Video Gallery
The following videos were produced in collaboration with BC healthcare providers to demonstrate how easy it is to address tobacco use with all your patients/clients who smoke.
Brief intervention takes as little as three minutes and increases the likelihood of someone quitting by as much as 30 percent. Just by asking and advising patients about their smoking and referring them to services such as QuitNow Services can make a huge difference to their lives. - Dr. Milan Khara
Dr. Milan Khara, Addiction Medicine Physician, discusses how a brief intervention of 3 minutes or less can significantly increase the likelihood that your patients will quit smoking. (1:13 min) |
Dr. Khara explains a brief intervention using the 5As approach to helping your patients quit. Busy clinicians can also use the 3As: Ask-Advise-Arrange by Referring to QuitNow Services. (1:59 min) |
Dr. Khara conducts role play with a patient to show that it only takes about 3 minutes of your time to help your patients quit, yet can make a lifetime of difference. (3:07 min) |
Dr. Khara discusses why it’s critical that healthcare providers talk to their patients/clients about smoking and how QuitNow Services makes helping easy. (2:06 min) |
Pharmacists who talk to their clients about smoking can increase their chances of making a quit attempt by 30%. |
Dr. Thompson explains the 50% rule for NRT (gum, patch, inhaler) to avoid withdrawal symptoms. |
Dr. Debbie Thompson discusses the best way to use nicotine lozenges and inhalers to deal with cravings. |
Dr. Debbie Thompson discusses the Pro's & Con's of using the nicotine patch and how to use it properly to reduce cravings. |
Dr. Debbie Thompson discusses the best way to use nicotine gum to deal with cravings. |
Dr. Debbie Thompson addresses questions and concerns of client seeking information on Nicotine Replacement Therapies, including nicotine patch, lozenge, gum & inhaler. |
Henrietta Kew, Dental Hygienist, talks about the impacts of tobacco use on oral health and why your patients deserve to know the truth. (1:19 min) |
Dr. Joyce Ling, Dentist, discusses how easy it is during a routine visit to talk to your patients about smoking - and you can do it while you work. (2:33 min) |
Tricia Hughes, Dental Hygiene Educator, discusses how to talk to patients about tobacco use and how easy it is to refer them to QuitNow Services using the Fax Referral Program. (2:45 min) |
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