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The Physician's Role / Smoke FreeEurope : 1
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Book : The Physician's Role / Smoke FreeEurope : 1 Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : London Publish Date : 00 1987 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Book Book Number : 1041 |
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INDEX
CONTENTSPreface
MODULE 1. TOBACCO AND HEALTH: AN ISSUE FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
1 Introduction
2. Background information
The health risks of smoking
The benefits of stopping smoking
3. What you can do: I
Conduct a survey of smoking attitudes and behaviour among health professionals
A smoking and health group
4. Core questionnaire
5. What you can do: II
Introduce no-smoking rules into your organization Use the medical press to convey a nonsmoking message Influence priorities in research funding
Press for changes in medical education
6. Sources of further help
MODULE 2. IDEAS FOR ACTION
1. Introduction
2. Working methods3. Key elements of a smoking control programme
4. Issues and goals
5. Target groups
6. Ideas for action
Guidelines for a campaign
The survey
Individual doctors and their local politicians
An issue: tobacco sales to children
The big kill: making use of epidemiological data Further ideas for action
7. Useful publications
8. Sources of further help
9. Conclusions
Annex 1. The big kill
MODULE 3. HELP YOUR PATIENT STOP
1. Introduction
2. The effectiveness of advice against smoking
3. Background information
Smoking is dangerous!
It IS worth stopping
What is smoking?
4. What you can do: a step-by-step guide
Raise the issue
Reinforce their interest in stopping End the consultation or continue Advise on how to stop Offer follow-up
Further support and follow-up Nicotine chewing-gum
Stopping smoking is a process
Are you setting a good example?
5. Questions and answers
6. Conclusions: three basic steps
7. Further help
8. Useful organizations
9. Useful publications
10. Carbon monoxide monitors
11. References
