Articles/reports

Szilassy E, Coope, C, Emsley, E, Williamson, E, Barbosa, E, Johnson, M, Dowrick, A, Feder, G. Feasibility of a reconfigured domestic violence and abuse training and support intervention responding to affected women, men, children and young people through primary care. BMC Primary Care 2024; doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02249-5 

Szilassy, E., Coope, C., Emsley, E., Williamson, E., Barbosa, E., Johnson, M., Dowrick, A., Feder, G. (2022). Feasibility of a reconfigured domestic violence and abuse training and support intervention responding to affected women, men, children and young people through primary care. Study report - April 2023 update (PDF, 660kB)‌

Cochrane, M. Szilassy, E., Coope, C, Emsley, E., Williamson, E., Johnson, M., Feder, G., Barbosa, E. (2024) Primary care system-level training and support programme for the secondary prevention of domestic violence and abuse: a cost-effectiveness feasibility model. BMJ Open 2024;14:e071300. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071300 

Emsley, E, Coope, C, Williamson, E, Capelas Barbosa, E, Feder, G, Szilassy, E (2023) General Practice as a place to seek and receive help for domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales: patient and healthcare professional perspectives. British Journal of General Practice 14 July 2023; BJGP.2022.0528.  DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0528

Roy, J, Williamson, E, Pitt, K, Stanley, N, Man, M-S, Feder G & Szilassy, E (2021) ‘It felt like there was always someone there for us’: Supporting children affected by domestic violence and abuse who are identified by general practice. Health Soc Care Community. 2021; 00: 1– 10

Szilassy, E., Roy, J., Williamson, E., Pitt, K., Man, MS., Feder, G. (2021) Reaching everyone in general practice? Feasibility of an integrated domestic violence training and support intervention in primary care. BMC Family Practice, 22(19) 

Huntley, A, Szilassy, E, Potter, L, Malpass, A, Williamson, E, Feder, G Help seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse: an example of an integrated mixed methods synthesis of systematic review evidence defining methodological terms (2020) BMC Health Services Research 20(1):1085 

Pitt, K, Dheensa, S, Feder, G, Johnson, E, Man, M-S, Roy, J, Williamson, E, Szilassy, E Sharing reports about domestic violence and abuse with general practitioners: a qualitative interview study (2020). BMC Family Practice 21,117 (2020) 

Huntley, A, Potter, L, Williamson, E, Malpass, A, Szilassy, E, Feder, G (2019) Help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis BMJ Open, 2019;9:e021960. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021960.

Blogs/Media

IRIS+ programme extends the health care response to domestic abuse. Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol. 26 January 2024.

Emsley, L., Szilassy, E. BJGP Life Podcast 10 October 2023, Episode 137: Domestic abuse during the Covid pandemic – patient experiences and how GPs can help. 

Experiences of support for domestic abuse in UK general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol 10 October 2023.

Supporting men and children experiencing domestic violence through general practice, Szilassy, E. GP Online, 25 January 2021.

3 questions from our look beyond campaign with Eszter Szilassy. Interview for IRISi for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Campaign, 3 December 2020.

Why new guidance on domestic abuse for GPs is vital during COVID-19, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol Website, June 2020.

Male victims of domestic abuse face significant barriers to getting help (press release and BBC Radio, 15 June 2019)

Male victims of domestic abuse face barriers to accessing support services – new study, The Conversation, June 12, 2019

How crucial is continuity of care to helping GPs spot domestic violence? October 2018. 

How we learned to love doing workshops, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol website. October 2017. 

Conferences/Presentations

Feasibility of a reconfigured domestic violence training and support intervention responding to the needs of women, men and children through primary health care. Oral presentation at the European Conference of Domestic Violence, Reykjavik, September 2023

Primary care as a place to seek and receive help for domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from IRIS+. Poster presentation at the WONCA Europe Conference and RCGP Annual Conference, June 2022

Interprofessional update of an intervention to improve primary healthcare professionals’ response to patients affected by domestic violence and abuse: a mixed-method study. Oral presentation at the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, June 2022 (online)

Feasibility of extending the IRIS domestic violence model. Oral presentation at the European Conference of Domestic Violence, September 2021 (online)

Identifying and responding to domestic violence in General Practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral presentation at the SAPC ASM Conference, July 2021 (online)

The impact of patient mental health on the identification and referral to specialist services for Domestic Violence and Abuse before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation at the SAPC ASM Conference, July 2021 (online)

Extending the IRIS domestic violence model to other patient groups. Oral e-poster presentation at the SW-SAPC Conference, Warwick, March 2021 (online)

Extending the IRIS domestic violence model to other patient groups. March 2021. South West SAPC (Society for Academic Primary Care) Oral e-poster presentation, Warwick.

Reaching everyone in general practice. September 2019. Symposium presentation at the European Conference on Domestic Violence, Oslo.

IRIS+ domestic violence training and support programme: Challenges and opportunities. July 2019. Presentation at the SAPC ASM Conference, Exeter. 

General Practitioner response to third party information about domestic violence and abuse. October 2018. Poster presentation at the RCGP Annual PC Conference, Glasgow.

‘It felt like there was always someone there for us’ Identifying and supporting children experiencing domestic violence and abuse in general practice. September 2018. Poster presentation at the Primary Care Child Safeguarding Forum conference, Birmingham.

‘Reaching men in general practice. Challenges and opportunities’. June 2018. Presentation at the European Network on Gender and Violence Annual Conference, Bristol.

Response by general practitioners to third party identifications of domestic violence and abuse. Elevator pitch presentation at the GP ACF Conference, Oxford. April 2018

Engagement of primary healthcare professionals in domestic violence and abuse training. February 2018. Poster presentation at Excellence in Medicine Conference, Bristol.

Adopting a Family Approach to Tackling Domestic Abuse. Domestic Abuse and the family. September 2017. Presentation at the Hampshire Safeguarding Children Board and Hampshire Safeguarding Adult Board Annual Conference, Winchester.

A mixed method systematic review of interventions in all settings for male victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse. June 2016. Presentation at RESPECT Conference, London.

Workshops

Workshop at RESPECT Conference ‘Male Victims: Why a Gender Informed Approach Matters’. London. Reaching men in General Practice: Challenges and Opportunities. March 2018.

Workshop at European Conference on Domestic Violence, Porto. Reaching everyone in general practice: IRIS+ DV training and support for family doctors’. September 2017

Seminars

The Västra Götaland Region Competence Center (VKV) Visit, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol. IRIS+ domestic violence training and support intervention for general practice clinicians, Seminar talk, 14 May 2019

Seminar at UCL Institute of Education, Thomas Coram Research Unit Seminar Series, London. Reaching Everyone in General Practice: IRIS+ DV Training and Support Intervention for General Practice Clinicians - Early Findings from a Feasibility Study’. January 2018.