Category: ICanCaRe Events

A brief overview of ICanCaRe conducted events in both online and offline mode for sensitization, training and treatment of tobacco addiction

Certified Tobacco Specialist Batch of August – September 2023

CERTIFIED TOBACCO SPECIALIST BATCH OF AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2023 on 3.9.2023

CERTIFIED TOBACCO SPECIALIST BATCH OF AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2023 on 3.9.2023

CERTIFIED TOBACCO CESSATION SPECIALIST (CTCS) course accredited by Gujarat University and conducted by ICanCaRe Academy as 18.5 hours of training either online or offline. The August – September batch had physical Training at Faridabad on 13-15th August and the assessment was done online on 3.9.2023.

The physical training saw many advantages with extra interaction, comradeship, and enthusiastic participation in course delivery with live role modeling case discussion and panel discussion. Two Workshops were also conducted “7 star Architectural Intervention” and “The SAND BOX”.

The enthusiastic August-September 2023 Batch of the Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists course consists of doctors from various disciplines- Pulmonologist, Surgical oncologist, ENT and Head neck Onco-surgeon, Pedodontics, Oral medicine and Radiologist, dental surgeon, Community medicine, Dietitian. They came from all parts of India. For the first time an Anaesthetist, Dr. Neha Agrawal has joined the course and she became the first Anaesthetist of India to be a Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist.

Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists are the most important link for #SAVEtheyouth Campaign as they are at the pinnacle and trained extensively for intervention to successfully help quit tobacco for their patients. As a Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist, it is expected they learn the ABCDEFGH of tobacco Cessation and do ABCD Of Tobacco Cessation for 100% Quit rate with their clients. They are trained on the ICanCaRe APP which makes the intervention simple and protocol-based easy to follow up. They are encouraged to start professional Tobacco Cessation practice.

We welcome each one of them into the ICanCaRe family as they join the #SAVEtheyouth campaign as Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists.

CTCS course is accredited by Gujarat University and the only such course in India giving practical experience, ICanCaRe APP for digitalized protocol intervention. To know more go to http://www.icancare.in/academy/ctcs It is an 8-week course with dedicated 2.5 hours each week, with a lot of reading material, etc., or 3 days of offline course done physically at any of the ICanCaRe centres of Excellence.

#11th ICanCaRe Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists

Group Discussion on

“There are people who are just not even willing to listen about Quitting.

How to address them, and show them the way?

especially the Business and entrepreneurs, many Doctors, and Established names in society. “

 

On 15th July 2023, the 11th tutorial was conducted for tobacco cessation and an insightful discussion was carried out among the participants about the people who are extremely reluctant to tobacco cessation efforts and are not willing to listen to minimal counseling as well. Many entrepreneurs, celebrities, and even doctors belong to this group of people, who even after having vast information available, ignore the dangerous consequences of tobacco consumption. Counseling such people becomes a huge challenge.  These are certain methods that can help manage these patients and change their approach toward cessation.

              Educating such patients through the Health Belief Model can help a great deal. Start discussing health from a general perspective, not being judgemental about their habit in particular. An example of some unknown person can be brought up and his tobacco habit can be casually highlighted. An emotional event related to that person’s health, which our patient can relate to, shall develop an interest in him. 

A subtle mention of the Relevance of quitting the habit, Risks from tobacco, Rewards gained in due course of quitting, and Roadblocks that one faces during his journey of cessation of harmful products can be the key motivation for the patient. Reassurance about the possibility of a successful quit journey is the most important aspect to sow the seed of this thought in mind. These 5 R’s play a key role in changing a patient from the pre-contemplation to the contemplation stage.

If the patient is not ready to listen for a long time, at least a Very Brief Advice for a future attempt to quit can be of great impact. Such a patient should be advised to come on another day with sufficient time to discuss this subject.

All health professionals should be suggested and trained to have a quick but specific discussion with all their patients about their history of tobacco consumption. They should be asked about the frequency, quantity, and type of products used, any prior attempts made to quit the habit, and what caused the failure. They should be advised for a supervised attempt of cessation and be referred to a Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist for the same. This model of 2AR used by all health professionals collectively shall play a major role in society.  

 

ICanCaRe Academy Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists (CTCS) is a monthly program on the 15th, from 9-10 PM. We welcome our CTCS to present complex cases on tobacco cessation for discussion and finding solutions for successful quitting. Please contact Dr. Mariya, Dr Siddhi, or Dr. Monalee for cases for tutorials.

ICanCaRe Academy encourages you to take part in our monthly session and learn in-depth details about practical tobacco cessation through cases discussed here.

To be a Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists go to www.icancare.in/academy/ctcs

#icancareacademy #tutorial #icancare #siddhi #pawangupta #CTCS #icancare #mariya #monalee #reenarkumar

 

(author of the blog –

Dr. Siddhi Hathiwala
MDS (Public Health Dentistry), CTCS(GU) – ICanCaRe
Assoc. Prof. & HoD
HDCH, Jabalpur)

ORAL ONCOLOGY CONNECT – RTM with ENT Specialists of Moradabad

ORAL ONCOLOGY CONNECT – RTM with ENT Specialists of Moradabad

Schedule: 5th July 2023 Time: 9:30 pm onwards

It was a great interactive session with the ENT specialists of Moradabad.

Dr. Gagan and I interacted in detail about the latest change in attitude and outcome especially for head and neck cancer patients focusing on the quality of life without compromising on the quantity of life.

Dr. Pawan Gupta MS (Gen.Surgery), M.Ch. (Onco-Surgery), Director of Surgical Oncology and Dr. Gagan Saini, Director of Radiation Oncology discussed cases and presented the recent development and outcomes of patients at MAX Vaishali.

Dr. Pawan Gupta showcased how cases at MAX are treated differently during surgery with a Frozen section and sentinel node biopsy with organ preservation without compromising the surgical principles.

Dr. Gagan showcased how contouring patients with preservation of vital structures helps patients to tolerate radiotherapy better with the latest machines like Tomotherapy and techniques like IGRT and IMRT available at MAX.

Dr. Pawan also highlighted self-examination and clinical examination, by 4 finger test and Chota Daana examination of the oral cavity on a regular basis, especially for high-risk tobacco users. TRISCaRe the innovative mouth opener device was also demonstrated.

MAX Vaishali conducted a #oraloncologyconnect Round Table with ENT Specialists of Moradabad at the Hotel The MOTI MAHAL DELUX, High Street Moradabad

The program was arranged by Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Mr. Kamal Singh, and Mr. Surjeet Singh of the MAX Vaishali Sales and Marketing team.

The program was attended by 11 ENT Specialists led by Dr. Sandeep Bharangar and Dr. Saurabh Agrawal with the presence of senior ENT specialists from Moradabad.

#MAX #oraloncologyconnect #icancare #icancareacademy #pawangupta

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