Improving the delivery of tobacco-use treatment

Symposium
Chairs: S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Aims: To present a comprehensive overview on methods to effectively implement innovative tobacco cessation in healthcare; and to describe effective interventions for integrating tobacco cessation into health systems, including 1) health system engagement and organisational change; 2) use of healthcare providers’ reminder systems, electronic medical records and other information technology tools; 3) delivery of smoking cessation training to healthcare providers; and 4) patient involvement and health education.

The effectiveness, health gains and barriers of an in-hospital tobacco cessation intervention. The Ottawa model: a successful story. S. Papadakis (Ottawa (ON), Canada)
A pragmatic tobacco cessation approach: the UK Very Brief Advice and Brief Support and Treatment models for smokers during routine consultations A. Bobak (London, United Kingdom)
Patient perspective I. Saraiva (Cascais, Portugal)
How Austria may benefit from a comprehensive smoke-free policy: promoting population-based smoking cessation H. Moshammer (Wien, Austria)
Engaging patients in smoking cessation: from patient involvement to patient health education M. Fletcher (Cuckfield, United Kingdom)