SAVE THE DATE! NAQC Webinar to Discuss Implications of New Article on Quitlines and NRT
Monday, April 16, 2012
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
NAQC will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 26, from
11a.m. – Noon Eastern Time (8-9 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss implications of
the recent article by Janet Ferguson et al. published in
the British Medical Journal. The article, titled "Effect of
offering different levels of support and free nicotine replacement therapy via
an English national telephone quitline: randomised controlled trial,”
described a 2x2 randomized study conducted in the UK comparing standard
quitline care to proactive counseling, and provision of NRT to no NRT. The
authors conclude that "offering free nicotine replacement therapy or additional
(proactive) counselling to standard helpline support had no additional effect on
smoking cessation.”
Presentations will include a summary of the study
design and findings, as well as formal responses from Dr. Shu-Hong
Zhu (University of California San Diego) and Dr. Bruce
Baskerville (University of Waterloo). Strengths and weaknesses
of the study, as well as implications for quitlines in a North American context
will be discussed. Join us for this important webinar! Members and non-members
alike are invited to participate. Details can be found on the NAQC website.
We look forward to your participation in
this important webinar!
Sincerely,
Jessie Saul,
Ph.D.
Director of Research
North American Quitline
Consortium
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