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Tobacco Control. CD Week 22. Smoking, Pregnancy and Fertility. Quitnow. Australian Government Initiative Various tools to calculate: Effects of smoking Level of addiction Financial Cost Email reminders Information about services Quitcoach : Personalised quit plans
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Tobacco Control CD Week 22
Quitnow • Australian Government Initiative • Various tools to calculate: • Effects of smoking • Level of addiction • Financial Cost • Email reminders • Information about services • Quitcoach: • Personalised quit plans • Email reminders
Role of health professionals in smoking cessation: • Advice on quitting: • Distribution of information • Providing a plan • Support for those with mental illness • Medication advice: • Nicotine replacement therapy • Prescription medication: • Varenicline (Champix) or Bupropion
Perceived barriers to involvement How might these be addressed?
Reflections on GP Placements • What have we observed so far?
Challenges in specific population groups • Prison inmates • Pregnant Women • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians • Maori peoples • Arabic-speaking Australians