Reminder: QuitCore Non-smoking program

We have an amazing new program starting next week to help people quit smoking.  Please forward this to anyone you know that is thinking about quitting and please send to your friends and co-workers!  Please note the registration deadline is Monday, January 26th.  Space is limited.

 

Save a life...Your Own!

 

We can help you join the 1 million Albertans that have quit smoking. Starting next week QuitCore is being offered in Airdrie, Calgary, Camrose, Claresholm, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Stettler, and Wetaskiwin.  QuitCore is based on a program that has helped a record number of people quit and has been available in Calgary for 25 years.

 

QuitCore is a free group support program, led by trained professionals, that teaches you how to quit smoking and connects you with others who are also quitting.  Sessions run in the evening from 7:00 to 8:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday depending on your location.   For more information please call us toll-free at 1-866-710-QUIT (7848) or visit us at www.quitcore.ca

 

 

When and where does the program take place?

The program consists of eight 90 minute sessions, over a period of 14 weeks. Sessions for the winter program will run from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the following areas:

• Calgary sessions start on January 27th  and will be held at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre
  
• Sessions in Airdrie, Camrose, Claresholm, Fort McMurray, Stettler and Wetaskiwin will take place via Telehealth, starting on January 28th
  
• Edmonton sessions start on January 29th  and will be held at Grant MacEwan College.
  

 

 

We can't wait to help you quit!  Call toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT [7848] to join the upcoming group in your area. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Sincerely,

The QuitCore Team

Download QuitCore fact sheet

Download QuitCore poster

Job: Shoppers Drug Mart Southcentre Mall

Shoppers Drug Mart Southcentre Mall has an immediate vacancy for a FT/PT Pharmacist.

• Store Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am to 9 pm / Saturday 9 am to 8 pm / Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
  
• No midnights!!
  
• Excellent Pharmacy Team and Working Environment
  

Please contact Pharmacist/Owner Neilin Nazarali at 403-271-7877 ext 331 or via email

CE: TEACH (Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health

TEACH is coming back to Alberta in early 2009!

Tobacco use has been on the decline for years, but one out of five people still use tobacco. Helping your patients quit is one of the best ways to greatly improve their health. You might even save a life in the process!

The Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation and Health (TEACH) project is designed to ensure that individuals in the public, private and non-profit sectors who provide intensive counseling services to tobacco users obtain knowledge and skills in the delivery of best practice interventions.

Interested health care professionals in Alberta can register to complete the following free courses:

TEACH Core Course - 3 day course

A Comprehensive Course on Smoking Cessation: Essential Skills and Strategies

18.5 CEUs

Prerequisite: Tobacco and Public Health: From Theory to Practice - an OTRU online course

Don't miss your chance - sign up now! Space is limited.

Call 1-877-450-QUIT (7848) to register.

Visit www.teachalberta.ca for further information.

Downloadable Registration Form.

QuitCore - a Group Smoking Cessation Program

QuitCore is an evidence-based group program designed to help people quite smoking, available in Airdrie, Calgary, Camrose, Claresholdm, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Stettler and Wetaskiwin. The 14 week course includes 8 in-depth sessions that teach participatns how to quit in the most effective way possible. QuitCore began more than 25 years ago in Calgary, as a program offered through the Alberta Cancer board and has helped close to 7,000 individuals become smoke-free.

Sessions start on January 27th. The deadline to register is January 26th and space is limited. Anyone looking to join an upcoming QuitCore group can call toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT (7848) or email quittobacco@cancerboard.ab.ca.

For more information on QuitCore, including a schedule of upcoming sessions, please www.quitcore.ca

A poster you can download for your pharmacy is available here.

CE: 2008 CDA Guidelines Update

What's New - 2008 CDA Guidelines Update

Dr. R. Hawkins, MD, LLM, FRCPC

Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

University of Calgary

Sponsored by Merck Frosst

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Calgary Winter Club

4611 14 Street NW

6:30 - Registration

7:00 - Dinner

7:30 - Presentation

8:30 - Questions

Objectives:

• differentiate the treatment algorithms of the 2003 to the 2008 Canadian Diabetes Association clinical practice guidelines
  
• prioritize the treatment and management of concomitant conditions in the type 2 diabetic patient, including blood glucose, lipids, smoking cessation and lifestyle changes
  

Please RSVP to Jim Erhart (1-877-428-3642 ext. 8031) or via email

CE's pending