7th Annual Healthy Lifestyle Conference Dexter, Missouri September 7, 2001
Joel Spitzer will be delivering the keynote address.
Treating Nicotine Addiction
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Health care professionals know that quitting smoking is one of the best things their patients can do to improve their health and quality of life.Studies show that patients do hear messages from their health care providers, and professional intervention does have a positive influence on a patient's resolve to quit.
Patients need to understand that the possibility of quitting exists for them. We will expand your awareness on the psychology of patient resistance to quitting smoking and how to effectively overcome these emotional barriers.
Topics include:
Understanding your patients' specific factors of resistance to quitting
How to overcome each resistant factor
How to be supportive without appearing to be critical or alienating
Equipping you with concrete cessation techniques that will work for your patients.