GAP When treating patients, surgeons and physicians seldom refer patients who smoke to smoking cessation counseling. Causes for this gap: • Misconception that quitting smoking shortly before surgery can increase the risk of pulmonary complications. • Belief that nicotine replacement therapy can increase wound infections and adversely affect wound healing. • Perception that patients are too stressed in the perioperative period to quit smoking.
BRIEF SUMMARY This webinar draws attention to the impact of smoking in the perioperative period. The benefits of quitting smoking in the perioperative period are discussed. The common myths associated with quitting smoking before surgery that create barriers to smoking cessation interventions are also addressed. Finally, the presentation describes the important role that surgeons and anesthesiologists can play in promoting smoking cessation for their patients.
OBJECTIVE After viewing the course video, participants should be able to: 1. Play a critical role in helping surgical patients quit smoking. 2. Understand that brief interventions can markedly increase quit rates. 3. Know how to refer their patients to smoking quit lines.
Target Audience This free activity was designed for University of California faculty, staff and students but also open to other healthcare professionals. Note: all respiratory care practitioners (RCP) wanting RCP credit must 1. select "Respiratory Therapist" as their occupation and 2. enter their RCP number in the evaluation form.
_______________________________________________________________________________ This activity will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. CME credit is obtained upon viewing video, submitting the online evaluation and successfully passing the test. An electronic CME certificate will be available after requirements are completed. Method of participation: 1. View video 2. Complete the test 3. Complete the evaluation 4. Certificate will generate after test and evaluations are completed Optional Resourses
Find key provider resources about tobacco cessation, patient resources, and provider training.
2) American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Quit Smoking Before Surgery Program offers you all of the resources you need to implement a smoking cessation program in your surgical practice. These resources include a new one-hour AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ professional e-learning program on how to implement and code for a smoking cessation program in your practice, an updated Quit Smoking patient handout, and more.
3) American Society of Anesthesiology
Stop Smoking for Surgery _________________________________________________________________ Accreditation The University of California, Davis Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Physician Credit: The University of California, Davis Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ acceptable for multidisciplinary team members Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report hours of credit and fill in “CME Category 1” for the provider number). Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP): The Respiratory Care Board of California states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. _______________________________________________________________________________ Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships No relevant financial relationships with commercial interests: FACULTY Victor Duval, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Medical Director, Preoperative Evaluation and Planning Center UCLA Health
Accreditation The University of California, Davis Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit: The University of California, Davis Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ acceptable for multidisciplinary team members
Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report hours of credit and fill in “CME Category 1” for the provider number). Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP): The Respiratory Care Board of California states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships No relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:
FACULTY Victor Duval, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Medical Director, Preoperative Evaluation and Planning Center UCLA Health
