Updated PSA guidelines
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has recently updated its guidelines (December 2025) for pharmacists providing smoking and vaping cessation support in response to the regulatory changes in 2024 and 2025.
Quit Centre Quarterly Newsletter - February 2026
The summer 2026 edition of Quit Centre Quarterly is out now. Read about new CPD activities for GPs and updated PSA guidelines.
Training clinicians in smoking cessation interventions
Research shows that training clinicians in smoking cessation methods may increase patients' cessation rates.
Smoking cessation in chronic kidney disease
The RACP internal medicine journal has just released 'Practical recommendations for treating patients with chronic kidney disease in Australia: a multidisciplinary approach'.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health challenge in Australia and affects about 10% of the population, with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Podcast: Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening, with Associate Professor Henry Marshall
In the first of our Quit Insights Clinical Series Podcasts, our guest is Associate Professor Henry Marshall on smoking cessation in lung cancer screening.
Podcast: Talking to Patients About Smoking and Vaping Cessation, with the Quit Centre Clinical Team
On this Quit Insights Clinical Series podcast, the Quit Centre Clinical Team discuss how to have the conversation with patients about smoking and vaping cessation.
Podcast: The Importance of Smoking and Vaping Cessation in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, with Hao Vo-Tran
A Quit Insights Clinical Series podcast with Hao Vo-Tran from the Royal Women's Hospital, on smoking and vaping cessation in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Podcast: The Reality of Youth Vaping and How to Support Young People to Quit, with Dr Moya Vandeleur
Our Quit Insights Clinical Series podcast guest was Doctor Moya Vandeleur, a respiratory and sleep physician at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, with a special interest in vaping and young people.
Podcast: Quitline Explained - What Health Professionals Need to Know, with Quitline Counsellors David and Beige
In this episode of the Quit Insights Clinical Series podcast called Quitline Explained, we were joined by two Quitline counsellors, David and Beige, who gave us their insights into Quitline: how it works, what happens when health professionals refer their patients, and why they should refer their patients.
Podcast: Choosing the Right Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy: Practical Clinical Insights, with Dr Cora Mayer
Quit Insights Clinical Series Podcast with Dr Cora Mayer, Quit Centre GP Lead and practising GP, about key pharmacological approaches to smoking cessation using case studies. We hope this will assist GPs and other clinicians in making decisions about cessation treatment.