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Implementation of Tobacco Free Futures an integrated health systems tobacco cessation model in Alberta
Tobacco Free Futures is a joint project between Alberta Health Services and the Canadian Cancer Society funded through the Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund. The fund is focused on activities to reduce cancer risk among Alberta’s population of over 4 million people.
Tobacco Free Futures is transitioning from being a demonstration project to system wide implementation as an integral component of Alberta Health Services Tobacco Reduction Program.
The presentation will review how evaluation results from TFF’s 30 initial sites have been used to improve the engagement process with new sites and to address concerns from sites over the resource/workload required to implement the model. Process and system changes that have facilitated the implementation and sustainability of the model will be discussed. The processes that are used during the implementation at a site or within a program or service area will be described. Resources used in the implementation of TFF will be described including how healthcare providers can access the various web based resources that have been developed.
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsChronic disease management and prevention
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Learning Objectives:
Describe key system changes to implement brief intervention in a large health system
Identify the key processes used in implementation
Discuss the issues in sustaining the change
Keyword(s): Tobacco Use, Organizational Change
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: There will be discussion of the pharmacotherapy inpatient and discharge forms which discuss the use of higher doses of nicotine replacement medications than on product labels.
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been active in the area of Tobacco Control for over 25 years. I am the principal investigator for the Tobacco Free Futures grant from the Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund. Among my service and research activities is an interest in the development of an integrated approach to tobacco control including greater engagement across the health system.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.