Smoking cessation counselling training in the pre-clerkship curriculum of Canadian medical schools: A national survey

Background: Cigarette use is Canada’s leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death. The Medical Council of Canada requires that physicians be able to address tobacco-use, however smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training remains largely neglected in the pre-clerkship curricula of m...

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Autores principales:	Matthew Loranger, Kayla Simms, Andrew Pipe
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Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2018
Materias:	pre-clerkship preclerkship canadian medical school smoking cessation tobacco cessation nation survey Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bd75715a0488489b95a83dbf6117394b2021-12-01T22:44:28ZSmoking cessation counselling training in the pre-clerkship curriculum of Canadian medical schools: A national survey10.36834/cmej.369271923-1202https://doaj.org/article/bd75715a0488489b95a83dbf6117394b2018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/36927https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202Background: Cigarette use is Canada’s leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death. The Medical Council of Canada requires that physicians be able to address tobacco-use, however smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training remains largely neglected in the pre-clerkship curricula of many Canadian medical schools. Methods: Between July and October of 2015, Canada’s 17 medical schools were invited to participate in an administrative survey: The Canadian Medical School Assessment of Smoking Cessation Counselling in the Pre-Clerkship Curriculum. Each was asked to comment on the presence of 28 tobacco-related topics in their curricula, including: time devoted to source material; year(s) of training during which medical students were exposed to related content; methods of teaching and examination; and, the attitudes, policies, and barriers relevant to the presence of smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training in the curriculum. A second short survey: Assessing Medical Students Attitudes toward Smoking Cessation Education was distributed to 100 University of Ottawa medical students to assess comfort level and perceived confidence toward addressing smoking cessation with patients. Results: Eleven of 17 medical schools completed the administrative survey. The results demonstrated substantial deficits and inconsistencies in the delivery of SCC training in the pre-clerkship curricula of Canada’s medical schools. The short survey revealed perceived discomfort regarding smoking cessation discussion, consistent with the potential curriculum deficits suggested in the larger national survey. Conclusion: The results of both surveys suggest an unfortunate oversight given the devastating impact of tobacco-related diseases. Institutional commitment and enhanced inter-university collaboration could facilitate the development of a national undergraduate medical education program to enhance the delivery of SCC training within the pre-clerkship curricula of Canadian medical schools. Matthew LorangerKayla SimmsAndrew PipeCanadian Medical Education Journalarticlepre-clerkshippreclerkshipcanadian medical schoolsmoking cessationtobacco cessationnation surveyEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2018)
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spellingShingle	pre-clerkship preclerkship canadian medical school smoking cessation tobacco cessation nation survey Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920 Matthew Loranger Kayla Simms Andrew Pipe Smoking cessation counselling training in the pre-clerkship curriculum of Canadian medical schools: A national survey
description	Background: Cigarette use is Canada’s leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death. The Medical Council of Canada requires that physicians be able to address tobacco-use, however smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training remains largely neglected in the pre-clerkship curricula of many Canadian medical schools. Methods: Between July and October of 2015, Canada’s 17 medical schools were invited to participate in an administrative survey: The Canadian Medical School Assessment of Smoking Cessation Counselling in the Pre-Clerkship Curriculum. Each was asked to comment on the presence of 28 tobacco-related topics in their curricula, including: time devoted to source material; year(s) of training during which medical students were exposed to related content; methods of teaching and examination; and, the attitudes, policies, and barriers relevant to the presence of smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training in the curriculum. A second short survey: Assessing Medical Students Attitudes toward Smoking Cessation Education was distributed to 100 University of Ottawa medical students to assess comfort level and perceived confidence toward addressing smoking cessation with patients. Results: Eleven of 17 medical schools completed the administrative survey. The results demonstrated substantial deficits and inconsistencies in the delivery of SCC training in the pre-clerkship curricula of Canada’s medical schools. The short survey revealed perceived discomfort regarding smoking cessation discussion, consistent with the potential curriculum deficits suggested in the larger national survey. Conclusion: The results of both surveys suggest an unfortunate oversight given the devastating impact of tobacco-related diseases. Institutional commitment and enhanced inter-university collaboration could facilitate the development of a national undergraduate medical education program to enhance the delivery of SCC training within the pre-clerkship curricula of Canadian medical schools.
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title_short	Smoking cessation counselling training in the pre-clerkship curriculum of Canadian medical schools: A national survey
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Smoking cessation counselling training in the pre-clerkship curriculum of Canadian medical schools: A national survey

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