Thursday 16 January 2025 at 7pm GMT
Dry January: Does it make a difference?
with Professor Richard de Visser, Professor of Health Psychology at Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Hosted by Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist & Board Member of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
(CPD Accredited by the CPD Certification Service for 1 CPD hour and CME accredited for the LM MOC)
This webinar will give an overview of the rationale for Dry January and will explain how the campaign is delivered. It will also provide an overview of evidence of the short- and longer-term impact of participation in Dry January on wellbeing, feelings of control over drinking, and alcohol intake in the months after Dry January. Furthermore, it will explain the importance of ‘formal’ registration and use of the available support via the Dry January website and ‘Try Dry’ mobile phone app.
What will I learn from this webinar?
- Understand the objectives of Dry January (short- and longer-term)
- Understand the impact of participation in Dry January
- Understand the impact of ‘formal’ registration and use of the available support
About the speaker
Richard de Visser is Professor of Health Psychology at Brighton & Sussex Medical School. He is co-author of the textbook Psychology for Medicine and Healthcare which is now in its 4th edition (Sage, 2025). Richard completed a BSc in psychology at the University of Melbourne, and a PhD at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society. He then undertook post-doctoral work at Birkbeck, University of London before moving to Sussex. His research interests span a broad range of topics: sexuality and relationships; gender and health; cross-cultural analyses; use of health services; and alcohol use. He has expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, mixed-method designs, and intervention studies.
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This webinar lasts one hour including a Live Q&A. Questions may be submitted to rohini@pbhp.uk