Smoking Cessation Education

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The overwhelming evidence since the 1950's, 60+ years ago is the relationship between smoking and pre-mature death.  This most recent article adds even more health problems to smoking: an addiction that destroys the cardio-pulmonary system and an addiction that kills over 400,000 Americans pre-maturely every year.

As prescribed by the PTA Standards of Ethical Conduct (Standard 8) PTA's are obliged to educate members of the community about the inherent risks of smoking, direct patients and others to smoking cessation resources in an effort to improve public health

Standard #8: Physical therapist assistants shall participate in efforts to meet the health needs of people locally, nationally, or globally (APTA, 2019)

 

 True False Quiz

As PTA's it really isn't our job to address smoking cessation with a pt. who is a known smoker. It is the PT's job

 
 

 

 

Reference

Standards of Ethical Conduct for the PTA, 2019. American Physical Therapy Association.

 


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