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Training and resources for health services

Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia.

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Training and resources for mental health services

People living with a mental illness are two-to-four times more likely to smoke than the general population. The rate of smoking tends to increase with the severity of mental illness and varies by diagnosis. High smoking rates and lack of access to best practice treatment contributes to widening inequities.

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Training and resources for oral health professionals

Oral Health professionals are a respected source of health information. They are well placed to deliver smoking cessation brief advice to clients. 1 in 33 conversations with a health professional will result in a person quitting smoking.

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Training for pharmacists

Pharmacists are a respected source of health information. They are well placed in the community to provide best practice smoking cessation care to people who smoke.

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How to embed smoking cessation care into your organisation

An organisation-wide approach is needed to embed the Ask, Advise, Help (AAH) smoking cessation brief advice model into routine practice. The AAH model outlines how to deliver best practice smoking cessation care.

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Training and resources for stroke clinicians

Stroke clinicians are well placed to deliver smoking cessation brief advice to patients. A brief advice conversation helps patients access best practice smoking cessation care, and is quick and effective. Quit and Stroke Foundation have partnered to provide online training and resources to stroke clinicians, assisting them to support patients to stop smoking and improve stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) outcomes.

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Training and resources - for other health settings

Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. As the evidence for a link between smoking and COVID-19 continues to grow, it has never been more important to support people who smoke to quit.

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Quit education and training for health professionals

A range of online resources and training for professionals working in different settings is available, developed by Quit in consultation with health professionals. The resources and training equips professionals with the skills, confidence and knowledge to provide smoking cessation care. Brief advice training courses are available - explore more through the relevant link below.

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Quit Education Portal FAQ

If you are experiencing problems accessing your course, or you have questions about using the Quit Education Portal, please see our list of frequently asked questions.

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Explainer: Shisha pipes vs. cigarettes

What is shisha? Does shisha contain nicotine, and is it worse for you than smoking?

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