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- Published on: 14 April 2004Smoking cessation in curricula- the challenges are linked to health promotionShow More
I have recently completed a doctoral thesis exploring the epistemological challenges associated with the inclusion of health promotion in medical undergraduate education.
Those challenges reflect the dilemmas associated with teaching about smoking cessation. It is in fact only recently that the UK NHS plan has suggested a consistent approach for the delivery of smoking cessation services and previous to that th...
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None declared. - Published on: 19 March 2004Minimal Training in Tobacco-Control May be EpidemicShow More
The findings presented by Roddy et al. [1] paint a dim picture of tobacco training in the UK, but rosier than that in U.S. schools of public health (SPH).
As part of the Association of Schools of Public Health(ASPH)/American Legacy Foundation “STEP UP” initiative, we administered an ASPH survey to the 27 faculty members of the San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health (SDSU GSPH) and also to...
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None declared. - Published on: 25 February 2004Teaching Medical Students to take tobacco use seriouslyShow More
I always enjoy new research describing how medical students are not taught about tobacco use and smoking cessation. I teach medical students about tobacco use. One of the first things I teach students about tobacco use is that it is best considered a disease, not a risk factor. In the American Society of Addiction Medicine's Public Policy Statement on Nicotine Dependence and Tobacco in the Journal of Addictive Disease,...
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