CT Quit Support Clinical Partnerships for Tobacco Cessation

• Live and virtual trainings on the 5As and Ask–Advise–Refer models
• Education on counseling, pharmacotherapy, and benefits of combining medication with behavioral support
• Continuing education opportunities where available

• Technical assistance to embed tobacco use screening, brief intervention, and referral into EHR workflows
• Support to implement e-referrals to the CT Quitline and other cessation resources
• Tools to track and improve performance over time

• Education to strengthen pharmacists’ role in assessment, counseling, and referral to the CT Quitline
• Resources to support collaborative practice agreements for cessation where feasible
• Outreach materials to promote in-pharmacy cessation services and CT Quitline referrals

• Clinical quick-reference guides, patient-facing handouts, and workflow aides
• Scripts for brief interventions in primary care, behavioral health, hospital, and pharmacy settings
• Resources tailored for priority populations, including Medicaid members and people with behavioral health conditions

• Tobacco dependence as a chronic, relapsing condition
• Evidence-based pharmacotherapy options, including combination NRT
• Best practices for integrating cessation into primary care, oncology, behavioral health, and OB/GYN

• Brief intervention skills (5As, Ask–Advise–Refer)
• Engaging patients who vape or use multiple products
• Supporting youth and young adults who use nicotine

• Practical approaches to counseling at the counter
• Documentation, communication with prescribers, and referral pathways
• Strategies to normalize cessation conversations in community pharmacies

Training can be tailored for health systems, FQHCs, hospitals, behavioral health agencies, and independent or chain pharmacies.

• Guidance to add CT Quitline referral options into EHR order sets or health maintenance
• Workflow mapping to define who screens, who counsels, and who sends the referral
• Follow-up strategies so teams can see outcomes and reinforce quit attempts

• Overview of services, eligibility, languages, and hours
• How to set quit expectations with patients and “warm transfer” when possible
• Messaging that encourages patients to accept outreach from Quitline coaches

• One-page CT Quitline referral guides for clinicians and care teams
• Promotional materials to reinforce provider messages
• Pharmacy-specific materials that highlight the referral process and available support

• Medicaid/HUSKY members
• Individuals with behavioral health or substance use conditions
• Pregnant and postpartum people
• Youth and young adults who use tobacco or vape
• Communities disproportionately targeted by commercial tobacco marketing

Clinical education and materials are adapted to support community members, with a focus on evidence-based, proven effective and culturally appropriate, person-first language to reduce barriers and stigma.