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Tobacco Education E-Newsletter
Therapies and Available Patient Materials
July 2013, Issue 3
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The Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics want to help you make the most of smoking cessation programs in your practice! Please help us by taking this brief survey, so that we may better serve you.
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Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Therapies:
Resources You Can Use
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According to the guidelines set forth by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, healthcare providers should provide their nicotine-dependent patients with at least one of the effective brief cessation interventions that are available. In general, it has been found that intense interventions are more effective in producing long-term results in smoking cessation.
The main treatment elements are as follows:
1: Social support from clinicians and healthcare providers in the form of encouragement and support.
- Illinois Tobacco Quitline - Provide your patients with access to registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified tobacco-treatment counselors available 7 days a week from 7am-11pm.
- AAFP Prescription to Quit Smoking - Work with your patient to complete this form.
- Group Visits - Set up group counseling visits at your practice to allow patients to receive encouragement and support from both their physician and their fellow patients.
2: Skills training/problem solving in cessation and abstinence techniques.
3: Pharmacotherapy, such as nicotine-replacement (gum, patches, etc.) and bupropion HCl.
In order to be most effective, healthcare providers should use a combination of therapies and reassess the patient's cessation progress and needs at each subsequent visit.
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| Printed Materials Available from CCDPH | |
The Cook County Department of Public Health has printed materials available in packets of 25 available to providers in Suburban Cook County.
ETR Associates - http://www.etr.org1) Tobacco Self-Test - Pamphlet, H260 Channing Bete Company - http://www.channing-bete.com1) How To Stop Smoking - Booklet - Item 12419 American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.AAP.org1) "Tobacco: Straight Talk for Teens" - Item #: HE50088 2) "The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke" - Item #: HE50168 3) "The Risks of Tobacco Use" - Item #: HE50065
To order the materials, please contact Claudius Isfan, Public Health Educator II, at cisfan@cookcountyhhs.org or 708.653.8337. |
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| Illinois Tobacco Quitline |
Refer your patients to the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, a free resource, funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, for people who want to quit for good.
Registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified tobacco-treatment counselors are on call 7 days a week, 7am-11pm, to answer all of your patients' tobacco-related questions.
The Quitline serves a diverse client base, with Spanish-speaking counselors and live translation services in over 200 languages!
Refer your patients today by using the Illinois Tobacco Quitline fax referral form in English or Spanish.
If you want more information about the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, or for free promotional materials (brochures, tear off pads, posters, etc.), please contact the Illinois Tobacco Quitline at 217-787-5864.
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| Online Resources |
American Academy of Family Physicians
- An article from the March 2012 issue of American Family Physician with many tips for helping your adult patients with smoking cessation.
- List of office resources - A list of materials to use in your practice to promote smoking
cessation.
American Lung Association
- Freedom from Smoking - Resources to build a group clinic (also available online) that includes eight sessions and features a step-by-step plan for quitting smoking.
CDC Posters for Provider Practices
- The CDC website provides a list of smoking cessation materials.
Illinois Department of Public Health
- The Burden of Tobacco In Illinois; Prevalence, Impact and Cost (2013) has been published and is now available on the Illinois Department of Public Health website. Access the report here.
National Cancer Institute, US Department of Health and Human Services, and National Institutes of Health - SmokeFree Teen Program
- A comprehensive listing of the harm of smoking and health benefits of quitting.
- A listing of resources to help patients quit smoking.
US Department of Health and Human Services
- A list of Surgeon General Reports on a variety of smoking-related topics.
US Preventative Services Task Force
- Access the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on counseling to prevent tobacco use in adults and pregnant women here.
"Become an EX" Smoking Cessation Program
- An evidence-based program, designed to help the smoker "re-learn" how they think and feel about their nicotine addiction.
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| About this Newsletter |
The IAFP is pleased to continue the 2013 e-newsletter series regarding smoking prevention and cessation. Each newsletter, will contain updates, links to resources, and strategies for you to implement in your practice.
This newsletter was created by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and is made possible by the Cook County Department of Public Health through funds received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Do you have questions regarding smoking cessation? Do you have a success story that you would like to share in an upcoming issue? Contact Sara Gadberry, IAFP Education and Accreditation Manager, at sgadberry@iafp.com. |
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