Health Care Providers

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The majority of people who use tobacco want to quit. As a health care provider you can make a difference and help your clients quit smoking in just a few minutes. As a member of the Windsor-Essex Cessation Community of Practice you will have access to resources, tools, and support to help you in developing cessation services for your clients.

Cessation Community of Practice

The Windsor-Essex County Cessation Community of Practice aims to improve access to comprehensive cessation programs for those living within Windsor-Essex by:

Building capacity among members to offer tobacco cessation services and programs.
Working to remove gaps in local cessation services and programs.
Building supportive relationships across member organizations.
Providing knowledge exchange and training opportunities.
Regular updates.

Who Should Join?

Anyone who has an interest in or works in the area of tobacco cessation in Windsor-Essex County can join the community of practice. We encourage representatives and healthcare professionals to join:

Nurses
Nurse practitioners
Physicians
Pharmacists
Respiratory therapists

Diabetes educators
Oral health professionals
Occupational health nurses
Social workers
Addiction counsellors/outreach workers

You Can Make it Happen

“You Can Make it Happen” is a source of information, tools, and resources about tobacco cessation for healthcare providers. The website is provided by Public Health Units and Smokers’ Helpline [2].

Visit the You Can Make It Happen website [3] to find the following:

Information about Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Integrating the 5A’s into your daily practice
Resources tailored to your practice setting
Resources for clients
Training opportunities for staff

If you are interested in joining the Windsor-Essex County Community of Practice, or have any questions