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TEACH Course Descriptions

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​TEACH Core Course

​The TEACH core course is the integral introductory course for providers.


An Interprofessional​ Compr​​​​​ehensive Course on Treating Tobacco Use Disorder

This online introductory course will help learners to screen, assess, and treat people with tobacco dependence using evidence-based pharmacotherapies and psychosocial interventions. Tools and techniques for enhancing motivation and facilitating cessation groups are also covered. Core Core Competencies and CanMEDS.pdf

​TEACH Specialty Courses

TEACH provides a range of courses that focus on specific knowledge and practice for different providers.


Tobacco Interventions for Clients with M​ental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders

This course focuses on knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide a client-centred biopsychosocial approach to detect, screen, engage, and treat patients with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder focused around tobacco use. Learners will be able to apply these skills with individuals who use tobacco to detect common mental illnesses and other substance use disorders as well as design a treatment approach.
MISUD Course Comp​etencies and CanMEDS.pdf​​


Tobacco In​terventions for First Nations​​​, Inuit, and Métis Populations

This online specialized course is designed for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide a holistic, patient-centred, biopsychosocial approach to screen, engage, and treat commercial tobacco use among First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations. The learner will also be able to apply these skills, develop treatment in collaboration with patients, and refer as necessary. FNIM Course Competencies and CanMEDS.pdf


Integrated Chronic Disease Management a​nd Prevention: A Person-centered Approach t​o Addressing Tobacco and other Modifiable Risk Factors

This course examines major modifiable risk factors (i.e., alcohol, stress, sleep, nutrition, and physical activity) for chronic disease management, their contribution to major non-communicable chronic diseases, and their impact on tobacco and tobacco dependence treatment. This course also highlights best practices and integrated strategies to address multiple modifiable risk factors during tobacco dependence treatment. CDP Course Competencies and CanMEDS.pdf


Francophone Courses

liane-metzler-30296-unsplash.jpg Gestion et Prévention Intégrées Des Maladies Chroniques

Ce cours qui est offert en ligne offrira aux participants les connaissances, les compétences et les aptitudes voulues pour adopter une approche biopsychosociale centrée sur le client pour le dépistage, la mobilisation et le traitement de clients qui consomment du tabac et présentent divers facteurs de risque modifiables.