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are willing to quit smoking. This includes services in the fields of smoking behavior management, accurate use of smoking cessation drugs, smoking cessation tracking and guidance, and psychological counseling and referral services for smoking cessation. The goal is to firmly implant smoke-free concepts in local communities, provide local citizens with high-quality pharmaceutical care, and expand the scope of smoking cessation assistance. In order to expand the depth and scope of cessation services, the HPA has begun conducting training program for pharmacists since May 2010. The Taiwan Pharmacist Association was officially commissioned to implement a training program for pharmacists in communities to improve their professional knowledge as well as competences about cessation services. The HPA specifically planned a 49-hour training program for smoking cessation pharmacists (that includes basic, intermediate, and advanced levels) to facilitate their professional to help smokers quit smoking. Course contents included counseling services management, information about smoking cessation, and understanding the key points of smoking cessation services (as shown in Table 1-5 below). Table 1-5 Training program for smoking cessation pharmacists 49 hours Basic training 8 hours Intermediate training 7 hours Advanced training 34 hours Core courses 25 hours 1. Understanding smoking hazards and the correlation between smoking and disease (1 hour) 2. Current status of promoting tobacco control policies in Taiwan and other countries (1 hour) 3. Health lifestyles, habits, and smoking cessation (1 hour) 4. Resources for refusal, cessation and referrals (1 hour) 5. The role of smoking cessation instructors in case management (1 hour) 6. Pharmacology of nicotine and use of smoking cessation medication (1 hour) 7. Behavioral change models and strategies for smoking cessation (1 hour) 8. Instructions for administering inhale CO tests (1 hour) 1. Empirical studies and guidelines for cessation intervention (1 hour) 2. How to generate the motivation to quit smoking and provide assistance (1 hour) 3. Cessation counseling techniques and case studies (1 hour) 1. Assessment and adjustment of smoking cessation medication(1 hour) 2. Managing smoking cessation withdrawals-the temptations and difficulties of smoking cessation(1 hour) 3. Exercise and weight control (1 hour) 4. Smoking cessation helpline counseling and communication techniques (1 hour) 5. Second generation cessation services payment scheme and tobacco control (1 hour) 6. Applying smoking cessation self-care materials and standard workflows for smoking cessation counseling in community pharmacies (2 hours) 7. Planning for smoking cessation and implementing instruction and training events (1 hour) 8. Explanation for smoking cessation subsidy projects (1 hour) 9. Rehearsals for second generation cessation services in community pharmacies (1 hour) 10.Introducing the Taiwan Smokers' Helpline (1 hour) 11.Organization, implementing and assessment of smoking cessation programs (1 hour) Group work 9 hours Practices for facilitate the motivation of smoking cessation (3 hours) 1. How to help cases persevere (3 hours) 2. Practical application of medication for individual cases by health educators (3 hours) Extra-curricular practical training 15 hours 1. Smoking cessation helpline (3 hours) 2. Smoking cessation courses (6 hours) 3. Outpatient / pharmacies (3 hours) 4. Case tracking reports for 2 individuals, with at least 3 times (3 hours) 63 Reducing the Demand for Tobacco