Event Overview
Join us for this FREE webinar focussing on the latest gambling harms research related to the cost of living crisis and how to treat patients.
* By attending this live webinar, your GP practice will receive immediate access to the RCGP Gambling Harms staff resource pack and a GP practice accreditation certificate. Learn more about the benefits of Gambling Harms accreditation here.
This session is a to educate the primary care workforce on the practical measures that can be taken in consultations if patients are identified as experiencing gambling harms. Patients often present at a late stage in their illness often due to the lack of knowledge of healthcare professionals in identification at an earlier stage.
Once identification has been made it is also essential that the workforce has the knowledge to advise of practical steps that can be taken on the day of presentation in a consultation as well as knowledge of the wider treatment system available.
This will include advice and tools that can be used to help with debt and day to day living in the current cost of living crisis.
Identification, assessment and management will also be demonstrated through a case study.
Gambling has often been referred to as a “social or moral problem”. As GPs we play a pivotal role in supporting patients overcome the challenges posed by societal misperceptions and stigmatising mindsets by raising awareness and improving access to services.
Learning Objectives
After completing this session, you will be able to:
- Identify a patient who is experiencing gambling harms.
- Be aware of brief practical measures you can take to help stop them gambling.
- Signpost them into treatment appropriate to their needs.
- Reduce their risk while they wait for treatment.
Who should attend?
Medical practitioners in the primary care setting, including but not limited to:
- GPs and Practice Nurses
- Clinical pharmacists, Social prescribers, Health and Well-being Coaches and Care Co-ordinators
- Non-clinical staff including managers.
Speakers and panellists
- Dr Emma Ryan, RCGP Clinical Champion for Gambling Harms and GP Lead at the Primary Care Gambling Service
- Sharon Fernandez, Director of Operations at the Primary Care Gambling Service
- Annabel Agbo, Lead Mental Health Nurse at Primary Care Gambling Service
- Ruth Champion, Director of Systems Commissioning, GambleAware
This webinar has been facilitated with the support of GambleAware.