Topic: Alcohol and the youth: unpacking a Modern Menace
This Grand Rounds session will focus on the Alcohol and the youth: unpacking a Modern Menace. This will be led by Dr. Scholar Ashaba, she is a Psychiatrist and Senior lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and Technology Department of Psychiatry
Overview
Alcohol use among young people has emerged as a pressing public health concern, with early initiation and risky drinking behaviors contributing significantly to morbidity, mortality, and social harm. This presentation explores the multifaceted drivers of alcohol consumption among youth, including peer influence, social media exposure, unemployment, and weak regulatory enforcement. The physiological and psychosocial consequences of alcohol use ranging from impaired brain development and mental health challenges to academic decline and risky sexual behavior are examined. Drawing on local and global evidence, the grand round will discuss the burden of youth alcohol use, highlight gaps in policy and service delivery, and propose evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies. Emphasis will be placed on the roles of families, schools, communities, and healthcare providers in promoting resilience and healthy coping mechanisms among young people.
Target Audience:
This session is intended for Medical students, general practitioners, and other healthcare professionals involved in Health Care Management.
Learning Objectives/ Grand round purpose
To equip medical students of MUST and the surrounding communities with awareness and knowledge about the Alcohol and the youth: “unpacking a Modern Menace”
Program Outline
Case Presentation: Dr. Brian Wwesige
- The modern drivers and consequences of alcohol use among the youth: Dr. Mukisa
- Challenges and barriers to care: Dr. Twinamatsiko
- Alcohol and the family system (family functioning recovery): Dr. Uwiragiye
- Clinical management of alcohol use
- Prevention and intervention strategies: Dr. Murungi
- Way forward: Prof. Maling
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