First Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists initiated by Dr. Mariya Tambawala, Dr. Visuja Chaudhary, and Dr. Nikita Dwivedi was a great start. Practical-oriented discussion with the aim to understand the intricacies of successful cessation. The program started with a welcome address by Dr. Visuja, followed by Dr. Mariya telling the purpose of starting the tutorial.
Dr. Harshita Pandey a dental surgeon and Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist running a center at MAX Vaishali put a tricky case for solving.
The case was discussed in detail with inputs coming from many of the participants, and discussing the history of the patient piecemeal, relevantly analyzing it, and finally preparing a plan for the patient. Sure, it would help Dr. Harshita manage her patient effectively. At the same time giving other CTCS an insight into dealing with such cases.
What some of the participants have to say:
“It was a very practical and clear insight on how to start and go about the ABCD of tobacco cessation. Thank you so much Pawan sir @Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. for keeping it to the point. Great efforts and Thanks to Dr. Maria, Dr. Visuja, and Dr. Nikita. We”ll take it forward together 👏🏻👏🏻” – Dr. Urvashi Goyal, Ajmer
“Kudos to Dr. Mariya, Dr. Visuja, Dr. Nikita for coming forward with this initiative.. thank you Pawan sir.. practical application of all the knowledge and experience is the hallmark of this tutorial ..looking forward to many more.” – Dr. Varsha B.K., Karnataka
“Amazing session, very well planned and conducted. Learned how to do treatment planning. Discussions and Q&A were also helpful to understand the concepts better. Thanks to everyone. Thank you Dr. Maria, Dr. Harshita and Dr. Visuja.” – Dr. Monalee, Mumbai
“It was a very good initiative of ICanCare and we must continue every month. Good to recall all we learned.” – Dr. Rakesh Gupta, Chandigarh
” Hearty Congratulations, Dr. Pawan Ji for this engaging initiative, full of energy to share and an acceptance of the participants to learn. Best wishes to all to sustain this maiden activity. The countrywide engagement is surely adorable. My feedback is that while it is good to excel in what one does, it will be more helpful for the majority (both treating physicians and the tobacco using patients) to keep tobacco cessation delivery simple, replicable without missing on basics.” – Dr. Rakesh K Gupta, Jaipur
38 CTCS participated in the first Tutorial.
Mr. Mitesh Shah of Tripada Pharmaceuticals makers of Varnitrip (Varenicline) was happy to be part of the program.
Mrs. Sonal Bhatia, Tobacco MARSHAL gave an insight into her TOBACCO MARSHAL initiative across India and her making of 1000 tobacco MARSHALs in 3 months.
The program ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Nikita Dwivedi.
We look forward to our next tutorial. The tutorial is scheduled for the 15th of every month, and we wish for enthusiastic participation from all CTCS across India. Please do submit your cases for the same.
Contact:
Tutorial Co-ordinator – Dr. Mariya Tambawala 9924259452 dr.mariyasham@gmail.com
Dr. Nikita Dwivedi 8052664731 and Dr. Visuja Chaudhary 9971499968
MASTER TRAINER – Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. 9811290152
