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Practice Management
30 Seconds Can Save a Life – Using a Quick Approach and Pharmacotherapy to Manage Tobacco Use Disorder
This continuing education program will introduce a quick and practical approach to addressing tobacco use that can be applied to all patients and will demonstrate how to intervene into tobacco use in individuals with comorbid chronic conditions using case-based examples.
DURATION
1.25 hrs
PROFESSION
Pharmacy
# OF CREDITS
1.25
ACCREDITATION
CCCEP
EXPIRY DATE
2021-11-12
This continuing education program will introduce a quick and practical approach to addressing tobacco use that can be applied to all patients and will demonstrate how to intervene into tobacco use in individuals with comorbid chronic conditions using case-based examples.
Faculty
Jane Ling, BScPhm., R.Ph.
Kristine Petrasko, BScPharm, CRE, CTE
Michael Boivin, B. Pharm, CDE, CTE, CTH
Learning objectives
After successful completion of the program, the participant will be better able to:
- Recognize the importance of addressing tobacco use at every patient encounter, including patient with comorbid chronic conditions
- Apply the 3A’s (Ask, Advise, Act) brief tobacco intervention algorithm
- Review the rationale and evidence for using combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in smoking cessation
- Discuss how “Reduce to Quit” with NRT can help patients quit smoking
- Determine appropriate NRT dosing and product selection tailored to individual patient needs