By Elaine Robinson S.C. CNS

LGHPauline Kent S.C. SCCo SGH

Empowering the Promotion & Delivery of

Effective Smoking Cessation Services in Specific Populations

1st Winter School in Smoking Cessation

November 2004

Project Team: NWRSCS, Ireland

Elaine Robinson CNS Smoking Cessation LGH

Pauline Kent Smoking Cessation Co-ordinator SGH,

Prannie Rhatigan, GP, Cardiovascular Strategy Co-ordinator

Susan Mc Ginley, Smoking Cessation Provider, Sligo

Fiona Boyle, Smoking Cessation Provider, Donegal

Kate Mc Sherry, Clerical Officer

Background: The high economic, social, & health costs of the effects of

tobacco smoking, on both the individual who smokes & on our society

Introduction of the Smoke Free Workplace legislation (2002 & 2004 Public Health Tobacco Acts)

Smoking Cessation Interventions are highly cost effective Effective Smoking Cessation interventions need to be

integrated into all levels of health care settings Intensive Tobacco dependance treatments = more effective Acute Hospital Services up and running > 3 years Community Service < 1 year old In order to promote & deliver an effective evidenced-based

service -further training needs were identified by the team to engage appropriately with specific populations

Project Aim:Project Aim:To Empower the

Promotion & Delivery of Effective Smoking Cessation Services in

Specific Populations

Objectives

1. To change the public’s perception on smoking.

2. To inform all health & allied health professionals of the nature and extent of smoking in these specific populations

3. To further develop the skills & knowledge around smoking cessation (tobacco) of those persons involved in the delivery of the NWR Smoking Cessation Service

4. To further develop the skills & knowledge around smoking cessation in the areas of personal behaviour change, tobacco dependance and relapse prevention

Target Groups for Project: Smoking Cessation Service Providers Health Promotion Department Public Health Department Primary Care Acute Hospital Staff Mental Health Staff Addiction Services Children Services Learning Disability Services Pharmacists Teachers Clergy Social Services

Methodology Provision of awareness sessions to

engender support and increase sensitisation of the population to the service and policy needs around tobacco control

Invitation of key staff and stakeholders to attend sessions

Expert-led Workshops to increase knowledge and skills in the specific populations for persons involved in the delivery of smoking cessation services

Evaluation of each session & workshop and completion of Project Report

Expert Speakers:Youth- Danny McGoldrick, Head of Research for the Tobacco Free Kids Campaign, USPregnant Women & Relapse Prevention- Terry Lawerence, Consultant Specialist in Smoking

Cessation training (Pregnancy), EnglandMental Health- Professor Peter Hajek, Head of Psychology, Director of Tobacco Research Centre Barts & The

London, EnglandTobacco Dependance- Professor David Balfour, Scientist in Neurobiology

underlying |Tobacco & Nicotine Dependance, Scotland

Personal Behaviour Change- Joe Armstrong, Journalist and Author of ‘The Write Way

to Stop Smoking’, Ireland

The Project:Project Development & Co-ordination: The NWRSCS Each project member was allocated specific tasks Project Duration: Commenced in April 2004, delivered in November

2004. Evaluation and Report compiled between

December 2004 & January 2005Project Delivery: Programme was delivered over a period of seven

days, by five leading experts in the areas of tobacco control identified by the project team. Consisted of 2hr Sessions (10) & 7hr Workshops (3)

Project Funding: Cardiovascular Strategy & Health Promotion

Evaluation:Evaluation:

Evaluation forms were developed to collate data on each individual session & workshop.

To determine whether our aims & objectives of the project were met

Forms were circulated at beginning and collected at end of each session & workshop

Our Clerical support processed all data into tables/pie charts

Results > 240 attended All target groups were represented Met the participant’s expectation by 95 to 100%

Participants views on Sessions/Workshops Programme content -scoring excellent -75 to 80% A positive increase in knowledge -100% Relevance to daily work - ‘highly’ -50 to 70 % Confidence levels was increased -100% Skills Practice scored excellence -50 to 60 %

Project gained National, Regional and Local

Media Coverage

General comments:(included specific requests)

More information on

smoking cessation

More support & training around

smoking cessation interventions

Smoking Cessations Interventions effective with Long Stay Mental Health Patients

Effects of Passive Smoking

Use of Motivational language in practice

Setting up similar youth projects as implemented in US

This Project has Informed & Enabled other Projects Youth & Tobacco Group Formed Mental Health Setting Smoke Free Project Smoke Free Maternity Hospital Initiative Promotion of Community Smoking Cessation Increased interest in and the need for Smoke Free

environments

Report available in HSE NWA D.HP & at An bord Altranais Library

All Workshops were granted Category 1 Approval

The FutureThe FutureDate for DiaryDate for Diary

22ndnd Winter School in Smoking Winter School in Smoking

CessationCessation

HSE NWA, IrelandHSE NWA, Ireland

November 8November 8thth & 9 & 9thth 2005 2005

Women & Youth CessationWomen & Youth Cessation

All are welcome

Information will soon be available- www, nwhb.ie

or email tracey.flood@mailb.hse.ie