OMSC 10 Best Practices
| 1. Clinic task force formed |
| 2. Clinic tobacco-control protocol developed |
| 3. Tobacco use queried and documented for all clinic patients |
| 4. Training in tobacco-dependence treatment completed by clinicians in past year |
| 5. Specific staff identified to provide tobacco-dependence treatment |
| 6. Self-help materials available to patients, family members, and staff |
| 7. EHR or other real-time prompt in place to inform GP/NP of patient smoking status, advice delivery, and quit plan consult forms |
| 8. Process to follow-up tobacco users for at least 2 to 6 months after clinic visit |
| 9. Process to evaluate quality of program implementation in place |
| 10. Process to provide feedback to practices about clinic performance in tobacco-dependence treatment delivery |
EHR = electronic health record; GP = general practitioner; NP = nurse practitioner; OMSC = Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation.
Adapted with permission from Papadakis S, Cole AG, Reid RD, et al. Increasing rates of tobacco treatment delivery in primary care practice: Evaluation of the Ottowa Model for Smoking Cessation. Ann Fam Med. 2016:14(3):235-243.