Pivoting the Provision of Smoking Cessation Education in a Virtual Clinical World: The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Experience.
Naa Kwarley QuarteyJanet K PapadakosBen UmakanthanMeredith Elana GiulianiPublished in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2021)
Continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis may be attributed to misbeliefs by both patients and healthcare providers on the value and benefit of quitting smoking on treatment outcomes. The perceived myths and misconceptions about the relationship between smoking and cancer may be readily dispelled with the provision of practical and pertinent education. However, busy clinics as well as the rapid move to virtual care due to the COVID-19 pandemic present several challenges with the provision of smoking cessation education. Here, we describe how the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre implemented innovative solutions to improve the delivery of education during the COVID-19 pandemic to better support patients and healthcare providers.
Keyphrases
- smoking cessation
- healthcare
- papillary thyroid
- replacement therapy
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- physical activity
- lymph node metastasis
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- health information
- affordable care act