Upon successful completion of this certificate-level continuing education program, you will be better able to:
- Assess smoking status and employ counselling strategies tailored to the individual patient.
- Understand the appropriate use of pharmacotherapies and behavioral therapies in smoking cessation.
- Identify key issues with tobacco use in specific populations (mental illness, aboriginal and pregnancy) and implications for pharmacotherapy.
- Provide patients with information on region-specific programs and services for smoking cessation and funding for pharmacotherapy.