Honours and Awards

Awards

Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Psychiatrists. Feb 2012.

Clinical Excellence Award, Bronze. 2007.

BAP/GSK Prize winner (10 years contribution to clinical psychopharmacology), British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2001.

University of Bristol Research Fellowship, University of Bristol. 2008.

British Association for Psychopharmacology Prize winner (20 years contribution to clinical psychopharmacology), British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2011.

External committees

Alcohol Related Brain Disorder working party, Royal College of Psychiatry. member, expert in neurobiology. 2011 -

Council, British Association for Psychopharmacology. Hon General Secretary; (member 2001-2004). 2004 - 2007.

Core Guidelines Development Group for ‘Drug Misuse: Opioid Detoxification., NICE. Member, led Pharmacology subgroup. 2006 - 2007.

Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry Expert Advisory Group., Commission on Human Medicines. Member, only addiction expert. 2006 - 2009.

Expert Panel to review effects of alcohol on young people, Department for Children, Schools and Families. Member, expert in neurobiology. 2007 - 2009.

Core Guidelines Development Group for ‘Alcohol use disorders: management of alcohol dependence’, NICE. Member, led pharmacology subgroup. 2008 - 2011.

Member of Alcohol Dependence Quality Standards group., NICE. Member, expertise in pharmacotherapy. 2010 - 2011.

Memberships of professional bodies

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Member, Coordinate, develop and teach on training / CPD courses for psychiatrists, British Association for Psychopharmacology. 1986 -

Vice-Chair, Academic Faculty of Royal College of Psychiatrists.. Jul 2011 - 2015.