Quit-smoking solutions for healthcare settings

For Physicians:

• American Academy of Family Physicians “Ask & Act” Cessation Program: encourages family physicians to ASK their patients about tobacco use, then ACT to help them quit. Web resources include a practice toolkit.
• American Medical Association physician resources for smoking and tobacco control: Management of Tobacco Dependence Roundtable video course and other materials.
• CEASE (Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure): the CEASE Module was developed to help child healthcare clinicians adjust their office setting to address family tobacco use in a routine and effective manner.
• The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists clinician guide for tobacco cessation for pregnant and postpartum women.

For Nurses:

• Tobacco Free Nurses cessation and tobacco control resources specifically targeted for nurses, including a library of references by and about nurses and tobacco control.
• Registered Nurses Association of Ontario/Tobacco Free RNAO smoking cessation Best Practice Guideline and other education and smoking intervention resources.

For Dental Professionals:

• American Dental Hygienists’ Association Ask. Advise. Refer.: a national smoking cessation initiative designed to promote cessation intervention by dental hygienists consistent with recommended guidelines.
• American Dental Association (ADA): information for dentists about smoking (tobacco) cessation and oral health education.
• “Give Tobacco the Boot”: an ADA hand-out on oral health risks of tobacco use designed to prompt discussion between dentists and their patients.

For Hospitals:

• Hospital Tobacco Cessation: Partnership for Prevention/Action To Quit initiative.
• Smoking Cessation Leadership Center best practices tool: best practices in tobacco use policies and protocols for hospitals and health systems.

For Behavioral Health Professionals (Mental Health and Substance Abuse):

• Smoking Cessation Leadership Center behavioral health resources: information for tobacco treatment for people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
• Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network Bringing Everyone Along: a resource guide assists health professionals treating tobacco use in patients with mental health or substance abuse disorders.