Tobacco Cessation: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Introduction: Cessation as One of the Elements of Tobacco Control in the Caribbean	Webinar 1: Introductory Session - Online Training on Tobacco Cessation for Caribbean Countries	This video is a recording of a webinar session that was delivered to a cohort of students from the Caribbean. Watch the entire video to better understand the module’s content. (47 minutes)
	Video: WHO FCTC 15 Years: Working towards a tobacco-free world	This video provides an overview of the tobacco epidemic and the role of the FCTC in tobacco control. Watch the entire video. (2 minutes)
	Video: MPOWER tobacco control measures	This video provides an overview of tobacco use as a global epidemic. It also summarizes the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and MPOWER measures. Watch the entire video for a summary of these concepts. Watch the entire video. (3 minutes)
	Introduction to Tobacco Cessation as One of the Elements of Tobacco Control in the Caribbean	Read the entire Slideset. (18 minutes)
	Recommended Readings	Review the recommended reading of your interest. (1 minute)

Module 2: The Role of Primary Care Providers in Tobacco Control and Tobacco Dependence Treatment	Module 2 Readings	This content is taken from Module 1 of PAHO's self-learning course, Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions. Please complete the interactive activities and read all of the content in the sections entitled "Welcome" and "Module 1." This will provide you with all relevant information to complete Module 3: The Role of Primary Care Providers in Tobacco Control and Tobacco Dependence Treatment. (20 minutes)
	Part III: Training for primary care providers	Read the content on slides 5-15. Review the recommended reading of your interest. (14 minutes)
	Part III: Training for Primary Care Providers: brief tobacco interventions	Review Table 1 on page 22. Review the recommended reading of your interest. (2 minutes)

Module 3: Basics of Tobacco Use and Tobacco Dependence	Module 3 Readings	This content is taken from Module 2 of PAHO's self-learning course, Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions. Please click on the heading "Module 2" and complete the interactive activities and read all of the content in the section "Module 2." This will provide you with all relevant information to complete Module 4: Basics of Tobacco Use and Tobacco Dependence. (30 minutes)
	Commit to quit tobacco	This video shows how tobacco use negatively affects the life of tobacco users and those around them. Watch the entire video to understand why it is important to help patients quit. Watch the entire video. (2 minutes)
	Offer to help quit tobacco use	This video summarizes the reasons why people use tobacco and the challenges to quitting. Watch from the beginning up to minute 1:53. Watch the video. (2 minutes)

Module 4: Tobacco, Health, and COVID-19	Webinar 2: Tobacco, Health, and COVID-19 - Online Training on Tobacco Cessation for Caribbean Countries	This video is a recording of a webinar session that was delivered to a cohort of students from the Caribbean. Watch the entire video to better understand the module’s content. (60 minutes)
	Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Tobacco	Click on each question and read the content provided. Read the document. (7 minutes)
	Tobacco Free Initiative: Tobacco and Waterpipe Use Increase the Risk of COVID-19	Click on the following sections and read the content provided: - What are the possible relations between tobacco use and the COVID-19 pandemic? - How can use of waterpipe contribute to the spread of COVID-19? - Why is this a good time to try and quit tobacco and waterpipe use? - Is it safe to use tobacco including waterpipe at home during the COVID-19 pandemic? - Why are e-cigarettes not a “safer” alternative during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond? Read the document. (13 minutes)
	Smoking and COVID-19	Read the entire document Review the recommended reading of your interest. (56 minutes)
	Live Q&A on how to quit tobacco in time of #COVID-19	Watch the entire video. Review the recommended video of your interest. (9 minutes)

Module 5: Overview of Brief Tobacco Interventions	Module 5 Readings	This content is taken from Module 3 of PAHO's self-learning course, Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions. Please click on the heading "Module 3" and complete the interactive activities and read all of the content in the section "Module 3." This will provide you with all relevant information to complete Module 5: Overview of Brief Tobacco Interventions. (20 minutes)

Module 6: Asking, Advising, and Assessing Readiness to Quit	Module 6 Readings	This content is taken from Module 4 of PAHO's self-learning course, Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions. Please click on the heading "Module 4" and complete the interactive activities and read all of the content in the section "Module 4." This will provide you with all of the relevant information to complete Module 6: Asking, Advising, and Assessing Readiness to Quit. (20 minutes)

Module 7: Dealing with Low Motivation	Module 7 Readings	This content is taken from Module 5 of PAHO's self-learning course, Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions. Click on the heading "Module 5" and complete the interactive activities, and read all of the content in the section "Module 5." This will provide you with all of the relevant information needed to complete Module 7: Dealing with Low Motivation. (20 minutes)
	Part III: Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions	Read the content from the title "2. Overview of the 5R's Model" on page 44 up to the title "2.3 When do we deliver the 5R's?" on page 46. Review the recommended reading of your interest. (8 minutes)
	A Guide for Tobacco Users to Quit	Read the content under the heading "1.1 Cognitive-behavioral therapies" on pages 12-13 and "3. Behavioral and Social Connections" on page 15. Review the recommended reading of your interest. (7 minutes)

Module 8: Assisting and Arranging for Follow-Up	Module 8 Readings	This content is taken from Module 6 of PAHO's self-learning course, Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions. Click on the heading "Module 6" and complete the interactive activities, and read all of the content in the section "Module 6." This will provide you with all of the relevant information needed to complete Module 8: Assisting and Arranging for Follow-Up. (20 minutes)
	Offer help to quit tobacco use	This video provides an overview of strategies, techniques, and interventions to help tobacco users quit successfully. Watch the video from minute 1:53 to the end. Watch the video. (3 minutes)

Module 9: Pharmacological Interventions	Part III: Training for Primary Care Providers: brief tobacco interventions	Read the contents of Table 10 on pages 59-61. (Use the rotate option to rotate the page for easier viewing.) Read the document. (8 minutes)
	Part III: Training for Primary Care Providers	Read from slide 139 “Part III - Module 8-A” to slide 166. Read the Slideset. (26 minutes)

Module 10: Other Cessation Interventions	Webinar 3: Pharmacological Interventions	This video is a recording of a webinar session that was delivered to a cohort of students from the Caribbean. Watch the entire video to better understand the module’s content. (60 minutes)
	Interventions for Strengthening Tobacco Cessation Services in Health Systems	Read the entire Slideset. (26 minutes)

Module 11: Tobacco Cessation During Pregnancy	Webinar 4: Tobacco Cessation During Pregnancy	This video is a recording of a webinar session that was delivered to a cohort of students from the Caribbean. Watch the entire video to better understand the module’s content. (60 minutes)
	WHO Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Tobacco-Use and Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Pregnancy	Read the document. (37 minutes) Read "Harms of Tobacco Use and Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Pregnancy" on page 22. Read "Recommendations" on pages 37-55.
	Smoking During Pregnancy, Stigma and Secrets: Visual Methods Exploration in the UK	Read the content under the headings “Abstract,” “Discussion,” and “Conclusion.” Review the recommended reading of your interest. (7 minutes)
	Incentives for Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: An Ethical Framework	Read the Introduction and Results. Review the recommended reading of your interest. (23 minutes)

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