#11th ICanCaRe Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists

Group Discussion on

“There are people who are just not even willing to listen about Quitting.

How to address them, and show them the way?

especially the Business and entrepreneurs, many Doctors, and Established names in society. “

 

On 15th July 2023, the 11th tutorial was conducted for tobacco cessation and an insightful discussion was carried out among the participants about the people who are extremely reluctant to tobacco cessation efforts and are not willing to listen to minimal counseling as well. Many entrepreneurs, celebrities, and even doctors belong to this group of people, who even after having vast information available, ignore the dangerous consequences of tobacco consumption. Counseling such people becomes a huge challenge.  These are certain methods that can help manage these patients and change their approach toward cessation.

              Educating such patients through the Health Belief Model can help a great deal. Start discussing health from a general perspective, not being judgemental about their habit in particular. An example of some unknown person can be brought up and his tobacco habit can be casually highlighted. An emotional event related to that person’s health, which our patient can relate to, shall develop an interest in him. 

A subtle mention of the Relevance of quitting the habit, Risks from tobacco, Rewards gained in due course of quitting, and Roadblocks that one faces during his journey of cessation of harmful products can be the key motivation for the patient. Reassurance about the possibility of a successful quit journey is the most important aspect to sow the seed of this thought in mind. These 5 R’s play a key role in changing a patient from the pre-contemplation to the contemplation stage.

If the patient is not ready to listen for a long time, at least a Very Brief Advice for a future attempt to quit can be of great impact. Such a patient should be advised to come on another day with sufficient time to discuss this subject.

All health professionals should be suggested and trained to have a quick but specific discussion with all their patients about their history of tobacco consumption. They should be asked about the frequency, quantity, and type of products used, any prior attempts made to quit the habit, and what caused the failure. They should be advised for a supervised attempt of cessation and be referred to a Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist for the same. This model of 2AR used by all health professionals collectively shall play a major role in society.  

 

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 Specialists 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)

ORAL ONCOLOGY CONNECT – RTM with ENT Specialists of Moradabad

ORAL ONCOLOGY CONNECT – RTM with ENT Specialists of Moradabad

Schedule: 5th July 2023 Time: 9:30 pm onwards

It was a great interactive session with the ENT specialists of Moradabad.

Dr. Gagan and I interacted in detail about the latest change in attitude and outcome especially for head and neck cancer patients focusing on the quality of life without compromising on the quantity of life.

Dr. Pawan Gupta MS (Gen.Surgery), M.Ch. (Onco-Surgery), Director of Surgical Oncology and Dr. Gagan Saini, Director of Radiation Oncology discussed cases and presented the recent development and outcomes of patients at MAX Vaishali.

Dr. Pawan Gupta showcased how cases at MAX are treated differently during surgery with a Frozen section and sentinel node biopsy with organ preservation without compromising the surgical principles.

Dr. Gagan showcased how contouring patients with preservation of vital structures helps patients to tolerate radiotherapy better with the latest machines like Tomotherapy and techniques like IGRT and IMRT available at MAX.

Dr. Pawan also highlighted self-examination and clinical examination, by 4 finger test and Chota Daana examination of the oral cavity on a regular basis, especially for high-risk tobacco users. TRISCaRe the innovative mouth opener device was also demonstrated.

MAX Vaishali conducted a #oraloncologyconnect Round Table with ENT Specialists of Moradabad at the Hotel The MOTI MAHAL DELUX, High Street Moradabad

The program was arranged by Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Mr. Kamal Singh, and Mr. Surjeet Singh of the MAX Vaishali Sales and Marketing team.

The program was attended by 11 ENT Specialists led by Dr. Sandeep Bharangar and Dr. Saurabh Agrawal with the presence of senior ENT specialists from Moradabad.

#MAX #oraloncologyconnect #icancare #icancareacademy #pawangupta

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Tobacco Cessation Promotion Scholarship 2023 – Batch July 2023

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY – ORIENTATION COURSE IN TOBACCO CESSATION CERTIFICATE COURSE Scholarship BATCH OF JULY 2023 Conducted by ICanCaRe Academy

We welcome the seventh Scholarship batch of 2022-23 for the Gujarat University accredited ORIENTATION COURSE IN TOBACCO CESSATION (OCTC) certificate course (www.icancare.in/academy/octc) for Capacity Building for Tobacco Cessation and Oral Care in India. The Scholarship is funded by Bajaj Electricals Foundation through the I CAN WIN Foundation as part of #SAVEtheyouth campaign.

The 7th BAJAJ OCTC batch is of selected doctors from various disciplines – dental, Head and neck oncologist, Surgical oncology, Psychiatry, ENT, Psychology, Radiotherapy, counselors, Nursing, etc. Interestingly we have representation from the Ganga Cancer Centre Hospital, Kanchipuram the rural cancer hospital in the South, and a large representation from Odisha.

The Orientation Course in Tobacco Cessation (OCTC) helps understand the intricacies of the complex tobacco cessation intervention. It is an intensive 4 weeks course with 8 hours of exclusive live sessions online 2 hours once a week.

The participants of the course are exposed to practical clinically validated digitalized protocol to set up or scale up tobacco cessation practice and have the opportunity to:

  • Certificate from Gujarat University
  • Digitally transform cessation practices.
  • Get access to ICanCaRe E-Cessation APP. www.app.icancare.in
  • Be part of the ICanCaRe Virtual Clinic.
  • Exclusive Tobacco E-Pharmacy & Quit Coach support.
  • Opportunities to initiate research with Gujarat University.
  • Join the growing network of India’s 1000+ topmost Cessation experts.
  • Join the ICanCaRe tobacco Cessation Community http://www.facebook.com/groups/icancare

Tobacco cessation is a complex intervention. Tobacco (smoking, chewing, or vaping) has the highest addiction factor. It needs specialized training, a deep understanding, and learning to practice the intricacies of tobacco cessation intervention to ensure a successful outcome for a tobacco-addicted person. ICanCaRe has pioneered and created a clinically validated simplified digital tobacco cessation protocol intervention system. ICanCaRe Academy’s motto empower, enhance, and earn introduced three courses for capacity building for Tobacco Cessation. The courses accredited by Gujarat University help set up or scale up tobacco cessation practices. To know more about the Tobacco Cessation Courses go to http://www.icancare.in/academy

#OCTC #icancareacademy #icancare #bajajelectricalsfoundation #tobaccocessation #tobaccocourses #pawangupta #reenarkumar #shruti #garimasarawgi #icancareodisha