At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to

Pharmacists

• List health risks associated with chronic tobacco use.
• Identify the 5 A's for promoting tobacco cessation among patients: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.
• Describe the 5 R’s framework (Relevance, Risks, Rewards, Roadblocks, Repetition) to assess and counsel a patient who is not ready to quit.
• List the FDA-approved first-line smoking cessation medications and describe their dosing, side effects, and precautions/ contraindications.
• Counsel a tobacco user on the proper use of the first-line pharmacologic agents (including dosing, instructions on use, potential side effects, and precautions).
• Identify patients who are candidates for smoking cessation therapy.
• Provide brief smoking cessation counseling interventions that promote use of existing resources for additional comprehensive support such as quit lines, local cessation programs, and web-based programs.

Pharmacy technicians

• List health risks associated with chronic tobacco use.
• Identify the 5 A's for promoting tobacco cessation among patients: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.
• Recognize and describe the 5 R’s of smoking cessation (Relevance, Risks, Rewards, Roadblocks, Repetition) and identify appropriate opportunities to support patient referrals for smoking cessation counseling.
• Identify the FDA-approved first-line smoking cessation medications and describe their dosing, side effects, and precautions/ contraindications.
• Identify patients who are candidates for smoking cessation therapy.
• Identify existing resources for additional comprehensive support of the patient such as quit lines, local cessation programs, and web-based programs.
• Recognize the role of the pharmacy technician supporting the pharmacists in tobacco cessation programs.