Protocol for modelling the risk of alcohol-attributable mortality and hospital admission in Ireland (hiqa.ie)

• HIQA published a protocol to model alcohol-attributable mortality and hospital admission risks in Ireland.
• The work is intended to inform updates to Ireland's low-risk alcohol guidelines.
• The protocol details the methodology for quantifying risks by consumption level and pattern.

"HIQA has published a protocol for modelling the risk of alcohol-attributable mortality and hospital admission in Ireland, following a request from the Department of Health. The work will inform an update of the Irish low-risk alcohol guidelines. The protocol describes the approach to provide quantified risk estimates for mortality and hospital admission associated with different levels and patterns of alcohol consumption. This is a health technology assessment to guide policy."