Workshop: Smoking cessation 2

Webinar Talk: Workshop: Smoking cessation 2

Time & date: 09 December 2021. 15:00 GMT+4

Webinar overview:

Smoking cessation and nicotine de-addictions market is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027. This training workshop is designed for healthcare professionals of all levels who currently support patients in smoking cessation or who would like to develop smoking cessation initiatives in own-practice.

Participants will be grouped into 5-6 individuals to work together.

• These webinars, are highly interactive, with mutual dialogue and collaborative learning opportunities, and discussions will focus on meeting participants' needs and desired outcomes.
• The day ends with developing a personal action plan to support improving the smoking cessation environment in individual practice.

Goals of this webinar are:

The Webinar aims to train healthcare workers in the following skills:

• Assess the individual benefits and barriers for smokers who wish to participate in a formalized smoking cessation program.
• Assess participants' readiness to quit smoking and participate in a formalized smoking cessation program.
• Evaluate over-the-counter and prescription pharmacotherapy treatments that will be most effective for a particular smoker in their quit smoking attempt.
• Develop individual strategies for quitting smoking, including behavior change, stress management, and pharmacotherapeutic factors.

Target audience:

• Physicians
• Clinical Pharmacists
• Pharmacists
• General medical practice

Learning objects:

By the end of Lesson 2 participants will be able to:

• Discuss stress management and cognitive techniques
• Explain the physiological effects of nicotine
• Explain that a range of pharmacological options are available to patients, including OTC and prescription medications
• Determine the most appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options in collaboration with the patient

Don't forget to sign up for the first day of the workshop here.