Very Brief Advice (VBA) is our most practical tool to trigger a quit attempt, with structured behavioural support and medical treatment being the best method of quitting and ideally these are provided by stop smoking practitioners.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Patient information, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
ASK : ADVISE : ACT Using VBA does not depend on the person's readiness to quit and you do not need to assess it before you start Very Brief Advice or VBA is a simple and
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRS Pragmatic Guide, Standard, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Tobacco dependency is a long-term relapsing condition that usually starts in childhood This tobacco dependency pragmatic guide is a practical, immediately implementable, evidence-based framework to enable healthcare professionals to routinely identify smokers, encourage a quit attempt a
Knowing how to use Very Brief Advice to instigate a quit attempt and supporting smokers who are ready to quit is the business of every healthcare professional.Treating tobacco dependency systematically and effectively will have a significant impact on the triple aim:
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Health inequalities, PCRU, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In February 2020, the Institute of Health Equity published its landmark report, Marmot Review 10 Years On. It highlighted that for the first time in 100 years, life expectancy has failed to increase across the country, and for the poorest 10% of women it has actually declined.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Behaviour change, Current, Health inequalities, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 1 hour
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Smoking is the primary cause of COPD and, according to NHS figures, is thought to be responsible for 9 in every 10 cases of the condition.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Podcasts, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Join Ren Lawlor (Independent Nurse Consultant and Vice-Chair of PCRS) and Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Committee Member) as they discuss vaping and e-cigarettes.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Podcasts, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Join Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Committee Member) and Ren Lawlor (Independent Nurse Consultant and Vice-Chair of PCRS) who give their top tips for smoking cessation. They share their experience of supporting patients with advanced COPD and lung cancer to stop smoking.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Podcasts, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this new series, for both existing and non-members of PCRS, we will be briefly discussing some pertinent respiratory topics
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the Prime Minister has announced today (29 January
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS believe that it is the responsibility of every healthcare professional to treat tobacco dependency systematically and effectively. PCRS advocate that people wishing to quit using tobacco should be offered the most effective but also the least harmful methods first to support a quit attempt.
This week the BBC reported on the results of laboratory tests conducted on vapes confiscated from a school in Kidderminster.
Vaping can successfully help people address their tobacco dependence and reduce the long-term threats to their health from tobacco use.
There is still no sign of varenicline (Champix), a medication that can reduce nicotine cravings and help people quit smoking, 18 months after its approval was withdrawn in the UK due to concerns about impurities.