GP Quit Smoking Advice General Practitioners are providing patients with Pharmacotherapy quitting strategies informed by their professional organisation guidelines, however recent research suggests "Cold Turkey" strategies are far more successful. Are GPs misadvising their patients?
by Jessica Weier
1. Professional Organisation Guidelines
1.1. Definition
1.2. Who follows the guidelines?
1.3. Advantages of the guidelines
1.4. Disadvantages of the guidelines
2. Quitting Strategies
2.1. What are the different types of quitting strategies?
2.2. What are the guidelines on quitting strategies?
2.3. What has the research found for different quitting strategies?
3. Pharmacotherapy Strategy
3.1. Definition of Pharmacotherapy
3.2. Different types of Pharmacotherapy
3.3. Advantages of Pharmacotherapy
3.4. Disadvantages of Pharmacotherapy
3.5. Statistics of Pharmacotherapy
4. Cold Turkey Strategy
4.1. Definition of Cold Turkey
4.2. Advantages of Cold Turkey Strategies
4.3. Disadvantages of Cold Turkey Strategies
4.4. Statistics of Cold Turkey Strategy
5. Smoking
5.1. Definition of smoking
5.2. Ingredients in cigarettes
5.3. Effects of smoking in society
5.4. History of smoking
6. General Practitioners
6.1. Definition of a GP
6.2. Role of a GP
6.3. GP obligations to a patient
6.4. GP Advantages
6.5. GP Disadvantages
7. Individual Personal Preferences
7.1. Advantages of personal preferences
7.2. Disadvantages of personal preferences
8. Research
8.1. Success Rates
8.1.1. Pharmacotherapy Strategies
8.1.2. Cold Turkey Strategies
8.2. Government Subsidies
8.2.1. Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme
8.2.2. Financial Help by Government
8.2.3. Professional help provided other than a GP