Background Communication is a common element in all medical consultations, affecting a
range of outcomes for doctors and patients. The increasing demand for medical students to …

Purpose As medical schools adapt their curricula to prepare future physicians for the opioid
crisis and for treating patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), educators should refer …

Introduction Health professionals play an important role in providing advice to their patients
about tobacco prevention and cessation. Health professionals who use tobacco may be …

Background Tobacco smoking, one of the leading causes of preventable death and disease,
is associated with 7 million deaths every year. This is estimated to rise to more than 8 million …

Background An important barrier to smoking-cessation counseling for physicians is a lack of
education at the undergraduate level. Interactive methods such as peer role-play (RP) or …

Objectives Healthcare providers are ideally positioned to advise their patients to quit
smoking by providing effective smoking cessation intervention. Thus, we evaluate the …

Background Despite the fundamental role of patient education, concerns have been raised
by health professionals, students, and professional bodies regarding student preparation for …

The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review to examine the effectiveness
of tobacco dependence education versus usual or no tobacco dependence education on …

Abstract Background Physicians in Argentina smoke at rates similar to the general
population, and do not have a clear role in tobacco control strategies. Objective To describe …

This sco** review aims to identify interventional training courses on tobacco cessation
counseling skills of medical students, identify the most appropriate teaching method, and the …