GP CCE Cases · addiction-medicine
Smoker requesting help to quit - CCE clinical encounter
CCE-style encounter: a 45-year-old smoker requests cessation support. The candidate must deliver the 5As, offer pharmacotherapy, and set follow-up.
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RACGP CCE
Prompt
A 45-year-old man smokes 25 cigarettes daily. His father died of lung cancer last year. He wants to quit but has failed twice before with cold turkey.
Objectives
- Deliver the 5As. 2. Offer varenicline or combination NRT. 3. Set a quit date and follow-up. 4. Address fear of failure.[1]
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- [1]Cahill K, Stevens S, Perera R, et al. Pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2013.PMID 23728690