Programs and Resources

Health/Helping Professionals

Tobacco: The Role of Health Professionals in Smoking Cessation - Health Professionals' Position Statement

This statement was developed cooperatively by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, , Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association, and the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. .

CAN-ADAPTT

The Canadian Action Network for the Advancement, Dissemination and Adoption of Practice-informed Tobacco Treatment (CAN-ADAPTT) is a Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) committed to facilitating research and knowledge exchange among those who are in positions to help smokers make changes to their behaviour (e.g., practitioners, healthcare/service providers) and researchers in the area of smoking cessation.

Cessation Resources

NBATC Cessation Inventory

              Key cessation resources for New Brunswick

One step at a time: For Smokers Who Don’t Want to Quit

This booklet offers you some things to think about, and provides some practical tips that may relieve some of your stress connected to smoking.

One step at a time: For Smokers who want to quit

This 90-page booklet is for those who want to quit smoking.

One step at a time: If you Want to Help a Smoker Quit

This pamphlet is aimed at friends and loved ones of smokers who want to help a smoker quit.

Clinical Practice Guidelines (U.S.)

A How-To Guide for implementing the Public Health Services Clinical Practice Guidelines

Expecting to Quit

A Best Practices Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Pregnant and Postpartum Girls and Women

Exploding the Myths

The ‘Exploding the Myths about Nicotine Factsheet’ is designed to ensure smokers have the real facts about nicotine and build their confidence in NRT use by exploding the myths.

Health Canada

Health Canada provides a vast array of information related to tobacco control. This site provides information on quitting smoking, research, resources, second-hand smoke, health effects of smoking, youth resources, federal legislation, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Healthy NB en Santé

The NB Department of Wellness Culture and Sport highlight a number of /programs/resources that may be of assistance to those trying to quit

Learning About Your Own Risk (or the risk of a smoker you know)  (U.S.)

Everyone has heard that smoking cigarettes is unhealthy, but few people really know how big these health effects are. This Web page allows smokers to get personalized information about their own risk.

Pregnets: Website dedicated to improving the health of mothers, fetuses, babies and children

The Pregnets website hosts up-to-date information on smoking cessation practices for pregnant and postpartum women. The site offers a toolkit for health care professionals, a printer-friendly Nicotine Dependency Test and an anonymous Online Discussion Board.

Professional Assisted Cessation Therapy (U.S.)

PACT is an independent consortium of leaders in the treatment of tobacco dependence whose mission is to lower barriers to broader utilization of cessation therapy. PACT is dedicated to helping health professionals help their patients to help themselves.

Quit 4 Life - Break the habit

The new Health Canada Quit4Life (Q4L) web site can help you to quit smoking... for life. Q4L is organized around 4 central steps: Get Psyched, Get Smart, Get Support, Get On With It. The site has been re-designed as an interactive and personalized 4 week web program. Check out the Quit 4 Life website now!

Quitlines for Smoking Cessation: An Effective and Available Referral Option for Healthcare Providers

Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (U.S.)

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) aims to increase smoking cessation rates and increase the number of health professionals who help smokers quit.

Smoker Profile Test - University of Toronto

The University of Toronto indicates that an essential part of quitting smoking is determining what exactly it is that smoking offers to the smoker. Therefore, the University of Toronto’s Smoker Profile Test may help smokers to analyze the reasons why they smoke. Once a smoker has determined the type of smoker he/she is, it might be a bit easier to get to the root of the addiction.

Tobacco Free Nurses (U.S.)

Tobacco Free Nurses is the first national program focused on helping nurses and student nurses to stop smoking.

Treatobacco.net Database & Education Resource for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence (U.S.)

Treatobacco.net presents authoritative evidence-based information about the treatment of tobacco dependence. Information is organized under these five headings: Efficacy, Safety, Demographics and Health Effects, Health Economics, and Policy

Cessation Literature

Canadian Council for Tobacco Control Reference Catalogue

The Canadian Council on Tobacco Control houses the largest on-line Tobacco Control Reference Library in North America. Use this on-line library to search for cessation literature.

Cessation Presentations

Building Partnerships: Tobacco Cessation in New Brunswick

This presentation was prepared by Marlien McKay for the NBATC 4th Annual Forum. The presentation highlights the challenges, benefits and requirements of working in the “white space”. In addition, the objectives of the NBATC Cessation Network are reviewed. An overview of a Comprehensive Cessation Support System is provided. Finally, opportunities for organizations and individuals to “fill in the white space” are discussed.

Developing a System of Care - Dr. Robert Reid, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

This presentation was presented at the NBATC 4th Annual Forum and discusses doing ordinary things extraordinarily well in a systemic way, at the right time, using effective interventions, with measured outcomes, within a network of care and a culture of prevention.

The 10 Minute Motivator: Constructive conversations about smoking cessation in clinical practice - Dr. Robert Reid, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

This presentation was presented at the NBATC 4th Annual Forum and discusses constructive conversations about smoking cessation in clinical practice.