In consultation with health professionals, Quit has developed a range of online training for health professionals working in different settings such as general practice, pharmacy, primary care nursing and maternity care. This training equips health professionals with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide cessation care.
General Practitioners
Developed in consultation with general practitioners, Quit’s online training supports the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care. There are two modules.
The ‘Smoking Cessation Brief Advice Training for General Practitioners’ is designed to support smoking cessation care in general practice. It will equip general practitioners with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide smoking cessation brief advice to patients who smoke.
This education has been approved as a Lung Learning Quality-Assured Activity.
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning outcomes:
Describe the negative impact smoking has on physical and mental health, and social outcomes.
Discuss the use of the three-step (Ask, Advise, Help) model of brief advice for smoking cessation in clinical practice.
Explain how currently available smoking cessation pharmacotherapy options may be used effectively to reduce withdrawal symptoms and minimise side effects.
Identify and manage common and clinically significant drug interactions associated with smoking and stopping smoking.
The 'Nicotine Vaping Products: Considerations for GP's' training provides information and evidence-based guidance to GPs on the practicalities of prescribing nicotine vaping products for smoking cessation in the new regulatory environment, including how to maximise benefit and minimise risk.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning outcomes:
Explain the current legal and regulatory framework for nicotine vaping products in Australia
Discuss the currently available evidence for the use of nicotine vaping products in smoking cessation, and the potential risks and benefits
Outline the current RACGP recommendations for the clinical use of nicotine vaping products in primary care
Describe the key factors to consider when prescribing nicotine vaping products for patients.
Pharmacists
In partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Quit has developed online training for pharmacists to support the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care. There are two modules.
The ‘Smoking Cessation Brief Advice Training for Pharmacists’ is designed to support smoking cessation care in pharmacy. It will equip pharmacists with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide smoking cessation brief advice to patients who smoke.
This activity has been accredited by the PSA for 1.5 hours of Group 1 CPD (or 1.5 CPD credits) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan, which can be converted to 1.5 hours of Group 2 CPD (or 3 CPD credits) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities.
This education has been approved as a Lung Learning Quality-Assured Activity.
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning objectives:
Describe evidence-based smoking cessation care
Explain the pharmacist’s role in smoking cessation, including the importance of implementing the three-step smoking cessation brief advice (Ask, Advise, Help; AAH) model of care
Explain the important role of multi-sessional behavioural intervention for smoking cessation (e.g. through Quitline) and describe how to refer patients
Explain how to assess nicotine dependence and recognise the signs of nicotine withdrawal
Describe the different pharmacotherapy options including clinical considerations and practice points
Identify and manage clinically significant drug interactions associated with stopping smoking
This module is temporarily unavailable.
For information, pharmacists can refer to the TGA’s Vapes: information for pharmacists.
Quit Centre was part of a webinar in February 2024 with TGA and PSA which provided an important opportunity for pharmacists to hear about the regulatory reforms and what these changes mean. Clearing the Air- Navigating Vaping Reforms with Confidence
Primary Health Care Nurses
Developed in consultation with primary health care nurses, Quit has developed online training for nurses working in primary health care to support the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care.
The ‘Smoking Cessation Brief Advice Training for Primary Health Care Nurses’ is designed to support smoking cessation care in nursing. It will equip nurses with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide smoking cessation brief advice to patients who smoke.
This activity has been endorsed by APNA according to approved quality standards criteria
Completion of these educational activities entitles eligible participants to claim 1 CPD hours
This education has been approved as a Lung Learning Quality-Assured Activity.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning objectives:
Describe the negative health and social impacts of smoking
Discuss the use of the AAH brief advice model of cessation care, explain the role of multi-sessional behavioural intervention (e.g. Quitline), describe the process of referral to Quitline, and Identify resources available to support patients on their smoking cessation journey
Outline the currently available smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, discuss clinical considerations for their use, and explain methods for effectively managing nicotine withdrawal symptoms
Identify clinically significant drug interactions associated with smoking and stopping smoking
Maternity Care Professionals
With input from midwives and other maternity care experts, Quit has developed online training for health professionals to support the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care to pregnant women who smoke.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning objectives:
Understand the smoking prevalence in pregnant women and which priority populations have higher rates of smoking in pregnancy
Describe the health impacts of smoking in pregnancy
Know how to provide fast, simple and effective brief advice in a supportive, non-judgmental manner
Recognise the important role of multi-session behavioural intervention (Quitline) and know how to refer
Understand the considerations for pharmacotherapy use in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the different types of formulations available
Know how to respond to common scenarios and myths you may encounter while supporting pregnant women to stop smoking.
Australian College of Midwives CPD Endorsed Activity
Visit the Quit Education portal to register
Clinical guidelines on Supporting Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding are also available - general practice and health services versions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers & Practitioners
These Quit smoking modules have been developed by the Good Medicine Better Health project team in collaboration with Quit.
The two 30 minute modules aim to increase your confidence to educate and support clients during their quit smoking journey. A third extension module is about smoking for people who are pregnant and how to support them to quit smoking.
Last updated: 23 September 2024