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Facilitating action on tobacco control and prevention within healthcare services globally.
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Benefit from a systematic approach using evidence based tools and support from health service peers
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Deliver safe quality care for tobacco and nicotine dependence - for every service user, every time and everywhere.
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Utilise evidence-based standards with a process of self-audit to support continuous improvement.
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The Global Network is pleased to introduce the NEW online audit tool, which enables you to:
- Enter and view audit data
- Monitor your healthcare service's progress over time using reporting functionality
- Meet your membership requirements by submitting annual audit results
- Benchmark against healthcare services in your own country.
The audit is available to VNSHS members. You will need to register on the Global Network site – follow the link below.
VNSHS is pleased to be listed as a resource in the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2019-2023.
Reducing tobacco related harm is among the FOUR focus areas identified in the latest plan, together with climate change, healthy eating and active living.
The controversy continues for e-cigarettes, with a number of recent deaths and lung disease cases being linked to e-cigarette use in the US.
Dr Brett Sutton, the Victorian Chief Health Officer released a statement this month highlighting the key issues and precautions.
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The PBS is conducting a post-market review of pharmaceutical interventions for assisting smoking cessation. The proposed Terms of Reference of the review include:
- Collating the current clinical guidelines for medicines for smoking cessation and comparing these to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and PBS restrictions for these medicines.
- Reviewing the utilisation of PBS-listed medicines for smoking cessation including patient demographics, time on treatment, and the proportion using PBS subsidised combination treatment.
- Reviewing the efficacy and safety of PBS-listed medicines and guideline-recommended medicines for smoking cessation, including those not currently PBS subsidised.
- Reviewing the cost-effectiveness of PBS-listed and guideline-recommended medicines for smoking cessation.
Public consultation on these Terms of Reference is open until 5pm on the 25th November 2019.
To make a submission please go to http://www.pbs.gov.au/info/reviews/public-consultation-on-the-post-market-review-of-medicines.
Barwon Health, the Coordinating Centre for the Victorian Network, is looking to join other health services (including Alfred Health and Colac Area Health) who are recognised through the GNTH Gold Forum process for their high level of smokefree implementation. The validation day in March provided an opportunity for all Clinical Directorates and supporting services to showcase their efforts and to demonstrate their commitment to a smokefree healthcare service and to embedding smoking interventions into routine care.
The international assessment process is now underway and we hope to report a successful outcome in early 2020.
This conference provides a platform for hospitals and health services to learn and exchange knowledge and experiences in health promotion. The annual HPH Conference attracts a wide range of professionals from health practitioners to consultants, scientists, and politicians.
The HPH Conference will be held in Seoul, Korea from the 3rd to the 5th June 2020.
In an effort to ‘virtually eliminate’ smoking in Victoria, 24 organisations (including the Victorian Network of Smokefree Healthcare Services - VNSHS) have signed on with great enthusiasm to Target 2025 - which aims to reduce the daily smoking prevalence to 5% by 2025.
