Find learning and training opportunities on tobacco cessation, some of them for free!
Addiction Care and Treatment Online Course
The Addiction Care and Treatment Online Course (ACTOC) is a 22-module online course for healthcare providers to diagnose and treat substance use disorders with evidence-based treatments. Upon completion, learners can receive up to 20 Mainpro+/MOC Section 3 credits and 5 CNA credits for Addiction Care and Treatment and Substance Use and Addiction Nursing Certificate, respectively.
CAMH TEACH
The Training Enhancement in Applied Counselling and Health (TEACH) Project is Canada’s benchmark tobacco cessation education program. TEACH provides continuing education and capacity-building focused on training healthcare providers to support their patients/clients with tobacco addiction and cessation, and address e-cigarette use/vaping.
Note that the TEACH certificate program was retired in June 2022 but interested participants may still enroll in individual courses.
Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE)
The Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE) credential recognizes healthcare professionals who provide tobacco prevention and cessation services to their clients.
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario: E-learning
RNAO offers two free courses intended to support nurses and other health care professionals in providing tobacco interventions with clients. Courses offered include a foundational module and a course focused on youth and young adults.
CAMH Fundamentals of Tobacco Interventions
The Fundamentals of Tobacco Interventions (FTI) is a condensed self-study course, adapted from the TEACH Certificate Program course, An Interprofessional Comprehensive Course on Treating Tobacco Use Disorder. The course is organized into three modules: The Tobacco Epidemic, Clinical Interventions, and Implementation.
Note that Module 3: Implementation is only applicable to those working in Ontario.
University of California: Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Webinar Series
SCLC's webinar series is integral to the technical assistance provided by the SCLC. Nationally recognized smoking cessation experts offer the latest information related to smoking cessation (including effective interventions) for the general and the behavioral health populations.
CAMH Teach Educational Rounds
TEACH Educational Rounds is a monthly webinar series for healthcare providers across all disciplines to enhance knowledge and skills in offering tobacco cessation interventions. Topics are identified by the TEACH Community of Practice. Each session focuses on a particular area of tobacco dependence, such as treating specific patient populations, emerging research and evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Training for primary care providers: brief tobacco interventions (WHO e-Learning course)
This World Health Organization e-Learning course is available free of charge to providers worldwide.
Training contents:
- Module 1: The role of primary care providers in tobacco control and tobacco dependence treatment
- Module 2: Basics of tobacco use and tobacco dependence.
- Module 3: Overview of brief tobacco interventions.
- Module 4: Asking, advising and assessing readiness to quit.
- Module 5: Dealing with low motivation.
- Module 6: Assisting and arranging for follow-up.