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Community and Primary Health Care Tobacco Cessation Lessons

presentation by Heather Genik, Kelsey Trail Health Region for October 2, 2012 Saskatchewan Tobacco Reduction Stakeholder Meeting, RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina, SK

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Community and Primary Health Care Tobacco Cessation Lessons

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  1. Community and Primary Health Care Tobacco Cessation Support Heather Genik, Manager Chronic Disease Kelsey Trail Health Region

  2. The purpose of the KTHR Tobacco Policy is to foster an environment that protects staff, clients and the public from second-hand smoke, to reinforce the norm of being tobacco-free, and to provide help & support to staff & clients who wish to stop using tobacco products

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  6. How Did we engage our Community Service Providers?

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  9. Client Cessation • Single most effective step to lengthen & improve patient/client’s lives • KTHR Healthcare Professionals can play a key role in motivating & supporting patients/clients to quit tobacco • KTHR Healthcare Professionals can intervene in a sensitive, non-judgmental manner about the importance of cessation • With cessation intervention, there will be: - a significant reduction in # of tobacco users - a decrease in tobacco related disease - a lowering of healthcare costs

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  12. The Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation Terri-Lynn Rask BSW, RSW Mental Health & Addiction Services ~ KTHR

  13. Community Based Programs • Provider education in tobacco cessation support (PACT) • Public health nurses, Therapies, PHC, • Physicians, NPs • Pharmacists • Provider training-3 telehealth sessions • 93 trained • DVD was distributed to all Directors of Community Services providers in order to train new employees over time • A review was done in mid 2012 and due to low turnover in most departments the DVD had been used by only a few www.kelseytrailhealth.ca

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  15. Staff Tobacco Boosters www.kelseytrailhealth.ca

  16. Physicians Support • Community Pharmacist and Pfizer rep travelled to each clinic in the region • Presented the KTHR policy • Offered a video presentation on cessation • Advised of the KTHR staff support program • Provided the simple handout regarding KTHR + other services for cessation www.kelseytrailhealth.ca

  17. Sustainability-Successes  • Acute care regional implementation –led by Director Acute Care Services • Health provider education/support led by Addictions Services and Primary Health Care • Employee Support Program led by HR • Signage/property issues – Building Services • Provincial Tobacco Strategy www.kelseytrailhealth.ca

  18. Sustainability-Challenges  • Loss of key champions • “Out of site, out of mind” –providers forget to use tools • Competing priorities • Dissolved Tobacco Policy committee

  19. Thank youFor more information:Heather Genikhgenik@kthr.sk.ca862-7248 www.kelseytrailhealth.ca

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