Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
This session is suitable for health care professionals working in general practice whose role includes assisting patients to stop smoking.
Course Aim
This session will provide health care professionals working in General Practice with the knowledge and skills to support their patients with smoking cessation.
Course Content
This session will cover:
- Making smoking history by 2030
- Why smokers find it difficult to stop
- Vapes
- The use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
- Varenicline
- Cytisine
- Brief intervention and referral
Course Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Trainer/Facilitator
Elizabeth Woodworth, Professional Lead – Smoking Cessation Services, ABL Health
Date/Time/Venue
Wednesday 30th April 2025, 1pm – 2.30 via video conferencing.
Cost
This course is free of charge for all those who work in Stockport General Practices.
Booking Process/Additional Information
Bookings for this course should be made via Ticket Tailor, using this booking link – https://buytickets.at/nhsgreatermanchesterstockport/1582522. Enquiries can be made via e-mail to gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115.