CPD Bites/Videos
Episode 2: Health risks of tobacco alternatives beyond e-cigarettes
31 May 2026This CPD Bite highlights the health risks of tobacco alternatives beyond e-cigarettes, including heated tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, and nicotine pouches.
It summarises current evidence on their harms, addresses common misconceptions such as “safer alternatives”, and highlights groups at higher risk. It also reinforces the key role of pharmacists in addressing misinformation, providing evidence-based advice, and supporting patients in tobacco cessation within everyday, people-centred practice.
Episode 1: Understanding the impact of second- and third-hand tobacco exposure
20 May 2026This CPD Bite explores the health risks associated with second- and third-hand tobacco exposure, particularly among vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women and older adults.
It highlights the role of pharmacists in raising awareness, supporting risk reduction, and providing person-centred tobacco cessation advice to patients and families. The episode also outlines practical communication approaches and strategies to help reduce tobacco exposure in everyday settings.
Tobacco and oral health
28 May 2025CPD Bite learning objectives
- To understand the connection between tobacco use and oral health, including key signs, symptoms, severity, disease progression, and broader health implications.
Brief interventions for tobacco cessation: Guidance for pharmacists
25 November 2024Pharmacy-led tobacco cessation interventions refer to pharmacists assisting patients who want to quit tobacco use. These can range from brief advice to more intensive services, depending on the needs and preferences of the patient.
Brief interventions are recognised by the World Health Organization as one of the effective measures to help people quit tobacco use. This CPD describes intervention (advice) models for “very brief advice”, for people who are ready to quit tobacco use (the 5As model), and for those who are not ready to quit (the 5Rs model).
By the end of this video, you will be able to:
- Identify ways in which pharmacists can support patients in quitting tobacco through accessible, evidence-based brief interventions.
- Understand the 5A’s and 5R’s models as structured approaches for effective tobacco cessation guidance; and
- Apply specific strategies, such as the STAR method, to create supportive and personalised quit plans that increase patient success.
