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Online CME - Pilot Test
Smoking Cessation with Mid-Life and Older Patients
University of Rochester Smoking Research Program
& The American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network
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Course Description
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- LEARNING OBJECTIVES. Participants, upon completion of this course, should be able to:
- Identify the special needs of smokers age 50 and over and consider the use of physician and patient materials targeted to this population.
- Critically assess a patient's "readiness to change", using a popular model of behavioral change called "The Stages Of Change".
- Learn strategies to help motivate patients to change their behavior.
- Follow national guideline recommendations for clinician-patient intervention, called "The 5-A Model": Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange. This simple algorithm provides structure to a clinically effective, brief intervention.
- HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Please navigate throughout the links at the left, from top to bottom, to learn about guideline-based intervention models, as described above.
- Please also evaluate the reading materials and tools in the "Course Materials" module.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, or another standard web-browser is required to view the basic course materials. Additional common programs that allow viewing ".pdf" and "Microsoft Word" files (such as "Acrobat Reader" and "Office 2000") are also required. If necessary, you can download "Acrobat Reader" HERE.
- CME CREDIT: If you would like to receive CME credit, please complete the evaluation at the end of the course.
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