iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Joe Schofield

SACASR Stirling @sacasrstir.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🌲 Join us next Wednesday 28th May at 11am for a webinar exploring Dr Wendy Masterton (& team)'s research on how nature-based programmes support mental health & substance use challenges. 📝Learn from new research 📂Access practical guidance docs Register now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-bas...

eventbrite.co.uk

Nature-based programmes for mental health and drug/alcohol problems

An online information sharing webinar exploring nature-based programmes for people with substance dependence and mental health challenges.

223

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

@rsno.bsky.social *Wagner's Ring Symphony* in Glasgow tonight was just excellent. Shout-out to Nikita and all in the double bass section for their kinetic energy throughout.

030

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Fully-funded #PhD studentship with a great team at Glasgow Caledonian Uni to explore risks of opioid use disorder #OUD in individuals prescribed #opioids for pain relief in Scotland. Analysis of electronic health records to define and identify risk factors for OUD. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.com

Predicting the risk of opioid use disorder in non-cancer chronic pain (Reference: SHLS24133) at Glasgow Caledonian University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Predicting the risk of opioid use disorder in non-cancer chronic pain (Reference: SHLS24133) at Glasgow Caledonian University, listed on FindAPhD.com

001

Reposted by Joe Schofield

The BMJ @bmj.com · 15/04/2025

Doctors working in Gaza have made urgent pleas, saying that they feel abandoned by the world amid renewed Israeli airstrikes. Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say @mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al www.bmj.com/content/389/...

03417

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We are hosting a webinar on European responses to vicarious #trauma among people working in mental health and #addiction services. Including work from Ireland, Poland, Denmark & Ukraine. Thu 22 May, 1600-1800 BST. With ENTER European Mental Health Network. medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/digitas/trau...

medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk

Trauma-informed care, vicarious trauma, and resilience webinar

The Baldacchino Lab is organising the next European ENTER mental health network webinar titled: Supporting Others, Sustaining Ourselves: Trauma-Informed Care & Resilience. This event will focus on the...

211

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Prof Viv Hope @vivprof.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We have a funded PhD Studentship at LJMU with an amazing supervisory team (incl. @markamericana.bsky.social ), deadline 30/03/25. "How can UK services best support children and young people (0-18 years) who experience drug or alcohol related parental bereavement: a mixed methods study" FindAPhD.com

findaphd.com

PhD Programmes, Research Projects & Studentships in the UK & Europe

FindAPhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees

157

Reposted by Joe Schofield

National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

"If I do not strive towards introspection with clarity and humility – and the discomfort that brings – my lived experience is meaningless." C. C. da Cunha Lewin explores the implications of clinical researchers claiming LE without critically examining it. www.nsun.org.uk/referring-to...

nsun.org.uk

Referring to your lived experience without self-reflection and accountability

C. C. da Cunha Lewin explores the implication of clinical researchers claiming a LE without critically acknowledging it as embedded within psychiatric positionality.

0105

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Latest opioid dependence prevalence estimates for Scotland published today. publichealthscotland.scot/media/32049/...

publichealthscotland.scot

015

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Exciting development. Congrats on securing funding and driving this forward. Looking forward to contributing and learning from this network 👍

000

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

ARE YOU A UK MEDICAL STUDENT OR DOCTOR? Please take part in this short survey about medical education in the UK. Thankyou! standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

standrews.eu.qualtrics.com

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

0613

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

12652769315654

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Amy Chandler @amychandler.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Upcoming seminar from Queer Minds Scotland featuring @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social on "Investigating How Societal Narratives and Social Networks Shape LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Risk" 26th Feb 4-5pm GMT - online/free! events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

events.bookitbee.com

Dr Kirsty Clarke - Queer Minds Scotland Network - February Event

Investigating How Societal Narratives and Social Networks Shape LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Risk

083

Reposted by Joe Schofield

The BMJ @bmj.com · 06/02/2025

"I immediately encountered injuries far beyond what I had been exposed to at medical school: open chest wounds with the heart exposed, 100% body burns, eviscerated organs." Hosam Shaikhkhalil writes on his experience as a medical intern in Gaza www.bmj.com/content/388/...

11811

Reposted by Joe Schofield

The BMJ @bmj.com · 04/02/2025

"A law enforcement driven response to drug taking and overdoses is ineffective and exacerbates existing health and social inequities in minoritised communities." Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work, say Vincent Ramos and colleagues www.bmj.com/content/388/...

US border control inspect a van with a sniffer dog

01811

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Bye, #MarianneFaithfull. Thanks for the best interpretations of Weill & Brecht (wish I'd seen you in The Threepenny Opera), and some cracking torch songs on '20th Century Blues' - one of my absolute favourite albums. "Keep the memory, but keep your powder dry too..." youtu.be/jGzXddhIFCc?...

youtu.be

Don't forget me

YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull - Topic

120

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#ChildPoverty lower in Scotland 24% than England 30%, Wales 29%. Role of policy choices incl. Scottish Child Payment. @jrf-uk.bsky.social note +ve impact of scrapping 2-child limit & investing in social security & affordable housing. More to do, but encouraging news. www.jrf.org.uk/news/scottis...

jrf.org.uk

Scottish Budget shows positive signs of investing in the right things

“While this budget won't eradicate child poverty, the First Minister’s stated driving purpose, it does show positive signs of investing in the right things."

010

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

10% decrease in suspected #DrugDeaths and drug-related A&E attendances in Sep-Nov 2024 compared to previous quarter. Encouraging, but ongoing harms, incl. presence of #cocaine among decedents. publichealthscotland.scot/publications...

Infographic reporting decrease in suspected drug deaths in Scotland September to November 2024. 10% lower than previous quarter. 15% lower than same period in 2023.

022

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) @drnscot.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

📣 Abstract submission for our 2025 Annual Conference is now open! 📥 Email mcalnan@ed.ac.uk with your submissions by 7th March 2025 Abstract guidelines: buff.ly/4gf7c5G Register for conference: buff.ly/41HrxN2 Details below⬇️

038

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Jess @jessicagreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Please do come along to find out more on the campaign and be part of our continued efforts to help reduce stigma against people who have lost their lives to alcohol & drugs, and their affected loved ones. It's essential to keep these discussions going. More dates & locations to be announced soon!

011

Reposted by Joe Schofield

Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Encouraging start for Glasgow's new Safer Drug Consumption Facility with over 130 uses in its first week: www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2487264...

glasgowtimes.co.uk

Number of times Glasgow's drugs consumption room used in first week

Staff at the new safer drug consumption facility in Glasgow have been praised following an encouraging first week.

092

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The International Society of Addiction Medicine #ISAM has received over 300 symposia & abstracts from 50+ countries! 🌍 📍 Join us May 26-28 in Hamburg for #ISAM2025 global collaboration, networking, and the latest innovations in Addiction Medicine. 📅 Register now: isam-hamburg.com

040

Reposted by Joe Schofield

The BMJ @bmj.com · 09/12/2024

A former UN high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour tells The BMJ that the war on drugs has “completely failed” and that a public health focused approach is needed www.bmj.com/content/387/...

0104