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Public Health, Respirology
New Approaches to Smoking Cessation: A focus on Nicotine Replacement Therapy – Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec (OPQ)
DURATION
PROFESSION
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
EXPIRY DATE
2017-05-02
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to understand:
- Tobacco use disorder and why “cold turkey” is generally not an effective means of smoking cessation
- The role of the health care provider in supporting a quit attempt
- The rationale for using combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in smoking cessation
- The efficacy of pre-cessation and combination NRT in smoking cessation