(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar University (QU) organised an activity on smoking cessation in co-operation with QU Health Inter-Professional Education (IPE) Committee.
Healthcare students and faculty members from Qatar University's (QU) College of Pharmacy (CPH), College of Medicine (CMED) and College of Health Sciences (CHS)
attended the event.
The IPE activity aimed to train students on providing care related to smoking cessation in a collaborative and integrative manner focusing on role clarification, inter-professional communication and shared decision making.
The issue of smoking cessation was addressed through an interactive case based discussion about a 65-year-old heavy smoker who was admitted to hospital with an exacerbation of her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The students followed the patient from admission to discharge by sharing different healthcare perspectives on the case and making a shared decision together.
They were then asked to interview a simulated patient, collaboratively collect all the relevant data and provide the patient with a comprehensive care plan and counselling.
Commenting on the activity, CPH chair of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section and Associate Professor Dr Maguy El Haj said, 'Smoking is one of the greatest burdens on healthcare systems in Qatar. Healthcare professionals in Qatar have excellent opportunities to combat this burden. This smoking cessation IPE event was of the utmost importance to train our future healthcare professionals in the care of patients who wish to quit smoking.
'Together, students were able to provide an action plan and discussed how to follow up with patients. These students will be able to meet the future healthcare needs of
Qatar, she added.
Kathleen de Leon-Demare, co-ordinator, Continuing Professional Development at UCQ, and lead representative at IPEC, said, 'This health issue is a priority for all health professionals and is best tackled using an inter-professional approach. (QNA)
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