Teaching smoking cessation to undergraduate health professionals
A new project has commenced with the goal to increase the tobacco content in undergraduate programs for health workers eg GPs, pharmacists, dentists, dental hygienists, youth workers, social workers etc.
A partnership has been developed between Quit SA, the University of Adelaide School Of Dentistry, and the South Australian Dental Service (SADS) to deliver a comprehensive tobacco education curriculum to second year Bachelor of Oral Health students in 2007. Students will be monitored during their 2nd and 3rd year placements within SADS public dental clinics to evaluate changes in knowledge and practice.
Preparation is also underway to target and build relationships with the Schools of Midwifery at Flinders University and the University of South Australia, with a view to develop more comprehensive tobacco curriculum in midwifery degrees based around the Smoke Free Pregnancy Project that has been implemented in SA.
For further information contact
Laura Spencer
Health professionals 
