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51 hours Basic training 8 hours Intermediate training 7 hours Advanced training 34 hours Core courses 26 hours 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 inhaleCO tests (1 hour) 8. Introduction to HPA smoking cessation service subsidy program – VPN system and notes (1 hour) 9. Roles and practices of cessation management professionals (1 hour) 10. Practical techniques of smoking cessation course materials (1 hour) Group work 10 hours 1. Group discussion: Helping patients persevere (1 hour) 2. Group report: Helping patients persevere (1 hour) 1. Role of health instructors in cessation medication (2 hours) 2. Cessation for youth (1 hour) 3. How to use life skills in smoking cessation (1 hour) 4. Common problems and solutions for smoking cessa-tion courses (2 hours) 5. How to implement tobacco control – content, frame-work and problem solving (hospitals, workplaces, communities, schools) (2 hours) Extra- curricular practical training 15 hours 1. Smoking cessation helpline (3 hours) 2. Smoking cessation courses (6 hours) 3. Smoking cessation clinic (3 hours) 4. Case tracking reports for 2 individuals (3 hours) 66 ◎ Smoking cessation health education personnel training - photograph of ◎ Training physicians in smoking cessation intervention - Group discussions students in class In 2018, 5 sessions of advanced-level training were held along with 3 sessions of additional advanced-level trainings in response to the needs from counties and cities. A total of 481 trainees participated in the training (Table 1-8), and more than 80% of the trainees were satisfied with the courses. In the part of the effectiveness of the training courses, comparisons of pre- and post-test scores showed that trainees achieved higher scores in tobacco control knowledge after training. The website, "Taiwan Tobacco Control Educator Alli-ance", which provided a platform to consult and communicate with one another for those who had already received tobacco control training programs or engaged in tobacco control. It also allowed the trainees to download information about training materials and smoking cessation in order to facilitate the effectiveness of training courses. The website also provided the questionnaire to track and investigate the effectiveness of training courses and materials as self-learning resources for trainees. The "simple practical leaflet for smoking cessation assessment and referral" with three versions (hospitalization, clinic, community)