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.
30 Seconds Can Save a Life – Using a Quick Approach and Pharmacotherapy to Manage Tobacco Use Disorder
CAN-eng
$0
free
CCCEP
1.25 hrs
Practice Management
1.25 Credits
Course Description
Course Details
Expiry Date: 2021-11-12
Professions: Pharmacy
Faculty
Jane Ling, BScPhm., R.Ph.
Kristine Petrasko, BScPharm, CRE, CTE
Michael Boivin, B. Pharm, CDE, CTE, CTH
Accreditation
This continuing education lesson is designed primarily for pharmacists and has been accredited by the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for 1.25 CEU(s).
CCCEP File Number: 1066-2020-3106-I-P
Learning Objective(s)
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