Referral to AlbertaQuits now available in SCM

ALBERTAQUITS HELPLINE – NEW REFERRAL
AlbertaQuits Helpline is a free telephone counselling service available to all Albertans wanting help to quit smoking or using other tobacco products.


The AlbertaQuits Helpline Referral form is now available as an order item in SCM.

1. Click on the Order Entry icon. The Order Entry Worksheet will open.
2. Type: AlbertaQuits Helpline Referral in the order search field. 
3. Open the AlbertaQuits Helpline Referral order.
4. Enter the referral reason and any appropriate information.
5. Add anticipated discharge date  in the Additional information box if the patient is not ready for discharge.
6. Submit order.

Referral Instructions:

AlbertaQuits Helpline will be in contact with you in 3 business days.
If you have not be een contacted by them you can call them directly.
The AlbertaQuits Helpline operates daily and can be reached at the toll free number 1-866-710-QUIT(7848).

Pocket Guide and Info on NRT Mouth Spray

Check out the new resources available from Tobacco Free Futures:

1. Health Professionals Pocket Guide - information for health care professionals on how to support patients with a Brief Tobacco Intervention. Includes information on the 5As, motivational interviewing, different types of tobacco, pharmacotherapy etc...
2. Patient information handout on the new Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Mouth Sprays - the mouth spray is currently not available on the AHS formualary - I have come across several patients though who have tried it or have questions about it.

Copies can be obtained through the Tobacco Free Futures online ordering.

5 As poster boards

As a resource to our staff in our department some team members made 5 large poster boards with the 5 As. 

These were hung in a common area for everyone to see.

Check out these boards in our Respiratory Department!!!!!!!

NRT Videos on YouTube

Check out the Tobacco Free Futures NRT Demonstration Videos posted on YouTube

Nicotine Patch
Nicotine Gum
Nicotine Inhaer
Nicotine Lozenge

Update: PLC Tobacco Free Leaders

PLC Tobacco Free Clinical Leaders

Department	Name	Designation
Allied Health	Cheryl Foulkes	Social Work
Cardiac Function -CV Lab	Leslie Reed	RN
CCAP	Leslie Paramchuk	RRT
Congenital Heart	Yvonne Balon	RN
Emerge	Marlena Cutala	RN
Emerge	Debbie King	RN
Emerge	Donna Lechot	RN
Emerge	Audrey Michetti	RN
Emerge	Savanah Kovach	Nursing Aide
Emerge	Kathi Johnson	RN
Emerge	Dawn Kelly	RN
Emerge	Charles E Polvin	Nursing Aide
Emerge	Nicole Fajardo	RN
Emerge	Jenn Harberg	RN
Emerge	Rosemarie Enokson	RN
Emerge	Elaine Kornelson	RN
Emerge	Jackie Miller	RN - CNE
Heart Health Social Work	June Yee	Social Work
ICU	Valerie Lam	Social Work
Out Patient	Dayna Henkelman	RN -CNE
PAC	Dana Patrick	LPN
Pharmacy	Angela Giang	Pharmacist
Pharmacy	Jane Ward	Pharmacist
Pharmacy	Robin Hellweg	Pharmacist
Pharmacy	Sheilagh Stroud	Pharmacist
Pharmacy	Louise Kerr	Pharmacist
Pharmacy - Out Patient	Jessica Gagatek	Pharmacist
Pulmonary Function	Victoria Pritchard	RRT
Respiratory Services	Barb Caron	RRT
Respiratory Services	Renee Sholes	RRT
Respiratory Services	Melissa Morrison	RRT
Respiratory Services	Amy Suarez	RRT
Respiratory Services	Nancy Petitclerc	RRT
Respiratory Services	Jon Pryznyk	RRT
Respiratory Services	Paula Jopp	RRT
Respiratory Services	Farah Manji	RRT
Respiratory Services	Anila Khan	RRT
Unit 18	Irene Szol	RN
Unit 18	Jenny Molina	LPN
Unit 22	Fatima Santiago	LPN
Unit 22	Sonya Bzuwki	LPN
Unit 23	Betty Damasco	RN
Unit 23	Nancy Hermann	RN
Unit 23	Stacey Israelson	RN
Unit 23	Larry Connell	RN
Unit 23/54	Natacha Pierre Pierre	RN - CNE
Unit 29	Bev Bureau	RN- CNE
Unit 33/34	Romana Cermak	LPN
Unit 38	Ashnoor Dhalla	RN
Unit 38	Cristina Silva	RN
Unit 39	Abiola Olatona	RN
Unit 39	Amy York	RN
Unit 39	Alvina Morrison	RN
Unit 39	Rupinder Maan	RN
Unit 39	Annamarie Carlson	RN
Unit 39	Nic Iglesia	RN
Unit 39	Karen Kirk	RN
Unit 39	Anna-Marie Labossiere	RN- CNE
Unit 39	Gethsemane Canlas	RN
Unit 39	Gerald Aguirre	RN
Unit 39	Nelia Soriano	RN
Unit 41/52	Christina Critchley	RN- CNE
Unit 43	Farida Bhanji	RN
Unit 43	Anthony Mancini	RN
Unit 43	Karen McIssac	RN
Unit 43	Theresa Manaloto	RN- CNE
Unit 44	Melissa Mucenski	RN- CNE
Unit 44	Kristy McQueen	RN
Unit 49	Brian McGuigan	RN- CNE
Unit 49/48	Beth Harris	Manager
Unit 51	Chelsea McLeod	RN
Unit 51	Julet Burrell	Nursing Aide
Unit 51	Leslie Rymiak	LPN
Unit 51	Melanie McLeod	RN
Unit 51	Isabel Dionsio	LPN
Unit 53	Alice Janun	RN- CNE
Unit 53	Anita Belisle	RN
Unit 54	Christina Upham	RN
Unit 54	Shelley Furlong	RN- CNE

