Training for Health Professionals

Nopuff Conducts 2 Different Training Programs

  • 1 day training “The Basics”
  • 2 day training “Brief Interventions”

After completing your training program, you are welcome to join our Facebook group for Nopuff trained Health Professionals.  This is where we can share information and events, ask questions and receive support.

“THE BASICS” – 1 Day training consists of:

  • Understanding Tobacco, Smoking & Quitting
  • Consequences of smoking and quitting
  • Nicotine addiction – the basic science
  • Evidence based treatments – Stop smoking medicines
  • Brief Interventions – 5As
  • Barriers to quitting
  • Behavioural counselling
  • E-Cigarettes

This course is suitable for anyone  wanting to increase their knowledge of nicotine addiction and treatment:

  1. Allied Health Professionals and Community Health Workers
  2. Workplace Health Workers
  3. Nurse Practitioners and Medical Practice Staff
  4. Half day workshops are also available

A certificate of attendance is awarded on completion of the training.

“BRIEF INTERVENTIONS” – 2 Day training consists of:

  • Understanding Tobacco, Smoking & Quitting
  • Consequences of smoking and quitting
  • Nicotine addiction – the basic science
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Evidence based treatments – pharmacotherapy and various methods
  • Brief Interventions – 5As
  • Assessing a smoker
  • Barriers to quitting
  • Behavioural counselling
  • Latest research and practical application
  • Other tobacco products
  • E-Cigarettes

This course is suitable for health and allied health professionals with undergraduate degrees in medical or allied health, wanting to increase their knowledge of nicotine addiction and treatment. This training is vital in clinical practice and where practitioners are working with clients that smoke.                    

A certificate of attendance is awarded on completion of the training.


Robina Hospital 2 day training course February 2017. What an enthusiastic group!! Congratulations everyone for 2 days of learning, sharing and fun!

If you or your organisation is interested in registering for a training program or require more information about the training, complete and submit the form below.