Strengthened standards for therapeutic vaping goods
As part of the rollout of vaping reforms, from 1 July this year the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is implementing strengthened standards for all therapeutic vaping goods for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence.
Quit Centre Quarterly Newsletter - June 2025
In this edition of Quit Centre Quarterly read about the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, the role of primary health care nurses in smoking cessation, new TSANZ guidance on vaping, and Quitline support during pregnancy.
Pharmacy assistant module - smoking and vaping cessation
The pharmacy assistant module on smoking and vaping cessation is now available. Developed in partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), this new module is designed to equip pharmacy assistants with the knowledge and skills they need to support optimal smoking and vaping cessation care.
Podcast: National Prescribing Service MedicineWise - Quit smoking
Episode 51: Quit smoking. What makes a difference?
Learn moreWebinar recording: Supporting Smoking Cessation Care in Cardiovascular Settings
World leader in smoking cessation for people with cardiovascular disease Professor Andrew Pipe (Cardiologist) alongside Professor Timothy Kleinig (Neurologist), Professor Garry Jennings (Chief Medical Advisor at National Heart Foundation of Australia), Sheila Jala (Clinical Nurse Consultant - Neurology), Dawn Mcivor (Clinical Nurse Consultant - Cardiology) and Professor David Thomas (Stroke Prevention Advisory Committee member - Stroke Foundation and Professor of Public Health Research - Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin).
Learn moreWebinar recording: Supporting Smoking Cessation Care in Oncology Settings
World leader in smoking cessation for people with cancer Dr Graham Warren (Radiation Oncologist) alongside Australian leaders in oncology Dr Samantha Bowyer (Medical Oncologist), Dr Christopher Stanley (Respiratory Medicine Specialist), Dr Nia Luxton (Senior Clinician, Physiotherapist), Professor Shalini Vinod (Radiation Oncologist), and Dr Sarah White (Quit Director).
Learn moreWebinar recording: Navigating vaping reforms
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) hosted a webinar on 26 September 2024 that provided an overview of the upcoming regulatory changes and PSA's roadmap for pharmacists to confidently navigate these reforms.
Learn moreWebinar recordings: GP supervisors - supporting registrars to provide smoking cessation care
Ready or not..what is motivational interviewing? Behaviour change approaches for smoking cessation in general practice.
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