Foundations for Effective Tobacco Cessation Programs Course
Overview:
The primary purpose of the Foundations for Effective Tobacco Cessation Programs course is to provide community contractors with the necessary knowledge and skills to assist health care providers in integrating effective tobacco cessation interventions into their practice. The course also provides an introduction to the Public Health Service Guidelines.
Course Resources:
- Sample Course Agenda
- Link to entire Public Health Service Guidelines Document
- Community Contractor Model for Tobacco Cessation Support (JPEG, 94k)
- TCRC Model for Contractor Support (JPEG, 77k)
- Clearinghouse Ordering Instructions
Course Content and Reading:
- Basics of Tobacco Cessation
- Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (PHS Guidelines)
- Washington DOH Strategic Priorities Update (1.8MB)
- Provider Feedback to Improve 5A's Tobacco Cessation in Primary Care
- What to Do With a Patient Who Smokes
- Simplicity Matters: Using System-Level Changes to Encourage Clinician Intervention in Helping Tobacco Users Quit
- Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network: Ask, Advise, Refer Model
- The Use of Academic Detailing to Promote Tobacco-Use Cessation
- The Raft Approach to Academic Detailing with Preceptors
- 2As and R Flow Chart
More Information:
For more information on the Foundations for Effective Tobacco Cessation Programs course, please contact the Tobacco Cessation Resource Center at TCRC@freeclear.com
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