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THESE EVENTS ARE OPEN TO ANY STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBER AT LJMU WHO MAY FIND IT USEFUL FOR THEIR STUDIES OR PERSONAL NEEDS,

HOWEVER, CONTENT AND TOPICS WILL BE MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FOCUSED.

 

This Months speaker is Walter Tasosa

Walter holds a PhD in Health and Wellbeing attained at Sheffield Hallam University in 2018, a Master of Public Health, and an Advanced Diploma in Nursing Studies, both completed at the University of Sheffield in 2012 and 2003 respectively.

Since completion of my Advanced Diploma in Nursing StudiesheI has worked in a variety of mental health settings, both in the NHS and in the independent sector. His clinical practice is broad, but he has significant experience of working in admissions, acute and rehabilitation inpatient settings as well as in the community.

Since leaving full time practice in 2018, his work has been in Higher Education. He has completed several research projects, and of note was an evaluation of alcohol screening and brief interventions in GP surgeries across the Sheffield Care Commissioning Group.

Walter has also worked on a program called ‘Drink Wise Age Well’ funded by the National Lottery, and his focus was designed to change attitudes, combat stigma and reduce alcohol harm in migrants who are over 50 so they can live longer, healthier lives.  He currently teaches and supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students in mental health nursing. His research interests are aligned to health inequalities, migrant and ethnic minority health, as well as alcohol and other related addictions.