CERTIFIED TOBACCO

EDUCATOR COURSEMaureen Black BSC RRT COPD Coordinator, Health PEI

Anja Salijevic BSC CHES Health Promotion Assistant, Canadian Cancer Society

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

The Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE) credential recognizes healthcare professionals who provide excellence in tobacco prevention and cessation services to their clients.

This new internationally recognized credential demonstrates to clients, peers and supervisors that you have the competencies to provide comprehensive, evidence-informed tobacco education in health promotion and care.

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The CTE program trains healthcare professionals to use a disease management approach to tobacco use disorder.

Empower clients to manage their own health goals and quit smoking successfully.

Certification exam was written June 05, 2015 results are pending.

COURSE FUNDING RECEIVED FROM PETRA

Four health professionals from PEI attended:

Maureen Black B Sc. RRT Katelyn Mahar RRT Wade Norquay RRT Anja Salijevic B Sc. CHES

Course divided into two main components:

Days 1-2 Health Education Days 3-4 Tobacco Education

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI)

4 Processe

s vs Righting Reflex

PACE OARS

Change Talk

STATISTICS

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Efficacy of Behavioral Level Supports

ADAPTING APPROACH TO CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS

Aboriginal People Youth Mental Health and/or other Addictions Pregnant and breastfeeding women

CAN ADAPTT GUIDELINES Combining counselling and smoking cessation

medication is more effective then either alone. Both should be provided to clients who are trying to stop tobacco use, where feasible.

Health care providers are encouraged to provide counselling that supports abstinence from tobacco and/or cessation to youth (children and adolescents) that use tobacco.

During pregnancy and breastfeeding, counselling is recommended as first line treatment for smoking cessation.

TOBACCO INDUSTRY

Tobacco Control Measures Tobacco Industry Counter Measures

Taxation and Pricing Policy Contraband Tobacco Product

Smoker-free Spaces Smokeless Tobacco E-cigarettes

Advertising & Promotion Regulations (e.g., package warnings & the banning or retail displays)

Tobacco Advertising & Onsite Promotion (e.g., handing out free cigarettes at night clubs)

Denormalization of Tobacco Use

Product Placement in Movies

MANUFACTURING TACTICS

Filters Menthol “Light”New Filters reduced the amount of chemicals entering the body

Perceived as a healthy remedy for cold remedies Menthol gave the impression of a healthier product while making inhaled smoke less irritating.

Thinner or less flavourful cigarettes that have the impression of being less harmful. Often a direct appeal to women.

ANATOMY OF A CIGARETTE

Carefully designed to make it an effective product.

Permeable paper helps to control the way a cigarette burns.

When a smoker is not inhaling the cigarette, it does not burn.

CONCLUSION

Greater face to face support for individuals quitting smoking

Importance of health literacy and client centered care

Applying social determinants of health when working with individuals

Thank you!