Background Early in medical education, physicians must develop competencies needed for
tobacco dependence treatment. Objective To assess the effect of a multi-modal tobacco …

Introduction Physician-delivered tobacco treatment using the 5As is clinically recommended,
yet its use has been limited. Lack of adequate training and confidence to provide tobacco …

Background Training in tobacco cessation counseling is deficient in medical schools.
Tobacco World, a tobacco cessation training program, was implemented in a family …

Background Lack of smoking cessation education in undergraduate medical training hinders
healthcare professionals in providing adequate tobacco cessation counselling. We …

ContextResearch has documented that US medical schools inadequately teach tobacco
intervention skills. ObjectiveTo examine effective training methods for tobacco intervention in …

Objective To determine factors associated with tobacco cessation counseling in medical
school clerkships. Methods Third-year medical students at 10 medical schools across the …

Background Tobacco dependence counseling is recommended to be included as core
curriculum for US medical students. To date, there has been little information on students' …

Study objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of two teaching interventions to increase
residents' performance of smoking cessation counseling. Design: Randomized controlled …

Background Tobacco use is a significant cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the
United States, yet clinicians underutilize smoking cessation counseling. Medical schools are …

Introduction: Physician adherence to guideline recommendations regarding the provision of
counseling and support for smokers willing to quit is low. A lack of training during …