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Smoking cessation: training and support for healthcare practitioners
Author(s) -
Brose Leonie S.,
McEwen Andy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.251
Subject(s) - advice (programming) , smoking cessation , health professionals , health care , psychology , training (meteorology) , nursing , medicine , family medicine , medical education , computer science , political science , physics , pathology , meteorology , law , programming language
Very brief advice, taking only 30 seconds to deliver, has been shown to help smokers to quit. However, many smokers receive no advice about smoking from their GP, and healthcare professionals often do not feel confident in discussing smoking cessation. The authors explain how a simple model can be used to deliver advice at every opportunity. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons