Quit smokingAbout this course
Modules 1 & 2 released: May 2022; Module 3 released: Nov 2022
Description
These two 30-minute modules aim to increase your confidence to educate and support clients during their quit smoking journey. A third extension module talks about smoking for people who are pregnant and how to support them to quit smoking.
The Quit smoking modules have been developed by the Good Medicine Better Health project team in collaboration with Quit.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module you should be able to:
Module 1 – Supporting the quit smoking journey
- Explain the harms from smoking to your clients.
- Discuss the benefits of quitting smoking with your clients.
- Apply the fast, simple and effective brief advice to your clients.
Module 2 – Stop-smoking medicines
- Discuss nicotine dependence and symptoms of withdrawal with your clients.
- Describe the stop-smoking medicine options available.
- List other options available to help those wishing to quit smoking.
Module 3 – Smoking and pregnancy
- Explain the harms of smoking in pregnancy to your clients.
- Discuss the benefits of quitting smoking when pregnant with your clients.
- Describe the different stop-smoking medicines available for people who are pregnant.
CPD accreditation
The National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners has endorsed the activity with 1.5 CPD hours.
Endorsement period: 31/07/2024 - 31/07/2025.