| CODE | IHC2015 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Effects of Tobacco Smoke on Health | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Health Sciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide students with a comprehensive overview of tobacco and tobacco related issues and its effect on health. The aim is to focus on prevention, the adverse health effects, impacts on others and available interventions regarding nicotine addiction and smoking cessation . Students will be informed on any emerging, addictive and health damaging tobacco products and exposure to smoking experiences. This study-unit is targeted to all health professionals coming from all disciplines interested in making a difference in the health of their patients through helping them quit smoking. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Have a comprehensive overview of health issues related to tobacco and their effect on health; - Have knowledge about the various effects influencing tobacco use; - Be aware of the world health organisation, EU and local policy issues relating to tobacco; - Be able to understand different approaches in dealing with the addiction of tobacco. Content: - Diseases related to smoking; - Different stages in a quitting cycle; - Understanding of Nicotine Addiction: Causes, Impacts; - Chemical components found in tobacco and their relation to the tobacco industry; - Willpower and other methods of dealing with tobacco addiction; - Environmental Tobacco Smoke; - WHO, EU and local policy/ legislation; - Current medical strategies for tobacco dependence; - Cessation Programs; - Evaluation of outcomes. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Alison Tonks (2003) Passive smoking: Summary of rapid responses BMJ 2003 327: 505. - Adrian Gonzalez (2003) Passive smoking BMJ 2003 326: 1094. - Anczak, J.D., and Nogler R.A (2003) Tobacco cessation in Primary care: Maximizing Intervention Strategies in Clin. Med. Res 2003 July 1(3): 201-216. - Davey Smith G, Phillips AN. Passive smoking and health: should we believe Philip Morris's "experts"? BMJ 1996;313: 929-33. - EU accession countries to feel impact of tough tobacco legislation from Brussels -01 Sep 2004 http://www.euromonitor.com/article.asp?id=3833 accessed July 2005. - James E Enstrom and Geoffrey C Kabat (2003) Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 BMJ 2003 326: 1057. - Kawachi (2005) More evidence on the risks of passive smoking BMJ, February 5, 2005; 330(7486): 265 - 266. - Lancaster T., Stead L., Silagy C., Sowden A.,.(2000) Effectiveness of interventions to help people stop smoking: findings from the Cochrane Library BMJ 2000;321:355-358. - Lightwood,JM; ; Stanton A. Glantz,(1997) Short-term Economic and Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation. Circulation. 1997;96:1089-1096. - Tonnesen, P. (2002) How to reduce smoking among teenagers Eur Respir J; 19:1-3. Web Resources: - http://www.epha.org/a/1307 - http://www.cdc.gov/health/tobacco.htm - http://www.otru.org/special_reports.html - http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/ - http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/ - http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mariella Borg Buontempo |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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