Completing the VBA will tell you your patient’s self-reported tobacco status – an important first step.
Very Brief Advice (VBA) is a simple and powerful approach designed to be delivered by any healthcare professional
Evidence-based guide for healthcare professionals who want to do better in treating tobacco dependency
In this summary document Dr Noel Baxter describes tobacco dependency as a long term relapsing condition that usually starts in childhood. In the document he outlines simple steps you can take to support patients to quit including Very Brief Advce (VBA) and he outlines the treatments available to support smoking cessation.
E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular in recent years. The main reason given by current vapers for using e-cigarettes is to help them stop smoking tobacco. This pragmatic article provides information on the safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a stop smoking tool.
The best way of determining smoking status is to ask people: “Do you smoke?”