Resources for health professionals
This section offers resources, information, and training for health professionals.
Visit Quit Centre, a national online resource developed by health professionals, for health professionals. At Quit Centre you’ll find clinical guidelines, online training and education and events to support you in delivering smoking and vaping cessation care in the areas of General Practice, Pregnancy and Maternal Health, Nursing and Pharmacy. Quit Centre is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Other health professionals
Resources for health professionals in other sectors, developed by Quit in partnership with health professionals, are available and include brief advice guidelines and information on embedding smoking cessation in your healthcare organisation. Brief advice training courses are available - explore more through the relevant link below.
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Alcohol and other drugs services
Alcohol and other drug servicesAlcohol and other drug (AOD) workers are a respected source of support. They are well placed to provide brief advice on smoking and vaping cessation. Every conversation increases the chance of a client successfully quitting.How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisationAn organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.Eye health professionals
Training and resources for eye health professionalsEye Health professionals are a respected source of health information. They are well placed to provide brief advice on smoking and vaping. Research shows that 1 in 33 conversations with a health professional will result in a patient successfully quitting.How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisationAn organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.General practice
Training for general practitionersDeveloped in consultation with general practitioners, Quit Centre's online training supports the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking and vaping cessation care.Clinical tools and guidelinesVisit Quit centreBrief advice in general practiceTobacco smoking is a leading preventable cause of death in Australia. Recent trends indicate a significant increase in vaping, as well as dual use, particularly among people under 35 years of age. As tobacco dependence can be a chronic relapsing condition, people may require multiple episodes of cessation treatment and ongoing care.Visit Quit CentreThe Quit Centre website provides the latest information on smoking cessation for general practice.Health services
PSA referencesReferences for the Drug Interactions with Smoking card, developed by Quit Victoria and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia.Training and resources for health servicesTobacco smoking remains one of the leading causes of preventable illness and death in Australia. Health services play a crucial role in caring for patients who smoke and vape, and staff working in these settings are well placed to have brief advice conversations.How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisationAn organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.Maternity health professionals
Training for maternity health professionalsWith input from midwives and other maternity care experts, Quit Centre has developed online training for health professionals to support the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking cessation care to pregnant women who smoke.Clinical tools and guidelinesVisit Quit centreBrief advice in pregnancy and maternal healthSmoking is the most common preventable risk factor for complications in pregnancy. Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of adverse outcomes for women and their babies. Women are more likely to quit smoking during pregnancy than at any other time of life. Maternity care professionals are well-placed to deliver smoking cessation care to women and their partners.Visit Quit CentreThe Quit Centre website provides the latest information on smoking cessation for general practice.Mental health services
Training and resources for mental health servicesMental health workers are a respected source of support. They are well placed to provide brief advice on smoking and vaping cessation. Every conversation increases the chance of a client successfully quitting.How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisationAn organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.Oral health professionals
Training and resources for oral health professionalsOral Health professionals are a respected source of health information. They are well placed to provide brief advice on smoking and vaping cessation. Research shows that 1 in 33 conversations with a health professional will result in a person successfully quitting.How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisationAn organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.Pharmacists
Training for pharmacistsIn partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Quit Centre has developed online training for pharmacists to support the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide smoking and vaping cessation care.Clinical tools and guidelinesVisit Quit centreBrief advice in pharmacyTobacco smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable disease and death in Australia. Recent trends indicate a significant increase in vaping, as well as dual use, particularly among people under 35 years of age. Nicotine dependence is typically a chronic relapsing condition where people may require ongoing advice and care, and pharmacists are in prime position to support patients.Visit Quit CentreThe Quit Centre website provides the latest information on smoking cessation for general practice.Stroke clinicians
Training and resources for stroke cliniciansQuit and Stroke Foundation partnered to develop resources for stroke clinicians, assisting them to support patients to stop smoking and improve stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) outcomes. Stroke clinicians are well placed to provide brief advice on smoking and vaping cessation.How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisationAn organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care and can apply to all health, social service and community settings.
Quitline referral
Refer a client or patient to the Quitline using the Quitline referral form.
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