EVENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification Training ProgrammeTo train up professionals with quality and ability to provide treatment for tobacco dependence, the Department of Health (DH) of HKSAR Government, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic of the USA and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) of HKSAR, organized a Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification training programme in Hong Kong. The 5-day training programme was successfully held from 1 February to 5 February 2010. It equipped professionals with the skills, knowledge and training to provide effective, evidence-based interventions so that their competency in providing tobacco treatment could be formally recognized as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. The certification course targeted at professionals who may have various affiliations and may work in a variety of settings including but not limited to hospitals, community health centres, medical and dental practices, educational settings, social service agencies, tobacco treatment centres, telephone quitlines, drug abuse treatment programmes and mental health centres. A Tobacco Treatment Specialist may engage not only in providing treatment but also in educating others (health care professionals, administrators, scientists, smokers, nonsmokers) about tobacco dependence treatments. Closing remarks by the Deputy Director of Health
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