Use of Smoking Cessation Training Resources Training Resources

Use of Smoking Cessation Training Resources

Training Resources • UW-CTRI Training Manuals • Online CME/CEU Courses • US PHS Clinician and Patient Materials • APTNA Resources and Services

UW-CTRI Training Manuals Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Practical Strategies to Help Your Patients Quit TRAINING MANUAL • Video and training manual, with Lesson Plan • Discussion Questions and Interactive Activities • Tool for training clinicians to integrate PHS Guideline into their practices • Focus is on how to conduct a brief counseling session • Recommended format, 10 -30 participants in small groups of 5 -10 www. ctri. wisc. edu/main_dept/guide_main. html

UW-CTRI Training Manuals Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence In Hospitalized Smokers Specifically designed to assist hospitals in implementing the PHS Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, includes: • Steps for developing a successful hospital-based program • Consultation guidelines and billing codes • Strategies to use during admissions and during the hospital stay (including managing patients who are not ready to quit) • Sample forms

Online CME/CEU Courses Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (UW-CTRI) Free 1 -hour CME/Pharmacy CE course: www. cme. wisc. edu/online/ctri Tobacco CME (funded by NHLBI) Managed by Clinical Tools, Inc; free CME courses on tobacco topics: www. Tobacco. CME. com Basic Skills for Working with Smokers (UMASS) 11 -hr self-study course. Applications pending: CEUs for RNs, health educators, RTs, substance abuse/mental health counselors, social workers and dieticians. Cost: $100: www. umassmed. edu/behavmed/tobacco/scheduled. cfm For additional online courses: www. aptna. org/Online_Courses 1. html

US PHS Clinician and Patient Materials US Surgeon General’s Website Download text or PDF versions of the US PHS clinician and consumer materials: www. surgeongeneral. gov/tobacco Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Order print copies of materials: call AHRQ at 1 -800 -358 -9295 or mail an order form: www. ahrq. gov/clinic/tobacco/order. pdf • Clinical practice guideline • Quick Reference Guide • Consumer guides (English and Spanish) • Clinician Tear Sheets (English and Spanish) • Hospital card (English and Spanish) • Clinician’s Packet – initial supply of a variety of materials • “You Can Quit Smoking” kit – variety of patient education materials

APTNA Resources and Services MATERIALS • Presentation handouts and UW-CTRI hospital-specific manual • Copies of the UW-CTRI Training Manual and video • Quick Reference Guide version of the clinical practice guideline • Resource CD with handouts and research information • Information on sources of low-cost or free materials • Hospital training presentation video and handouts

APTNA Resources and Services CONSULTATION & TRAINING • Phone and onsite consultation to assist in development of staff training plans • Train-the-Trainer presentation to staff education personnel or other identified “smoking cessation specialist” • Regional healthcare provider training events (to be scheduled) • Assistance in identifying appropriate patient education resources

APTNA Resources and Services ACCESSING RESOURCES & SERVICES • For consultation, information and feedback or materials, call or e-mail • For staff training and presentations, call to discuss specific facility needs and issues • For regional healthcare provider training, call or e-mail to sign-up for notification of scheduled events

APTNA Resources and Services TRAINING ISSUES TO CONSIDER • Who will be responsible for doing smoking cessation counseling? Training participants should be staff who will need to use the information/skills • What will constitute smoking cessation “counseling”? Training needs may differ depending on what various staff are expected to do • What training venue will be most effective? Staff schedules and available time may dictate how and when they get trained • Will the “counseling” activity by staff be required?

APTNA Resources and Services Contact Information Janis M Dauer, Program Manager Alliance for the Prevention and Treatment of Nicotine Addiction 3557 Chesapeake Blvd, #1 Norfolk, VA 23513 Phone: (757) 858 -9934 Fax: (757) 858 -8464 Email: jdauer@aptna. org Website: www. aptna. org

Hospital-Based Smoking Cessation Plan Basic Ingredients for a Brief Intervention • Smoking status documented (admission form) • Advice to quit given and documented • Patient interest in quitting determined and documented • Patient education provided and documented: print materials; videos; referral to local programs, toll-free Quitlines, or online resources; referral to physician for medication and/or follow-up • Patient education and counseling tailored to motivation to quit Consider above when developing forms, assigning staff responsibilities, selecting patient education resources,