Supporting pregnant women to stop smoking

About this course: This course is for health professionals who work with pregnant women. It will equip you with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide smoking cessation brief advice to pregnant women who smoke.

Accreditation: The Supporting Pregnant Women to Stop Smoking course is CPD Activity approved by RACGP, accredited by ACCRM, and endorsed by ACM:

ACM:

• Australian College of Midwives CPD Endorsed Activity (1 CPD Hour).

RACGP:

• 1 Educational Activity Hours
• 0.5 Measuring Outcomes Activity Hours (additional activity)
• 0.5 Reviewing Performance Hours (additional activity)

ACRRM:

• 1 Educational Activity Hour
• 0.5 Performance Review Hours (additional activity)
• 0.5 Outcome Measurement Hours (additional activity)

Duration:

• 60 minutes EA
• 30 minutes MO (optional)
• 30 minutes RP (optional)

Cost: Free

Learning outcomes:

• Identify the smoking prevalence in pregnant women and which priority populations have higher rates of smoking in pregnancy.
• Describe the health impacts of smoking in pregnancy.  
• Explain how to provide fast, simple and effective brief advice in a supportive, non-judgmental manner.
• Outline the important role of multi-session behavioural intervention (Quitline) and how to refer patients.
• Describe the considerations for pharmacotherapy use in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the different types of formulations available.
• Outline how to respond to common scenarios and myths that may be encountered while supporting pregnant women to stop smoking.

Certification: Printable certificate (for each CPD activity)

Access: 30 days