Hunter Abby, Bobak Alex, Anderson Claire
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, C109, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, NG5 1PB, UK.
GPSI Smoking Cessation, Wandsworth Medical Centre, London SW18 4DD, UK.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 Jul;11(7):696-701. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Apr 1.
Tobacco smoking is a significant public health problem, and remains the leading cause of preventable, premature death in the United Kingdom (UK). In order to reduce the burden of smoking in the UK, all healthcare professionals should be able to advise smokers how to quit and assist them to do so. The aim was to identify the extent of smoking cessation teaching and examination in UK pharmacy schools.
A short survey of smoking cessation was sent to each Programme Director for all UK pharmacy schools (n = 29).
The survey achieved a response rate of 72%. All schools dedicated time teaching smoking cessation interventions, with 76% spending more than three hours, and 90% examining students on some aspect of smoking cessation. All schools taught about nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and the role of behavioural support. At least 90% of schools taught about the role of the stop smoking services and opportunistic brief interventions, e.g., very brief advice (VBA). Only 14% covered practical delivery in clinical settings.
UK pharmacy schools are teaching and examining students on a wide range of smoking cessation interventions, including VBA. However, there was a lack of training reported on the management of mental health patients who smoke, and practical skills training. All schools should do more to ensure they are providing practical skills training to enable students to be adequately prepared for delivering smoking cessation support to all smokers, including vulnerable populations.
吸烟是一个重大的公共卫生问题，并且仍然是英国可预防的过早死亡的主要原因。为了减轻英国的吸烟负担，所有医疗保健专业人员都应该能够建议吸烟者如何戒烟并协助他们戒烟。目的是确定英国药学院校中戒烟教学和考核的程度。
向所有英国药学院校（n = 29）的每位项目主任发送了一份关于戒烟的简短调查问卷。
调查的回复率为72%。所有学校都安排时间教授戒烟干预措施，76%的学校花费超过三个小时，90%的学校对学生进行了戒烟方面的考核。所有学校都讲授了尼古丁替代疗法（NRT）以及行为支持的作用。至少90%的学校讲授了戒烟服务的作用和机会性简短干预措施，例如非常简短的建议（VBA）。只有14%的学校涉及临床环境中的实际操作。
英国药学院校正在对学生进行广泛的戒烟干预措施教学和考核，包括VBA。然而，据报告在吸烟的心理健康患者管理方面缺乏培训，以及实际技能培训。所有学校都应该进一步努力，确保提供实际技能培训，使学生能够充分准备好为所有吸烟者，包括弱势群体提供戒烟支持。
