eLearning
Improve your confidence when incorporating Very Brief Advice (VBA) into your clinical practice and test your knowledge on the strategies to treat tobacco dependence with our eLearning that covers:
- The three core elements of VBA.
- The health consequences of cigarette smoking.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for smokers.
Section 1: Ask, Advise, Act
Very Brief Advice should be used proactively to help smokers quit. This module is designed to test your knowledge of the three elements of Very Brief Advice: Ask, Advise and Act.
Overview and further information
Do you regularly incorporate Very Brief Advice (VBA) for Tobacco Dependency into your patient consultations? VBA is an effective way to instigate a conversation about the options that are available to support a patient who would like to try and quit smoking.
In this module, you will be asked to watch a short video demonstrating how VBA may be delivered in a typical consultation with a patient who smokes. You will then be asked a series of questions based on what you have seen and your existing knowledge of VBA.
Section 2: Health consequences
Put your knowledge of the extensive health benefits of smoking cessation to the test. A good understanding of these can be very useful when supporting a patient who is attempting to quit.
Overview and further information
The purpose of this interactive module is to help you better understand the health consequences that have been causally linked to smoking tobacco. This information can be used in discussions with patients to highlight the benefits of quitting that might be important to them or that they are not aware of.
The module consists of a brief recap of the individual benefits to health that are associated with smoking cessation, followed by a series of questions to test your knowledge of this topic.
Section 3: Effective evidence-based interventions
The most effective strategy to stop smoking is a combination of pharmacotherapy and support. In this module, test your knowledge of the tools available to aid your patient’s quit attempt.
Overview and further information
Are you aware of the numerous pharmacotherapeutic options available to support patients who are attempting to quit smoking?
This module provides a brief summary of the various forms of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and prescription drugs that can be used to increase a patient’s chances of successfully overcoming tobacco dependency. You will then be asked a short series of questions designed to test your knowledge of this topic.
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