Transcript General Staff Orientation

Tobacco Free Futures
General Staff Orientation
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Tobacco and Smoke Free Environments Policy
Content
1. Overview of AHS’s Tobacco and Smoke
Free Environments Policy.
2. Cessation and withdrawal support
available for patients/clients.
3. Cessation and withdrawal support
available for staff.
AHS Tobacco and Smoke Free Environments Policy
AHS is committed to promoting a tobacco
and smoke free environment at all sites
Including properties that are AHS:
• Owned/operated
• Leased
• Funded services (50% AHS funded)
Effective April 1, 2011
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Policy Purpose
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To prevent patient, visitor and staff exposure to
second hand smoke.
To ensure support is available for patients and
staff who use tobacco products.
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Policy Scope
Applies to
• AHS employees; members of the medical,
dental, podiatry and midwifery staffs; students;
volunteers; and other persons acting on behalf
of AHS
• patients/clients
• general public
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Policy Scope
Property includes:
• buildings
• vehicles
• grounds (up to public sidewalks and roads)
• parking lots (including vehicles parked in lots)
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Ceremonial Use of Tobacco
Traditional aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or
ceremonies may only be permitted in designated
Spaces as determined by the Site Manager.
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Use of Tobacco Like Products
• Use of electronic smoking products (e-cigarettes)
is not permitted indoors at AHS sites. Outdoor use
of these products is under review.
• Smoking of medical marijuana is not permitted on
AHS property.
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Shared Responsibility
• AHS employees have a shared
responsibility to ensure AHS becomes &
remains a tobacco and smoke free
environment.
• AHS Protective Services assists with
enforcement of policy.
• Staff are not to facilitate patient use of any
tobacco products.
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Compliance
• focus on education and redirection
• any person who continues to use tobacco at
the site may be subject to penalty including:
– a fine under the Tobacco Reduction Act if
smoking within 5 metres of an entrance or
air intake
– progressive discipline procedure for staff
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Support for Patients/Clients
All patient’s/clients will be supported by their health
care providers through the 5A’s model
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Arrange
AlbertaQuits is free, convenient, personalized support.
• CALL toll-free for information, counseling and
referral, 8 am to 8 pm, seven days a week.
• CLICK to quit with powerful tools, advice and 24/7
support.
• JOIN a group support program led by a trained
counsellor.
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Cessation and withdrawal support for
staff
Support for staff
• Staff have access to extra cessation services in addition to
the services available to all Albertans.
• Depending on your benefit plan, services related to
smoking cessation (e.g., support programs) may be an
eligible expense. Coverage should be confirmed before
expenses are incurred.
• For more information visit Insite
http://insite.albertahealthservices.ca/9784.asp
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Cessation Medications
Medication can be used to support long term cessation
or in the short term to manage nicotine cravings when at
work.
Options for reimbursement:
• Employee with health benefits – coverage of cessation
medications.
• Employees & physicians without health benefits – AHS
is offering 80% coverage (up to $3,000), for the
purchase of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Products. Details and claim form available on Insite
http://insite.albertahealthservices.ca/9784.asp
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Counselling
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
provides telephone and online cessation counseling
1-877-273-3134. or www.workhealthlife.com
• AlbertaQuits has free, convenient, personalized support
available by phone, online or through groups. Visit
www.albertaquits.ca or call 1.866.710.QUIT (7848).
• Primary Care Networks
• Family Physician
• Community Pharmacist
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• Tobacco use is not a ‘bad habit’ or
‘lifestyle choice’, it is a chronic
relapsing condition.
• There is no safe level of exposure
to second hand smoke.
• AHS recognizes that patients and
staff who use tobacco may need
support to deal with nicotine
withdrawal when on AHS property.
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For more information
• AHS Tobacco and Smoke-free Environments Policy
(FM-03) available on Insite
http://insite.albertahealthservices.ca/9783.asp
• Visit the www.albertaquits.ca website for more
information, training and supports
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