Professionals helping others
Tobacco addiction, for the majority of smokers, requires repeated and persistent effort to overcome.
Evidence shows that many professionals in health and education settings can deliver effective smoking cessation interventions. There is also increased success when a variety of professionals co-operate in giving advice, support and follow-up.
After ten years of stopping smoking your risk of lung cancer is less than half that of a continuing smoker and continues to decline (provided the disease is not already present).
Talk to us
If you need help, call the Quitline: 13 7848 and talk through your concerns. Find out more about the Quitline
The important role of health professionals
Health professionals are a respected source of information and support, and play an important role in providing brief advice or more extended support. Quit provides tailored, research-based intervention training.
Quit's training programs for health professionals
Depending on professional requirements and availability, Quit has a range of training programs that can be offered.
Becoming a Quit Educator
For health and community professionals wanting to become an accredited Quit Educator, able to facilitate Quit’s courses and workplace programs and/or who would like to provide one-to-one assistance for people who want to stop smoking.
Doctors
General practitioners are in an ideal position to help and support their smoking patients to quit. Referring to the Quitline can also help by providing high quality cessation assistance while you make the most of your time with the patient.
Pharmacists
Quit's Health Professionals' Program strongly links in with peak health professional organisations. We encourage pharmacists to advise and support their customers who smoke to quit.
Dentists
Oral health professionals are in an ideal position to encourage and support their patients to quit. Training in smoking cessation, providing Quit resources and referring to the Quitline can all help to support your patient.
Optometry & Quit Victoria
The Optometrists Association Australia (Victoria) and Quit Victoria work together to help prevent vision loss amongst patients who smoke by encouraging and supporting people to quit.
Mental health agencies
Quit’s Special Settings Project works with mental health agencies such as hospitals and community organisations to address the high rates of smoking amongst people with a mental health condition.
Chiropractors & Quit Victoria
By working together, chiropractors and Quit Victoria can ensure that clients who smoke have available to them best practice advice and support for a smoking cessation attempt.
