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Cognition and consumption: The role of alcohol in dementia
June 11 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Centre for Dementia June Seminar: “Cognition and consumption: The role of alcohol in dementia. Psychosocial and clinical considerations”. 11th June 2025 at 11:30am – 12:30pm. Presented by Dr Katy Jones and Dr Kaanthan Jawahar via Teams
Dr Katy Jones is an Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, based in the Institute of Mental Health. She has over 18 years of experience studying alcohol and drug use and behaviour change across different settings, and age groups. Her research includes mixed-methods and applied clinical health studies, qualitative and feasibility research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. She is an integral member of the KLIFAD (Knowledge of Liver Fibrosis Affects Drinking) team, contributing her psychological expertise to the development of interventions for alcohol-related liver disease. Dr Jones has co-authored chapters on substance use in later life for the Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, contributing to the field of addiction and ageing.
Dr Kaanthan Jawahar is a consultant liaison and neuropsychiatrist in the East Midlands, heading up the Royal Derby Hospital’s Alcohol Care Team – a team which sees those with alcohol use disorders whilst they are in the general hospital for other clinical reasons. His team is key in tackling health inequalities within the acute hospital setting, having decreased re-admission rates and length of stay over the last 2 years, resulting in £1.2m in savings against operating costs of c. £600k. An academic old age and liaison psychiatrist by training, he has a special clinical interest in the long-term neuropsychiatric complications of heavy drinking, specifically alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD), for which his Alcohol Care Team provides an acute hospital diagnostic pathway. He is a director with the ARBD Network – a charitable organisation to raise awareness of ARBD amongst healthcare professionals and the public through education and information to improve clinical outcomes.
Drs Jones and Jawahar will explore the complexity of alcohol and dementia. Jones will present the growing issue of alcohol use in later life, methodological challenges with alcohol and dementia research, and qualitative insights for brain health prevention messaging. Jawahar will move onto the clinical presentations within the ARBD spectrum, touching on the nutritional deficiencies that arise, how these interact with the cerebral environment, and then drawing it together with a case study to highlight potential clinical challenges.
Any questions, please contact Nichole Veloso (nichole.veloso@nottingham.ac.uk)
