Healthcare Provider Systems Change Tobacco Cessation

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Healthcare ProviderSystems Change Tobacco
Cessation

• 3rd National Prevention Summit
• Washington, D.C.
• October 24, 2005
• Presented by Laurie Adams

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Presentation Goals

• Relationship Building
• Policy Change
• Training and Implementing
• Evaluation
• Call to Action

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1) Relationship Building
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2) Policy Change

• Clinical Practice Guidelines,
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
• 5 As Approach
• NY State Smokers Quitline
• Local Cessation Resources
• Two-Minute Intervention

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2) Policy Change

• Previously
• Need for Smoking Cessation Handout How Can I
  Quit Smoking
• New
• Two-minute Tobacco Cessation Intervention
• Smoking Cessation Handout

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3) Training and Implementing

• CEO and Management Team
• Increase quality of care internal and external
  review boards
• Staff and Department Managers
• Policy change/training presented no added
  burden
• Employee Trainings
• Role playing and resources at each staff meeting

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3) Training and Implementing

• Added Value
• Presented at Physicians Grand Rounds
• Internal employee cessation support groups
  created
• Cessation materials - patient education packets
• Mental Health department policy change

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4) Evaluation

• Process measures
• trainings to managers and employees
• managers and employees reached
• Internal chart reviews
• Calls to New York State Smokers Quitline
• from Chautauqua County
• Source of referral
• Follow-up survey at six months

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5) Call To Action

• Build Relationships
• Duplicate success
• Overcome Barriers
• Make it simple and realistic
• Be Persistent
• The only quitters should be smokers
• Win / Win
• Quality healthcare to Quality patient care

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• Environmental change is achieved only
  whenembraced by the entire organization.

• As your healthcare provider, I have to tell you
  that quitting smoking is one of the most
  important things you can do for your health.

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Contact Information

• Laurie Adams
• Steps to a HealthierNY
• Community Program Facilitator
• lauriea_at_alltel.net
• [phone]

• Tory Peterson
• Steps to a HealthierNY
• Program Coordinator
• ymcasteps_at_alltel.net
• [phone]