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Smoking Cessation with Adult Patients

New York State Quitsite — www.nysmokefree.com

WELCOME

1. Evidence exists in the literature for motivating cessation with adults, and interventions as brief as 1-3 minutes have been shown to be effective.
2. This course is designed to present current knowledge in smoking cessation for providers, and the application of a guideline based approach.
3. Navigate through the online course by clicking on the sections in the table of contents on the left side of the screen.
4. To begin the course, click HERE to go to the Course Objectives and Description.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants, upon completion of this course, should be able to:

1. Identify the special needs of adult smokers and consider the use of physician and patient materials targeted to this population.
2. Assess a patient's "readiness to change", using a popular model of behavioral change
   called "The Stages Of Change".
3. Learn strategies to help motivate patients to change their behavior.
4. Follow national guideline recommendations for clinician-patient intervention, called "The 5-A Model": Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange. This simple algorithm provides structure to a clinically effective, brief intervention.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This internet-based activity is intended for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other specialists who care for patients that use tobacco products.

GOAL

The goal of this activity is to provide primary care physicians and other health care professionals with current knowledge in smoking cessation techniques, and how to apply a guideline based approach to encourage tobacco cessation and enhance patient care.

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the New York State Smokers' Quitline. Roswell Park Cancer Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.