CTCS course accredited by Gujarat University and conducted by ICanCaRe Academy is an 8 weeks course. The new batch started their journey on 5.2.2023
The February – March 2023 Batch of Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists course is a very interesting batch. The batch consists of doctors from various disciplines- Pulmonologist, Surgical oncologist, ENT and Head neck Onco-surgeon, Pedodontics, Oral medicine and Radiologist, and dental surgeon, Community medicine, Dietitian and most interesting Gynaecologist.
Dr. Manisha Pandey is the first Gynaecologist of India to take this course and be a CERTIFIED TOBACCO CESSATION SPECIALIST.
Each one as much enthusiastic to learn more and adopt tobacco cessation in their practice.
We welcome each one of them into the ICanCaRe family as they join the #SAVEtheyouth campaign as Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists.
Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists are the most important link for #SAVEtheyouth Campaign as they are at the pinnacle and trained extensively for intervention to successfully help quit tobacco for their patients.
CTCS course is accredited by Gujarat University and the only such course in India giving practical experience, ICanCaRe APP for digitalized protocol intervention. To know more go to http://www.icancare.in/academy/ctcs It is an 8-week course with dedicated 2.5 hours each week, with a lot of reading material etc.
What some of the participants have to say:
“I am motivated to join because I want to learn the how I can convince my patients to quit tobacco logically and lovingly.” – Dr. Akanksha Munjal,
“As a Surgical oncologist it is important to do tobacco intervention for better outcome for my patients, I would be able to guide my patients and also wish to start my” – Dr. Paramesh, Surgical Oncologist, St. Johns Hospital, Bengaluru.
“As a pulmonologist, learning tobacco cessation comes naturally as most our patients need proper guidance. I want to establish tobacco cessation program in our hospital” – Dr. Amrutha, Pulmonologist, Kerala
“Women are the biggest sufferer because of tobacco, I wish to help them and wish to start practice tobacco cessation along with my ongoing clinical practice.” – Dr. Manisha Pandey, Gynaecologist, Noida