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The Vancouver General Hospital Smoking Cessation Clinic: Outcomes From A Specialist Cessation Service Within Cardiology, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
The Vancouver General Hospital Smoking Cessation Clinic: Outcomes From A Specialist Cessation Service Within Cardiology, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
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PURPOSE: The purpose of our study is to examine pilot treatment outcomes of an outpatient Smoking Cessation Clinic (SCC) provided within Cardiology Services.
RELEVANCE/CONTEXT: Populations with cardiac conditions often continue to smoke at high rates (up to 62%), even after experiencing life-threatening cardiac events. Smoking cessation can greatly reduce the risk of further occurrence of a cardiac event and associated mortality. However few Cardiology services in Canada offer smoking cessation services and few Cardiologists refer smoking patients to such services. The Vancouver General Hospital’s SCC is housed within Cardiology Services and offers a longitudinal approach to smoking cessation. This …