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Overview of the Content?
Why the self-learning module?
We’ve developed a self-learning tobacco cessation module to align with VKN NIMHANS’s mission of democratizing addiction & mental health knowledge. This module, primarily meant for healthcare professionals and counsellors, comprises three lessons with several topics each, offering evidence-based strategies and interactive learning. It’s designed for easy access and scalability, supporting VKN NIMHANS’s goals.
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Before going further to the module, please review the details about Accreditation for this Certificate Module.
| Certificate Module name | Primer on Tobacco Cessation |
| Learning Level | Intermediate |
| Target Audience | Best suited for healthcare providers (psychiatrists, medical doctors, psychologists, counselors, nurses etc.). Learners who have no clinical experience or are not in a clinical position may find that the module material is not tailored to them |
| Module Aim | The objectives of this certificate module are to recognize the public health problem of tobacco use disorders and outline the principles of tobacco cessation |
| Module objectives | After completing the module, you should be able to recognize the public health importance of tobacco use and associated policy and summarize the screening, brief intervention 5A model and extended intervention, as well as basics on pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation. |
| Design | Three Lessons Each lesson has 3 topics and one quiz Each Topic include a “written description,” a “didactic presentation,” a “recorded video,” and “engaging questions“ One needs to complete each lesson and topic and successfully pass the quiz (>80%) to go to the next lesson. |
| Duration | 5-6 hrs To be completed within one month of enrollment |
| Professional Development Certificate | On completion of all lessons, topics, and quizzes successfully (>80% score), you can download an “e-certificate of Achievement” with score. |
| Suggested Citation | NIMHANS eLearning, Centre for Addiction Medicine, and NIMHANS Digital Academy. Primer on Tobacco cessation, Bangalore, India. Available from https://nimhanselearning.org/courses/primer-on-tobacco-cessation/ |
| Copyright Information | This license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. It allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for non-commercial purpose only. Primer on Tobacco Cessation © 2024 by Virtual Knowledge Network, Centre for Addiction Medicine & NIMHANS Digital Academy is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0     |
| First Edition 1.0 2nd Update 2.0 | Jan 23 Jan 25 |
| Connect us | vk*@********ns.in |
| Certificate contributions | 354 INR payable to NIMHANS (excluding charges of payment gateway) |
| Thank you | Your contribution to NIMHANS helps us maintain and improve the learning platform that hosts this module. This goes directly toward keeping our systems secure, reliable, and up-to-date for all learners. We want to be transparent: the experts who developed this have volunteered their time and expertise, receiving no payment. They share our commitment to making quality education accessible to healthcare professionals across India. |
| FAQs | 1. Recognition status: This is a professional development certification online module from the Centre for Addiction Medicine & NIMHANS Digital Academy and NOT an accredited Course. 2. Certificate of Completion: Completion of all Quiz (for lessons 1,2,3) with score >80%. One can avail of three attempts to complete. You can download the “e-Certificate of Completion.” after successful completion |
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What This Primer IS and IS NOT
Clear expectations for optimal learning experience
✓ This Primer IS:
- An introduction to evidence-based tobacco cessation principles
- A foundation for understanding the 5A model and brief interventions
- Self-paced learning with knowledge assessment and certification
- An overview of pharmacotherapy basics for tobacco cessation
- Public health perspective on tobacco use disorders and policy
✗ This Primer IS NOT:
- Hands-on clinical practice or patient counseling sessions
- A substitute for supervised clinical training in tobacco cessation
- Interactive role-play or simulated patient encounters
- Comprehensive pharmacological prescribing guidelines
- Sufficient for becoming proficient in tobacco cessation counseling
🚭 Remember: This primer provides the theoretical foundation and evidence-based knowledge. To develop practical tobacco cessation skills, you’ll need additional hands-on training, clinical supervision, and real-world patient interaction experience.
The above is a prototype Certificate of Completion.
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Thank you NIMHANS for the wonderful opportunity and Prabhat sir ,how i have enrolled and how i have got a quench regarding NIMHANS virtual classroom is a miracle the thirst of learning mental health . Because there are many hospitals in city to cure the people physically ,but for mental health its less and this courses are online ,self paced ,accessible from everywhere is a great thing,i have gained more informations and technicques like PACE,OARS,EEEE,etc .I hope i will apply in my carrier and look forward to attend certificate course 3.0 MI . Thank you NIMHANS and faculties.
It was a very holistic and well-structured course and I really enjoyed engaging with the material for further reading that was suggested in the course. This course adds great value if you want to upskill and is very nuanced in the several topics that have been covered!
It is a very well organised course.The very idea of democratising the learning and application of Tobacco De-addiction by Health Care Professionals all over India and World is praiseworthy. It helps Doctors like us in distant part of India to seek knowledge regarding tobacco cessation and equipping ourselves to manage patient with Tobacco Addiction and can make the society and the community at large a better place. Thank you for making us a part in building of a healthy and Tobacco free Nation.
The course is designed in a very systematic way. Easy to follow and understand .The content is very useful and informative. lets you learn at your own pace.
Well designed course. Helped to clarify basic concepts and great revision strategy.
Many thanks to the entire team for the great initiative.
It is really very helpful and informative course I’ve ever done. The audio lectures and practical examples are really useful to understand the scenario. Hoping for new courses on behavioural therapies for non licensed professionals.
The course includes various important topics regarding tobacco cessation and video lectures, which are easy to understand and explain to others. The acronyms like 5As and 5Ds help remember the content better.
Explained in simple ways. Non-health community persons also can enjoy and successfully complete the course.
Tobacco use is undoubtedly a public health problem and to tackle this issue, multi-sectoral coordination is essential. From psychiatrists to dentists to public health physicians, each have a role to play in helping people achieve tobacco cessation and maintenance of that state. The course was diligently made and conducted with insights to national data, identification of the problem, assessment and treatment. Highly appreciate the efforts of the course coordinators. Thank you for the wonderful course and exhaustive material. Looking forward to more courses collaborating mental health and public health.
The course material is excellent.
Well designed course and support team for help both together helped me in acquiring knowledge in the area and it also helped in having clarity on topic
I thank the team for coming up with such a wonderful structured course
The course is excellent indeed. This course has undoubtedly increased my knowledge regarding tobacco Cessation. It has enhanced my confidence to treat the patient who wants to quit tobacco. Being a Medical officer i had some knowledge about NRT and non NRT. After completing this course I came to know so many other aspects very important in the treatment like Stages of relapse ,precipitance of relapse, Relapse management and so on…. Thank you very much for providing us very well designed course with useful contents. I’m looking forward to get enrolled in another certificate course CTCCC on your digital platform.
I got the opportunity to upgrade my knowledge on the tobacco cessation. Very well designed and very good content. No doubt this course will help those who want to learn and work in the tobacco program.
the course and the flow of the course is very smooth in dissemination of knowledge. step by step all the tools are taught for tobacco cessation. relapse management along with pharmacological/ non pharmacological interventions were the most interesting aspects of the course.
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Very well designed course. Systematically designed. This course is of great help for people taking active role in helping their patients quit tobacco and also in encouraging their patients to take the idea of quitting tobacco.