Transcript Empowering the Promotion & Delivery of Effective Smoking

Empowering the Promotion &
Delivery of Effective Smoking
Cessation Services in Specific
Populations
By
Elaine Robinson S.C. CNS LGH
Pauline Kent S.C. SCCo SGH
1st Winter School
in Smoking Cessation
November 2004
Project Team: NWRSCS, Ireland
Elaine Robinson CNS Smoking Cessation LGH
Pauline Kent Smoking Cessation Co-ordinator SGH,
Prannie Rhatigan, GP, Cardiovascular Strategy Co-ordinator
Susan Mc Ginley, Smoking Cessation Provider, Sligo
Fiona Boyle, Smoking Cessation Provider, Donegal
Kate Mc Sherry, Clerical Officer
Background:
 The high economic, social, & health costs of the effects of
tobacco smoking, on both the individual who smokes & on
our society
 Introduction of the Smoke Free Workplace legislation (2002
& 2004 Public Health Tobacco Acts)
 Smoking Cessation Interventions are highly cost effective
 Effective Smoking Cessation interventions need to be
integrated into all levels of health care settings
 Intensive Tobacco dependance treatments = more effective
 Acute Hospital Services up and running > 3 years
 Community Service < 1 year old
 In order to promote & deliver an effective evidenced-based
service -further training needs were identified by the team
to engage appropriately with specific populations
Project Aim:
To Empower the
Promotion &
Delivery of
Effective
Smoking
Cessation
Services in
Specific
Populations
Objectives
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To change the public’s perception on smoking.
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To inform all health & allied health professionals of
the nature and extent of smoking in these specific
populations
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To further develop the skills & knowledge around
smoking cessation (tobacco)
of those persons
involved in the delivery of the NWR Smoking
Cessation Service
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To further develop the skills & knowledge around
smoking cessation
in the areas of personal
behaviour change, tobacco dependance and relapse
prevention
Target Groups for Project:
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Smoking Cessation Service Providers
Health Promotion Department
Public Health Department
Primary Care
Acute Hospital Staff
Mental Health Staff
Addiction Services
Children Services
Learning Disability Services
Pharmacists
Teachers
Clergy
Social Services
Methodology
 Provision of awareness sessions to engender
support and increase sensitisation of the
population to the service and policy needs
around tobacco control
 Invitation of key staff and stakeholders to attend
sessions
 Expert-led Workshops to increase knowledge
and skills in the specific populations for persons
involved in the delivery of smoking cessation
services
 Evaluation of each session & workshop and
completion of Project Report
Expert Speakers:
YouthDanny McGoldrick, Head of Research for the
Tobacco Free Kids Campaign, US
Pregnant Women & Relapse PreventionTerry Lawerence, Consultant Specialist in Smoking
Cessation training (Pregnancy), England
Mental HealthProfessor Peter Hajek, Head of Psychology,
Director of Tobacco Research Centre Barts & The
London, England
Tobacco DependanceProfessor David Balfour, Scientist in Neurobiology
underlying |Tobacco & Nicotine Dependance, Scotland
Personal Behaviour ChangeJoe Armstrong, Journalist and Author of ‘The Write Way
to Stop Smoking’, Ireland
The Project:
Project Development & Co-ordination:
 The NWRSCS
 Each project member was allocated specific tasks
Project Duration:
 Commenced in April 2004, delivered in November
2004.
 Evaluation and Report compiled between December
2004 & January 2005
Project Delivery:
 Programme was delivered over a period of seven days,
by five leading experts in the areas of tobacco control
identified by the project team. Consisted of 2hr
Sessions (10) & 7hr Workshops (3)
Project Funding:
 Cardiovascular Strategy & Health Promotion
Evaluation:
Evaluation forms were developed to collate
data on each individual session & workshop.
To determine whether our aims & objectives of
the project were met
Forms were circulated at beginning and
collected at end of each session & workshop
Our Clerical support processed all data into
tables/pie charts
Results
 > 240 attended
 All target groups were represented
 Met the participant’s expectation by 95 to 100%
Participants views on Sessions/Workshops
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Programme content -scoring excellent -75 to 80%
A positive increase in knowledge -100%
Relevance to daily work - ‘highly’ -50 to 70 %
Confidence levels was increased -100%
Skills Practice scored excellence -50 to 60 %
Project gained National, Regional and Local
Media Coverage
General comments:
(included specific requests)
More information on
smoking cessation
Smoking
Cessations
Interventions
effective with
Long Stay Mental
Health Patients
Effects of
Passive Smoking
More support & training
around smoking cessation
interventions
Use of
Motivational
language in
practice
Setting up similar youth
projects as implemented
in US
This Project has Informed & Enabled
other Projects
 Youth & Tobacco Group Formed
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Mental Health Setting Smoke Free Project
Smoke Free Maternity Hospital Initiative
Promotion of Community Smoking Cessation
Increased interest in and the need for Smoke
Free environments
Report available in HSE NWA D.HP &
at An bord Altranais Library
All Workshops were granted Category 1 Approval
The Future
Date for Diary
2nd Winter School in Smoking Cessation
HSE NWA, Ireland
November 8th & 9th 2005
Women & Youth Cessation
All are welcome
Information will soon be available- www, nwhb.ie
or email [email protected]