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Provider Resources

Telephone quitline counseling is effective with diverse populations and has a broad reach. Therefore, clinicians and healthcare delivery systems should both ensure patient access to quitlines and promote quitline use. (DHSS 2008 Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians)

What Happens When Your Client Uses New Jersey Quitline?

A

Phone Enroll

Web Enroll

Provider Referral

B

Call #1  - Direct transfer to coach after enrollment or delivered during the best time for patient within 24 hours. 

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Call #1: Set Quit Date Call

Call #1 Content:
• Quit plan call
• The coach supports planning for QD and introduces program resources (portal, courses, e-mail), and doses for NRT
• Schedule call 2

C

Receives support for quit date prep from quit guide, portal, NRT and program e-mails

D

Call #2 – Quit date.

Delivered during the best time for the patient.

Quit date +1-2 days.

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Call #2: Quit Date Follow-Up

Call #2 Content:

• Progress, relapse prevention/recycle

• Medication compliance or ensure the meds are ordered/acquired

E

Continues using quit guide, emails, and portal for program support.

F

Completes the program.

Maintenance

G

Continues using emails and portal for

program support and/or re-enrolls if eligible

How Do I Refer My Client To The NJ Quitline?

New Jersey Quitline Provider Referral forms

  • Fax, Auto-Email, or Send via EHR options are available​

    • We provide technical assistance for implementation​

  • Verbal consent is available on this form

  • Contact us for your customized form

Utilizing the provider referral form generates a provider feedback report from the New Jersey Quitline for client follow up.

Generates a provider partnership with Tobacco-Free for a Healthy New Jersey for periodic updates and program announcements.

Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy?

There are 7 FDA approved effective medications for tobacco dependence that clinicians can use for patients attempting to quit smoking, except when medically contraindicated. These 7 medications consistently improve smoking abstinence rates.

Using the 7 FDA approved smoking cessation medications/nicotine replacement therapies with counseling triples a smokers chance for quitting

​NJ Family Care covers all 7 FDA approved medication/nicotine replacement therapy with a presciption. (make this a link to all the Medicaid campaign materials without the medication chart above)

Phone Counseling

Telephone quitlines have proven effective in helping tobacco users to quit using tobacco. Quitlines provide a range of tobacco cessation services, including counseling, medication, self-help materials and referrals to other services. The services are free to the user, convenient, and readily accessible.

 

Quitline services greatly increase the chances that a smoker will quit successfully. Clinical and community practice guidelines recommend quitlines as an effective intervention for tobacco cessation.

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The U.S. Public Health Service’s updated guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, found that quitline counseling can more than double a smoker’s chances of quitting, and Quitline counseling combined with medication (such as nicotine replacement therapy) can more than triple the chances of quitting.

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For key findings from the 2020 Surgeon General's report on Smoking Cessation

The Role of Healthcare Professionals and Health Systems use this link.

Training and Education
Free Professional Training and Education

Providers can help patients quit by:

  • Advising them to quit using a brief intervention model

  • Prescribing cessation medication and nicotine replacement therapy

  • Connecting them to additional cessation resources, like New Jersey Quitline

  • Following up with continued support to help prevent relapse

  • Delegating tasks to improve efficiency and support a coordinated-care approach

  • Coding to support reimbursement and meeting quality measures

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  • Ask, Advise, Refer: Brief Tobacco Intervention Model  - CDC evidence-based best practice model on tobacco prevention and intervention for health care professionals.  1 CEU for CHES and/or nurses.

  • Tobacco 101 - Learn about the risks of tobacco use, tobacco’s impact on health and communities

  • Can We Talk? How to talk to youth about smoking/vaping - This presentation will teach community members how to engage in conversations with their children about the dangers of smoking and vaping.

  • Get Ready to Quit - Proven strategies and advice offered to individuals who are ready to quit smoking/vaping or know someone who is.

  • Smoking and Pregnancy – Smoking during pregnancy can affect both the parent’s health and the baby’s development, increasing the risk of complications before, during, and after birth. This presentation explains those risks and highlights practical ways to support a smoke-free pregnancy and a healthier start for the baby

  • Substance Use and Pregnancy - This presentation explains the risks and highlights the impact of substance use, such as alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco during pregnancy.

  • Rinsey the Raccoon Rides Tobacco Free (special educational campaign) - Storytime for children ages 3-10 to learn about the dangers of secondhand and thirdhand smoke. Train the Trainer available.

Provider Toolkit
Smoking Cessation Provider Toolkits

Professional and consumer education, information, and resources in one place.
                 Easy registration and download process available.
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Download Free Provider Toolkit

To download, please take the time to fill out the information below.

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

Download free education materials from the Center for Disease Control’s website.

Tips From Former Smokers Campaign

Download free patient education and promotional materials from the Center for Disease Control’s national Tips From Former Smokers Campaign.

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