Tobacco use, a human created epidemic, kills one third to one half of all people who use it across the world. Nicotine, the principal constituent of tobacco, is highly addictive. A recent study in India reported that 83% of tobacco users wanted to quit, of whom 51% were unsuccessful. This commonly arises from a lack of trained health professionals to provide quitting support. In a study in Bihar, over two-thirds of medical doctors felt the need for increasing their training on tobacco cessation. Health providers may also lack the motivation to undertake smoking cessation activities. Inadequate training in health care facilities and lack of resources and government funding are factors that can impede health care providers from taking up tobacco cessation activities.Hence this certificate course is designed to increase the professional skills on tobacco cessation among counselors, dentists, physicians and specialists.
Goals:
- Identification, screening for tobacco abuse and Tobacco use disorder and factors influencing it.
- Assess the severity of tobacco addiction by using an objective scale
- Practice basic counseling, communication skills and psychosocial intervention to prevent relapse
- Prescribe over the counter Nicotine replacement therapy and knowledge about other pharmacotherapy
- Decision making about what can be managed by them and what needs to be referred to.
Curriculum:
https://vkn.nimhansdigitalacademy.in/CTCCC
Duration: starting from 15th November weekly
30hrs
a. Synchronous learning (Live tele-ECHO): 18hrs
b. Asynchronous learning: 12hrs self paced e-learning at elearn.vknnimhans.in)
This Professional Development Certificate course has been reviewed and approved by the NIMHANS Board of Studies .
This ECHO programme is partially supported by Bajaj Electricals Foundation.
To receive an Accreditation Certificate, all following criteria need to be filled..
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Facilitators and Experts
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NIMHANS Tejdeepika Nidhi Manjunatha Sanchitha Prabhat |
1. Live tele-ECHO : zoom telehealth ECHO video conference
2. Case record proforma: Jotform HIPAA compliant
3. E-learning, Assignment, chat and forum: elearn.vknnimhans.in and android app.
4. Pretest and post test
5. Interaction and engagement during VKN ECHO: slido.com and Quizz.com
6. Feedback: iecho.org
7. Invitation and thanks: Mailerlite
All the softwares are secured, paid and follow the best tele-consultation practices of the world.
1. Digital tool: How secure they are?
Zoom: Video conferencing for telehealth: with HIPAA compliance and signed BAA.
Case Record proforma: Jotform HIPAA compliant.
Moodle : elearn.vknnimhans.in
2. Where do the course fees go?
It is deposited in the Project account of Virtual Knowledge Network under Director, NIMHANS is a central government institution, MOHFW India. Fees used to purchase the secured software. This amount will be utilized for developing content, learning materials, assignments, use of technology etc.
3. I am not working in the clinical side, how can I take cases/ send monthly report.?
We request you to assess any substance related cases from the community or workplace, because case discussion is the heart of VKN tele-ECHO program
4. What if I missed the assignment?
Kindly note that, One extra attempts are allowed only for those who has taken the first attempt. 48hrs is the time frame and >75% score is needed to qualify.
5. What if I did not clear/pass the assignment?
You can continue to discuss the cases in tele-ECHO consultation session, part of this peer led learning and receive all the materials from elearn.vknnimhans.in as defined but there is NO Certificate of Course Completion .
6. Should i keep my Video ON during live session?
Yes. Minimum 60 minutes (per live session) of live video presence is mandatory for Certificate accreditation
7. Can I join the Tuesday live session anytime?
No. The session starts at 10:30AM and will be locked at 10.45AM.
8. More details of FAQ you can assess at LINK
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