Supporting patients to be smokefree - 2017 forums

Alfred Health, together with the Department of Health and Human Services held a series of forums during June 2017. 

The forums aimed to support health services and health professionals to better manage nicotine dependency across Victoria. It was targeted at health professionals with a connection to smoking cessation and clinical practice guidelines.

Agendas and presentations from the day are available for download below.

Presentations should be not be reproduced in any way without the consent from the presenters.

Agendas

Supporting patients to be smokefree - Bairnsdale
Wednesday 14 June 2017: Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Supporting patients to be smokefree - Melbourne
Friday 16 June 2017: Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Supporting patients to be smokefree - Traralgon
Thursday 15 June 2017: Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Presentations

Current state - where are we now?

Presented by Kirstan Corben

Current state: Where are we now? - Kirstan Corben
Presented during the 2017 Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Start the conversation

Presented by Prof Hayden McRobbie

Start the conversation - Hayden McRobbie
Presented during the 2017 Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Future state - what could be our new reality?

Presentations by

  • Prof Michael Dooley
  • David Ruschena
  • Emma Dean
  • Robyn Wright
Future state - Prof Michael Dooley
Presented during the 2017 Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Nicotine replacement therapy and the TGA - David Ruschena
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Policy, guideline and clinical practice limitations in NRT - Emma Dean
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Guideline governance - Robyn Wright
Presented during the 2017 Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Impacts - what would this mean for smoking in Victoria?

Presented by Sarah White

What could a systemic approach to smoking cessation mean for Victoria? - Sarah White
Presented during the 2017 Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Optional workshop: practical aspects of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation

Presented by Emma Dean

Statewide pharmacotherapy workshop - Emma Dean
Presented during the 2017 Supporting Patients to be Smokefree forum.
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Additional resources

Stop Before the Op poster
Poster used to promote Stop Before the Op
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Alfred Health - Stop Before the Op
Find out about quitting smoking before your operation.
Start the conversation
An ABCD approach for supporting people who smoke
336 KB
Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
361 KB
Quit Victoria education
Training and education resources for health professionals
Smokefree Victoria
Prevention and Population Health Group