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  • Modular training materials

    The two-day virtual training course is presented here in individual modules to allow flexible delivery. The training modules vary from 10 to 40 minutes in length and cover specific topics and skills.

    We have included a training guide and the necessary training resources to deliver each individual module.

    Training module overview
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    Module 1: Introduction
    The following resources for Module 1 are contained within the folder below.

    • Module 1 Trainers Guide
    • Module 1 PowerPoint presentation
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    Module 2: Mental health, smoking and smoking cessation: changing lives
    The following resources for Module 2 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 2 Trainers Guide
    • Module 2 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout: NCSCT Smoking and mental health: A briefing for frontline staff
    • Optional handout Quiz
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    Module 3: Best practices for treating tobacco dependence in persons with SMI
    The following resources for Module 3 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 3 Trainers Guide
    • Module 3 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: Best practices for SMI
    • Participant handout 2: NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
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    Module 4: Tobacco dependence: Why it can be challenging to quit
    The following resources for Module 4 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 4 Trainers Guide
    • Module 4 PowerPoint presentation
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    Module 5: Core communication skills
    The following resources for Module 5 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 5 Trainers Guide
    • Module 5 PowerPoint presentation
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    Module 6: Engaging patients with SMI who smoke in treatment
    The following resources for Module 6 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 6 Trainers Guide
    • Module 6 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout: Pre-quit patient questions
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    Module 7: Carbon monoxide monitoring
    The following resources for Module 7 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 7 Trainers Guide
    • Module 7 PowerPoint presentation
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    Module 8: Stop smoking medications: products and clinical guidance
    The following resources for Module 8 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 8 Trainers Guide
    • Module 8 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: Stop smoking aids quick reference sheet
    • Participant handout 2: NCSCT Combination NRT Briefing
    • Participant handout 3: Individualised dosing
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    Module 9: Nicotine replacement therapy: Getting to know the products
    The following resources for Module 9 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 9 Trainers Guide
    • Module 9 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout: Stop smoking aids quick reference sheet
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    Module 10: Vaping: Evidence-based guidance for people with SMI
    The following resources for Module 10 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 10 Trainers Guide
    • Module 10 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: Stop smoking aids quick reference sheet
    • Participant handout 2: MHSP E-cigarette briefing
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    Module 11: Smoking and medications interactions
    The following resources for Module 11 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 11 Trainers Guide
    • Module 11 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout: UKMI Smoking and Medicines interactions
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    Module 12: Initial assessment
    The following resources for Module 12 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 12 Trainers Guide
    • Module 12 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
    • Participant handout 2: Pre-quit checklist and patient profiles: abrupt quit
    • Participant handout 3: SCIMITAR participant support pack
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    Module 13: Cut Down to Stop
    The following resources for Module 13 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 13 Trainers Guide
    • Module 13 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: Patient profiles: CDTS
    • Participant handout 2: SCIMITAR participant support pack
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    Module 14: Quit or reduction date session
    The following resources for Module 14 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 14 Trainers Guide
    • Module 14 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
    • Participant handouts 2: Quit date checklist and patient profile
    • Participant handouts 3: Reduction date checklist and patient profile
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    Module 15: Follow-up sessions: staying on track, preventing relapse, dealing with setbacks
    The following resources for Module 15 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 15 Trainers Guide
    • Module 15 PowerPoint presentation
    • Participant handout 1: NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
    • Participant handouts 2: Activity and interest ideas
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    Module 16: Patient scenarios 1
    The following resources for Module 16 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 16 Trainers Guide
    • Module 16PowerPoint presentation
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    Module 17: Patient scenarios 2
    The following resources for Module 17 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 17 Trainers Guide
    • Module 17 PowerPoint presentation
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    Module 18: Summary, participant reflections, evaluation and close
    The following resources for Module 18 are contained within the folder below.
    • Module 18 Trainers Guide
    • Module 18 PowerPoint presentation
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