11.50 am Working with pregnant women who smoke This presentation describes experiences of engaging with pregnant women who smoke. Penny Thompson, RN Smokefree Programme Manager as Hawkes Bay District Health Board Tena Koe: I have thoroughly enjoyed working in the Smokefree/tupeka kore sector for the last 6 years. Recent successes is the collaboration with our local PHO and the combined effort to achieve the Primary Care Target for two quarters. In addition we a delighted to be in the hand over stage of the Secondary Care Target. The Smokefree Team support clinical staff/health professionals by ensuring Smokefree training/education is up to date, provide opportunities to increase their knowledge, access to resources and management commitment to robust smokefree policies. Morning Session Chair Stephen Vega Smokefree DHB Coordinator at Hutt Valley DHB Recent work involves working across the district health board hospitals in Wellington, providing them with support and advice to gain better results for the Health Target on smoking cessation. This involves looking for improvements in the systems and training the clinical staff. Stephen provides smoking cessation training to a wide range of health professionals from GPs to health promoters. Stephen also supports the Regional Public Health office in their work on tobacco control. Previously Stephen worked for the Quit-Group and established the community based Quit Cards programme as well as providing training in-house to the Quitline telephone staff. In this role Stephen also supported the Heart Foundation to deliver training to health professionals in the community Stephen is also an active researcher and has published papers and letters on tobacco control and smoking cessation. Afternoon Session Chair Dr Mark Wallace-Bell, RN I started my career in health care as a registered general nurse in the UK working in accident and emergency departments and operating theatres. After six years of Nursing I changed my focus and studied for a BSc (Hons) in psychology at Middlesex University in the UK and then became a Lecturer in psychology at the same University. After a number of years as a lecturer I started my PhD studies investigating attentional bias and anxiety on cognition in nicotine addicts. After completing my PhD in 2001 I worked as a senior lecturer in health psychology at Middlesex University and then a Lecturer in Nicotine Addiction at St Georges Hospital
11.50 am Working with pregnant women who smoke This presentation describes experiences of engaging with pregnant women who smoke. Penny Thompson, RN Smokefree Programme Manager as Hawkes Bay District Health Board Tena Koe: I have thoroughly enjoyed working in the Smokefree/tupeka kore sector for the last 6 years. Recent successes is the collaboration with our local PHO and the combined effort to achieve the Primary Care Target for two quarters. In addition we a delighted to be in the hand over stage of the Secondary Care Target. The Smokefree Team support clinical staff/health professionals by ensuring Smokefree training/education is up to date, provide opportunities to increase their knowledge, access to resources and management commitment to robust smokefree policies. Morning Session Chair Stephen Vega Smokefree DHB Coordinator at Hutt Valley DHB Recent work involves working across the district health board hospitals in Wellington, providing them with support and advice to gain better results for the Health Target on smoking cessation. This involves looking for improvements in the systems and training the clinical staff. Stephen provides smoking cessation training to a wide range of health professionals from GPs to health promoters. Stephen also supports the Regional Public Health office in their work on tobacco control. Previously Stephen worked for the Quit-Group and established the community based Quit Cards programme as well as providing training in-house to the Quitline telephone staff. In this role Stephen also supported the Heart Foundation to deliver training to health professionals in the community Stephen is also an active researcher and has published papers and letters on tobacco control and smoking cessation. Afternoon Session Chair Dr Mark Wallace-Bell, RN I started my career in health care as a registered general nurse in the UK working in accident and emergency departments and operating theatres. After six years of Nursing I changed my focus and studied for a BSc (Hons) in psychology at Middlesex University in the UK and then became a Lecturer in psychology at the same University. After a number of years as a lecturer I started my PhD studies investigating attentional bias and anxiety on cognition in nicotine addicts. After completing my PhD in 2001 I worked as a senior lecturer in health psychology at Middlesex University and then a Lecturer in Nicotine Addiction at St Georges Hospital
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