Tobacco Cessation | Core Competencies
Tobacco Cessation | Core Competencies is organized by American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and will be held from Jan 26, 2022 - Jan 26, 2025.
Description
Part of the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies program, this topic module contains two units:
• Introduction to Tobacco Cessation Best Practices | Shaylona?Kirk, MD, MPH, MA
• Putting Tobacco Cessation Best Practices to Work | Shaylona?Kirk, MD, MPH, MA
This Tobacco Cessation module provides a review of the literature about the health effects of tobacco use and the benefits of tobacco cessation. More importantly, it describes effective, evidence-based treatment strategies and discusses ways to integrate the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) cessation guidelines into your practices. The course shares ways to apply intervention strategies to effectively assist your patients with smoking cessation. There will be a brief overview of current pharmacotherapy recommendations for tobacco cessation and how to best integrate these recommendations with ongoing behavioral interventions. For the segment of your patient population that is unwilling to stop using tobacco products, motivational interviewing techniques will be described with sample cases provided.
Learning Objectives
Incorporating tobacco cessation assessment and intervention into your practice is a key step toward practicing lifestyle medicine. Many tobacco cessation strategies revolve around lifestyle changes of your patients. Your increased knowledge and competence about tobacco cessation will help with better diagnosis and treatment options for improved health for your patients.
After viewing the module presentations, learners should be able to:
Introduction to Tobacco Cessation Best Practices
• Recognize the need for healthcare providers to work consistently to reduce tobacco use
• Describe the negative health effects of tobacco use
• Describe the health benefits of tobacco cessation
• Apply effective, evidence-based treatment options
• Incorporate recommendations from the USPHS Tobacco Cessation Guideline
Putting Tobacco Cessation Best Practices to Work
• Use the 5 As model as a guide for tobacco cessation brief interventions
• Apply effective interventions to assist users willing to quit tobacco
• Recognize the importance of dual pharmacotherapy and behavior therapy for tobacco cessation
• Provide help to users who are currently unwilling to quit tobacco
