This video shares the steps that you can take to conduct brief interventions with your patients. external icon An informational video featuring Tim McAfee, MD, former senior medical officer to CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. Medscape video (Conducting a Brief 2A & R Tobacco Intervention).Includes training on using motivational interviewing to help patients quit smoking. Multiple training videos aimed at outpatient, inpatient, and behavioral healthcare providers from a variety of specialties. Healthcare Provider Training Videos, external icon University of Wisconsin-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention.external icon A comprehensive tobacco cessation training program for health professionals of all disciplines which aims to equip clinicians with evidence-based knowledge and skills for assisting patients with quitting tobacco use. Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation.Below are training resources offering evidence-based information and practical advice to help your patients quit. However, you may not be sure how to start the conversation. Talking to patients about quitting tobacco and tracking their quit progress helps them understand that you, as a clinician, are on their side.
