What is iSISTAQUIT?
iSISTAQUIT is a wrap-around support for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who want to quit smoking/vaping.
It involves a model of care designed with culturally appropriate national best practice training. iSISTAQUIT provides vital training for health professionals and encouragement to communities and pregnant women to quit smoking/vaping.
Having culturally specific approaches to assist women to quit smoking/vaping through a pathway of support helps First Nations women navigate health and wellbeing systems safely.
Its super easy to register for our free training
After the initial clinical trials and testing of our training and resources involving over 40 health services throughout Australia, including many Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHOs), the iSISTAQUIT program is ready to expand its rollout.
Our free self-paced 4-hour online smoking and vaping cessation training is now available to
1. Individual health professionals e.g., midwives, nurses, Aboriginal health workers, GPs, and Obstetricians,
2. And to health services e.g., ACCHOs, Medical Centres and Hospitals.
“iSISTAQUIT smoking and vaping cessation training (CPD points available) and associated educational resources, Treatment manual, Patient flipcharts and My Journey Booklet for clients resulted from listening to health professionals. 100% of health professionals said not smoking in pregnancy is vitally important, but many did not have the confidence, skills or optimism to have that chat.”
“92% of the health professionals that were part of the course recommend the iSISTAQUIT training“, said Professor Gillian Gould, project lead at iSISTAQUIT.
Registration for the online training is super easy:
- Individual health professionals:
- Simply click on the following link: https://hpmi.online/course/view.php?id=489 and you will be directed to the HPMI training platform to create an account to access the training.
- If you would also like the training hardcopy resources (Treatment Manual, Patient Flipchart, and ‘My Journey’ patient booklet), please complete the registration below.
Press Release “ Our new iSISTAQUIT Program: Empowering Pregnant Aboriginal Women to Live Smoke-Free will start expanding nationally from September 2024 - Click here
- Health Services that are interested in their staff doing the training and receiving the extra iSISTAQUIT program components (such as the medical software template and additional training hardcopy resources), please email the team at iSISTAQUIT@scu.edu.au
