#13th ICanCaRe Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists
On 15th September 2023, the 13th tutorial was conducted for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists.
Two cases were discussed
- Dr. Mariya discussed her case of a chronic tobacco chewer for 40 years. The discussion was on how to manage this difficult case who has not been able to quit for more than 1 month.
Members present guided her to go turkey with the p[patient giving combination therapy. To follow the ABCD intervention mode and ensure WMACD compliance.
- Dr. Anshika shared her experience of a patient who had successfully quit with her. He was an asthmatic patient on 40-50 cigarettes for 15 years. He went cold turkey and in 6 weeks’ time is completely tobacco-free and is on maintenance therapy now.
- Dr. Nilam discussed wanted guidance for her case of a president of the union in her organization who is ready to quit.
What some members have to say –
- Siddhi – Wonderful session wid both smoking and smokeless form, and both cold turkey and gradual cessation form. 👍👌
- Abhishek – Thank you so much for the shares. There is a lot of learning. Thank you.
- Rakesh – Thank you so much, it was a learning experience.
- Kshipra – It was great learning, thank you. Thanks a lot, everyone.
ICanCaRe Academy Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists (CTCS) is a monthly program on the 15th, from 9-10 PM. We welcome our CTCS to present complex cases on tobacco cessation for discussion and finding solutions for successful quitting. Please contact Dr. Mariya, Dr Siddhi, or Dr. Monalee for cases for tutorials.
ICanCaRe Academy encourages you to take part in our monthly session and learn in-depth details about practical tobacco cessation through cases discussed here.
To be a Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist go to www.icancare.in/academy/ctcs
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(author of the blog –
Dr. Siddhi Hathiwala
MDS (Public Health Dentistry), CTCS(GU) – ICanCaRe
Assoc. Prof. & HoD
HDCH, Jabalpur)
The session was conducted very professionally. It is a very good platform to share your difficult cases and learn from the experience of others with final comments of Dr Paswan