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Environmental Tobacco Smoke Module
Description
The purpose of the pediatric environmental tobacco smoke project
is to improve medical students'assessment and treatment of parents
who smoke in the pediatric clinical milieu. The ultimate objective
is to change the culture of practice of physicians who care for
families and children, by providing students with guidance for motivational
counseling with parents regarding ETS, so tobacco prevention and
cessation becomes a component of standard care in the clinical setting.
Structure of Module The ETS training is a one hour module
which will be presented in an interactive format.
Target Audience
The target audience is third year students.
Goals
The goals of the program are as follows:
1. Train clinicians in current tobacco treatment and cessation
techniques for parents who smoke.
2. Increase knowledge of the effects of ETS for physicians who care
for children and families
3. To educate parents who smoke on the effects of ETS via physicians
who care for families and children.
Materials Available
ETS PowerPoint slide show
ETS online video with patient/physician interaction
The ETS video is not meant to be a perfect encounter between a physician
and patient; rather, it has proven to be an excellent tool to spark
discussion and discuss ways to improve the interaction.
(For a VHS or DVD copy, contact (carol.williams@bmc.org)
ETS bookmarks for parents who smoke (.pdf
) or (.doc)
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