title: Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian general practice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian general practice is based on published evidence, review of overseas guidelines, existing general practice programs, and a process of stakeholder consultation. It was distributed to Australian general practitioners in 2004.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the development and content of the guidelines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The guidelines provide an evidence based approach to smoking cessation advice in general practice using the 5 As framework (Ask, Assess, Advise, Assist, Arrange). The intervention approach (modelled on the Smokescreen Program) makes use of stage of change assessment and motivational interviewing. The guidelines are consistent with the Smoking, Nutrition and Physical activity (SNAP) framework for intervention on behavioural risk factors, and integrate GP advice with Quitline services.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales. n.zwar@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zwar
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borland
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stillman
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Litt
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D032921:Consensus; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*