connection' between alcohol misuse and resultant problems necessitating emergency care. The revised 'PAT (2009)' now includes education on clinical signs of alcohol misuse and advice on when to request a blood alcohol concentration.
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- PAT (2009)-Revisions to the Paddington Alcohol Test for Early Identification of Alcohol Misuse and Brief Advice to Reduce Emergency Department Re-attendance (pdf - 160Kb)
PAT 2009 Revisions by R Touquet and A Brown, St Mary's Hospital. Published in Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 284-286, 2009
Also of interest
- Brief Advice (BA) Training Presentation
- Brief Lifestyle Counselling (BLC) Tool
- The half-life of the 'teachable moment' for alcohol misusing patients in the emergency department
- Imperial College Healthcare Hospital In-Patient Alcohol Full Guidelines
- Brief Lifestyle Counselling (BLC) Training Presentation
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