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Smoking cessation

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on smoking cessation.

This Professional Assistant module is about smoking cessation. It will consider the long and short term effects of smoking and different options for helping people to quit.

Around one in five adults Britain smoke, but almost two in three of them would like to quit

Objectives

After studying this module, assistants will:

  • Understand why smoking is bad for health
  • Be able to advise smokers on steps they can take to increase the success of a quit attempt
  • Know the nicotine replacement therapy options available.

About this module

This module is suitable for all members of the pharmacy team who wish to increase their knowledge of common conditions, treatment options and communication skills. This module has been endorsed with the NPA’s Training Seal as suitable for use by pharmacy teams as part of their ongoing learning.

 

Download

Click here to download a PDF of the module as it appeared in print. You can still use your online learning log to record your learning outcomes and impact on your practice.

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