Consensus Document on Medical Faculty Education on the Treatment of Smoking

Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed). 2020 Dec;56(12):806-811. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2020.04.021. Epub 2020 Jun 6.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

We report the results of a consensus reached by an expert group of representatives from different medical societies in Latin America on the objectives, competencies (knowledge, and skills), content, and duration of smoking cessation education in Latin American medical schools. The document discusses the following aspects: epidemiology, nicotine dependence, factors for initiation and maintenance of tobacco use, smoking-related disorders, diagnosis, minimal intervention, non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation, and prevention of smoking.

Keywords: Docencia; Estudiantes medicina; Medical students; Smoking; Tabaquismo; Teaching.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Faculty, Medical*
  • Humans
  • Latin America
  • Smoking
  • Smoking Cessation*