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Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Certificate Course (CTCCC) ECHO 8.0

October  2024 to January 2025

1/3 - 1/2 of tobacco users die from tobacco-related causes 83% of users want to quit tobacco 51% Unsuccesful in quitting Tobacco use represents a human-created epidemic, with nicotine being its highly addictive principal constituent. Despite a strong desire to quit among users, success rates remain low, primarily due to a shortage of trained healthcare professionals. A study revealed that over two-thirds of medical doctors expressed the need for additional training in tobacco cessation. Tobacco addiction, while beginning as experimentation, develops into a chronic brain disease, characterized by craving, tolerance, and continued use despite harmful consequences. CTCCC ECHO Course Purpose This certificate course is specifically designed to enhance professional skills in tobacco cessation among counselors, dentists, physicians, and specialists, by focussing weekly case discussion,wiith evidence-based interventions and management of tobacco addiction.
Tobacco Cessation ECHO Certificate Course Objectives 1 Identification & Screening for Tobacco Abuse Understanding influencing factors and disorders 2 Severity Assessment of Tobacco Addiction Using objective scales for evaluation 3 Practice Communication Skills Brief Intervention & Psychosocial Support 4 Prescription of Nicotine Replacement Therapy OTC options and other pharmacotherapy 5 Decision-Making for Case Management vs Referral
Tobacco Cessation Certificate ECHO 8.0 Eligibility • Active healthcare providers • Working with tobacco users • Completed "Primer on Tobacco Cessation" module Enrollment • 35 Healthcare Providers/batch • Fee: 1,387 INR • Includes: Secure software, HIPAA-compliant forms Weekly Session Structure (Wednesday 2:30-4:00 PM) Intro Didactic Q&A Cases 5 min 15 min 10 min 60 min Course Duration Total: 30 hours • Live tele-ECHO: 18 hours • Asynchronous: 12 hours • Weekly: 90 minutes each Digital Platforms 1. Zoom & iECHO.org 2. HIPAA-compliant Jotform 3. elearn.vknnimhans.in 4. Assessment: slido.com 5. Feedback: iecho.org Accreditation Criteria • 75% attendance (9/12 sessions) • 60+ minutes video presence • One case presentation • >75% in assignments • Complete all tests Assignment Details • Three online assignments • Multiple formats (MCQ, etc.) • Negative marking applies • Two attempts (48hr window) Funding Support • NIMHANS • ECHO India • Dept of Health, Odisha • SCB Cuttack
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