Developed in consultation with general practitioners, Quit’s online training supports the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking and vaping cessation care. There are three modules.
Module 1: Smoking Cessation Brief Advice Training for General Practitioners
Updated in June 2025, the ‘Smoking Cessation Brief Advice Training for General Practitioners’ module 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.
Following its update, this training has now been enhanced with further CPD activities. Following completion of the module (Educational Activity), GPs now have the option to undertake two (2) additional reinforcing activities at the end of the activity that relate to RACGP Measuring Outcomes (MO) and Reviewing Performance (RP) CPD hours or ACRRM Performance Review and Outcome Measurement CPD hours.
RACGP Activity ID: 422652 (1.5 Educational Activity Hours)
ACRRM Activity ID: 28708 (1.5 Educational Activity Hours)
This education has been approved as a Lung Learning Quality-Assured Activity.
Duration: 90 minutes EA, 90 minutes MO (optional), 30 minutes RP (optional)
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.
Module 2: Vaping Cessation Brief Advice Training for General Practitioners
Now updated, the ‘Vaping Cessation Brief Advice Training for General Practitioners' module is designed to support vaping cessation care in General Practice. It will equip general practitioners with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide vaping cessation brief advice to patients who vape.
Following its update, this training has been enhanced with further CPD activities. Following completion of the module (Educational Activity), GPs now have the option to undertake two (2) additional reinforcing activities at the end of the activity that relate to RACGP Measuring Outcomes (MO) and Reviewing Performance (RP) CPD hours or ACRRM Performance Review and Outcome Measurement CPD hours.
RACGP Activity ID: 422652 (1.5 Educational Activity hours)
RACGP Activity ID: 1402438 (0.5 Reviewing Performance hours)
RACGP Activity ID: 1448169 (1.5 Measuring Outcomes hours)
ACRRM Activity ID: 28708 (1 Educational Activity Hours)
ACRRM Activity ID: 39759 (0.5 Performance Review Hours)
ACRRM Activity ID: 39911 (1.5 Outcome Measurement Hours)
Duration: 90 minutes EA, 90 minutes MO (optional), 30 minutes RP (optional)
Cost: Free
Learning outcomes:
- Describe the negative impact vaping has on physical and mental health, and social outcomes
- Discuss the use of the three-step (Ask, Advise, Help) model of brief advice for vaping cessation in clinical practice
- Explain how currently available vaping 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 vaping and stopping vaping.
Module 3: Supporting Pregnant Women to Stop Smoking
With input from maternity care experts, Quit has developed online training for general practitioners to support the enhancement of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care to pregnant women who smoke.
Following completion of the module (Educational Activity), GPs have the option to undertake two (2) additional reinforcing activities at the end of the activity that relate to RACGP Measuring Outcomes (MO) and Reviewing Performance (RP) CPD hours or ACRRM Performance Review and Outcome Measurement CPD hours.
RACGP Activity ID: 1329821
ACRRM Activity ID: 37774 (1 Educational Activity Hours)
ACRRM Activity ID: 37901 (0.5 Performance Review Hours)
ACRRM Activity ID: 37902 (0.5 Outcome Measurement Hours)
Duration: 60 minutes EA, 30 minutes MO (optional), 30 minutes RP (optional)
Cost: Free
Learning objectives:
1. Identify the smoking prevalence in pregnant women and which priority populations have higher rates of smoking in pregnancy.
2. Describe the health impacts of smoking in pregnancy.
3. Explain how to provide fast, simple and effective brief advice in a supportive, non-judgmental manner.
4. Outline the important role of multi-session behavioural intervention (Quitline) and how to refer patients.
5. Describe the considerations for pharmacotherapy use in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the different types of formulations available.
6. Outline how to respond to common scenarios and myths may be encountered while supporting pregnant women to stop smoking.
Clinical guidelines on Supporting Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding are also available - general practice and health services versions.
Last updated: 3 February 2026