Clinical Competencies for the Care of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The UK government aims to develop alcohol care teams (ACTs) that provide care for alcohol dependence in general hospital settings. Service descriptors have been identified to support the development of ACTs. The aim of this study was to use Delphi panel principles to identify the clinical competencies required to provide these elements of service.

Methods

We formed an expert consensus panel of 24 senior clinical alcohol practitioners, leaders and experts by experience drawn from all regions of England. The study was divided into three distinct phases: (a) a review and synthesis of current literature in this area, (b) a face-to-face meeting of the expert panel and (c) subsequent iterations to refine the competencies until consensus was reached.

Results

Our initial

SUBMITTER: Phillips T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7307320 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature