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New Opportunities to Advance Your Learning
"Jump Start" Your Efforts!
The Tobacco Health Systems Change Jump Start Program encourages your providers and staff to re-engage in tobacco cessation work by thinking about what they can do to support patients and to get them talking about the quit process in a different way. For a limited time we can provide up to two short, expert-facilitated sessions at your clinic on the following topics:
- Medication and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Education
- How to Talk About Tobacco Without Lighting a Fire
A Testimonial from People's Center
The Jump Start training gave our staff the opportunity to discover new ways to ask age-old questions about tobacco in a different and non-threatening way. Because of the relaxed format, we were able to explore how to ask questions during the rooming process and explore different forms of tobacco.
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Tracy Lee |
One topic that was heavily discussed was
hookah, a water pipe used to smoke special flavored tobacco. It created an "Ah-Ha" moment for some as they did not know to ask specifically about this.
Medical Assistant Tracy Lee commented, "I didn't know some of our patients smoked hookah. Now, I make it a point to ask patients if they use tobacco products and give examples - chew, cigarettes, hookah, etc."
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Learning Opportunities
SAVE THE DATE! Tobacco Health Systems Change Statewide Event
Tuesday April 24, 2018 | 10 am - 3 pm CT, Wilder Center, St. Paul
Mark your calendar for this special day of learning, sharing and networking for all who have been a part of this work! More details will be shared as we develop the program.
The Wilder Center is conveniently located at the southwest corner of University Avenue and Lexington Parkway. Free parking is available, and it is easily accessible by bus and light rail.
We are looking for speakers who can share their expertise, experiences, and lessons learned at the statewide event! Please send your ideas to Rochelle Hayes.
Creating & Sustaining Community-Clinical Linkages for Tobacco Cessation
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | 1 - 2 pm CT, Webinar
CenterLink is offering this webinar that will discuss the benefits of creating and sustaining linkages between community-based organizations and health care professionals to advance LGBT wellness and health outcomes.
Participants will learn:
- Examples of starting and maintaining successful community-clinical linkages
- How successful HIV community-clinical linkages are transferable to other health issues such as tobacco cessation
- Best practices to improve quality of care for the LGBT population
Register today to confirm your spot!
Pharmacology of Tobacco Treatment
These free webinars from the American Lung Association are designed for prescribers and other staff that treat individuals with mental illness or addiction.
Tobacco Health Systems Change is "On the Road"
Take advantage of two in-person opportunities for you, your providers, and other staff to re-engage in tobacco cessation work and learn "How to Ask About Tobacco Use Without Starting a Fire." We hope to see you at one or both of these upcoming conferences:
Lung Force Expo
Thursday, October 12, 2017, Bloomington, MN
Presenter: ICSI's
Tani Hemmila
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From the Field
CentraCare Health: A Case Study
In 2012, 13.8 percent of CentraCare's patients - approximately 27,000 people - reported current tobacco use. Given the large number of tobacco users and substantial impact of tobacco use on health, CentraCare proposed to implement a systems change approach to reach and extend treatment to all tobacco users they serve.
Its goal for this grant was to establish an innovative approach to treating tobacco dependence that would serve as a model for health systems across the country.
Key strategies employed were:
- Integrate tobacco dependence treatment into other health system priorities
- Improve systems for tobacco user identification, treatment, and outreach
- Improve clinician capacity to deliver evidence-based treatment
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Resources For Your Toolkit
See below for our
Top 3 additions to the resources available on our website. Go to the
Tools & Resources section to see them all!
Note: We are in the process of adding more resources and reorganizing them so it's easier to find what you're looking for. Watch for the new look, coming soon!
This is designed for a broad range of health care providers and includes information on tobacco use, skills for tobacco cessation discussions and interventions, and efficient methods to assess a patient's readiness to quit, plus cessation treatment resources. You'll also find several supplements for priority populations, including those with mental illness, low-income individuals and pregnant and postpartum women.
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