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Poster presentation
Lanarkshire Smoking Cessation Services 'Brief Intervention
Training'
Nancy Docherty
Abstract
Brief intervention and encouragement to stop smoking by
primary care professionals during routine consultations
has shown to be a cost effective way of increasing the
number of smokers who stop smoking (Law and Tang 1995)
To ensure quality and consistency of Brief Intervention
Training:
Approval has been developed by PATH, (Partnership for
Action on Tobacco and Health) funded by the Scottish Executive.
The first PATH accredited 'Brief Intervention Training
Pack: Developed by the Lanarkshire Smoking Cessation Co-ordinators
as part of a pilot in conjunction with PATH. Each Co-ordinator
is responsible for the development and delivery of their
local Cessation service which are comprehensive and link
between primary and secondary care
The pack is designed to meet PATH's training requirements:
In an educational and interactive format consisting of
presentations and workshops. Each Lanarkshire Co-ordinator
has submitted a C.V. to PATH to ensure that their experience
and expertise within the field of cessation meets their
criteria to deliver the training
Aim of Training
To provide participants with the basic knowledge and
skills necessary to deliver brief opportunistic advice
on Smoking Cessation
Objectives
By the end of the day health care workers will:
- Know the harmful effects of Tobacco use and Tobacco
addiction and be aware of the related issues.
- Be aware of the benefits of stopping smoking
- Understand the issue of smokers readiness to change.
- Feel confident talking to smokers about changing
their habit
- Know how to provide information about referring smokers
to local Services
Evaluation of the training:
Is an integral part of the training day and feedback from
delegates has been positive in that they would change
practice and feel more confident to do so and also have
knowledge of how and where to access their local Specialist
Services
The training is adaptable and has been delivered to approximately
300 delegates e.g.
All levels of community and hospital staff
Local Leisure Services staff
Hospice staff
School Nurses
Requests for training
Care Homes
(Law M. and Tang J.L. (1995) An analysis of the effectiveness
of interventions intended to help people stop smoking.
Archives of Internal Medicine, 55 1933-1941)
Hunter Health Centre
Andrews Street
East Kilbride
G741AD
nancy.docherty@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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