PLC Tobacco Free Blog Guidelines

PLC Tobacco Free Blog Guidelines:

PURPOSE


PLC Tobacco Leaders, welcome to your PLC Tobacco Free blog! Get the latest information in new tobacco resources and tobacco education opportunities and connect with other PLC Tobacco Leaders to share ideas and ask questions.


The PLC Tobacco Free Blog was created to make information sharing easier, to combine a variety of communication platforms into one convenient tool, and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas amongst colleagues. The PLC Tobacco Leader Blog Guidelines have been developed and implemented by the blog work team and will be reviewed on a regular basis and revised as necessary.

The PLC Tobacco Free blog is located at http://plc-tobaccofree.blogspot.ca/. Blogger is the software used to create the blog http://www.blogger.com/.


BLOG MANAGER

Manager/Administrator of the blog:
Renee Sholes

The blog manager reserves the right to edit blog content and labels to conform to style guidelines and delete any misinformation or any inappropriate information.
Any feedback regarding content, labels or design can be directed to the blog manager.


BLOGGERS

Bloggers must be staff members of the Peter Lougheed Hospital. Access and writing privileges are granted by email invitation. Please contact the blog manager if you are having trouble accessing the blog.

ACCEPTABLE USE

The blog supports a culture of collaboration and contribution. It is a PLC sponsored tool for use within the PLC  and for outreach beyond the PLC to other acute care sites. Lively opinion and commentary are welcome in blog posts. However, it is expected that blog postings will be professional and reflect well on AHS and the PLC. Bloggers are strongly encouraged to check facts, cite sources, present balanced views, acknowledge and correct errors, and check spelling and grammar before making a post live.All bloggers acknowledge receipt on registration of the blog acceptable use and copyright guidelines. Please be advised that all comments and suggestions can be anonymous and are moderated for clarity, brevity, and appropriateness. We do reserve the right to post as is, decline to post, or edit if comments that contain obscenities or otherwise lack civility and respect for any persons, groups, or the university.Links to related posts are encouraged, but bloggers should post original content rather than reposting entire items from other blogs or lists.

AHS Social Media Policy

CONTENT BEST PRACTICES

Patient information is not to be posted on the blog.

All blog items must fall within one of the five blog categories (Questions, Ideas, New Resources, and Tobacco Free Updates). If the item does not fit within one of these categories, it may not be an appropriate item for this blog. Blog posts may be text or video and images can be added if they are related to the content of the item.
Before entering a new post into the blog, check that the item has not already been posted. Every new post must have at least one of the category labels assigned to it:  Question, Idea, New Resource, or  Tobacco Free Update. 

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