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Medication
New Approaches to Tobacco Use Disorder: A focus on Nicotine Replacement Therapy – Mainpro+
DURATION
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2018-06-18
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will understand:
- Tobacco use disorder and why unassisted cessation (i.e., will power alone) is generally not an effective means of smoking cessation
- The 3As quick counselling approach and the rationale for its use
- The rationale for using combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in smoking cessation
- The efficacy and safety of combination NRT in smoking cessation
- How “Reduce to Quit” with NRT can help patients quit smoking