Overview:
Cancer Council WA, through the Clear the Air program, is hosting a series of professional development events to empower professionals working with young people in youth, community and health services with the tools they need to have confident conversations with clients/patients who vape and support them on their quitting journey. The events will focus particularly on supporting young people but are relevant for supporting anyone to quit vaping.
Through evidence-based insights, practical and hands-on training in delivering brief advice, and tailored support techniques, we hope that attendees will gain the confidence and skills to provide quit vaping support.
Each event will be tailored to meet the specific needs of each audience group.
Designed for:
- Health promotion professionals
- Health professionals working in inpatient settings
- School nurses and other school staff
- Staff working in youth and community services
- Health professionals working in general practice
- Health professionals working in other primary care and outpatient settings
In-person and online sessions are available.
Details:
For more information and to register please click on the corresponding link under ‘Audience’ below.
For Perth-based participants, in-person attendance is encouraged where possible.
| Date | Session Time | Format | Audience | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am | Hybrid | Health Promotion Professionals | In-person (Cancer Council WA Subiaco) and Online |
| 1 April 2025 | 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm | Online | Health Professionals working in Inpatient Settings | Online |
| 1 April 2025 | 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Online | School Nurses and other School Staff | Online |
| 2 April 2025 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am | In-person | Youth and Community Services | Communicare Cannington |
| 2 April 2025 | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Online | Youth and Community Services | Online |
| 2 April 2025 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Online | Health Professionals working in General Practice | Online |
| 3 April 2025 | 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Online | Health Professionals working in other Primary Care and Outpatient Settings | Online |
Presented by:
James McLennan
James is an experienced psychologist and smoking and vaping cessation subject matter expert with a demonstrated history of achieving robust outcomes in clinical settings spanning more than 20 years. James’ skill set focuses on translating evidence-based smoking and vaping research, particularly in the field of psychology and nicotine neuroscience, into realistic practical strategies that can be easily taught in the clinical setting. He has been designing and implementing smoking cessation behaviour therapy programs for over 15 years and began providing vaping cessation support to school groups as early as 2016. He currently advises government agencies on smoking and vaping cessation best practice while also enjoying working on various smoking cessation research projects. James was Project Lead of an award-winning team in 2019 that designed and implemented a non-punitive multicomponent intervention that reduced smoking by 73% on hospital grounds of a large Sydney hospital.
Funding acknowledgement:
Cancer Council WA’s Clear the Air program is supported by Lotterywest and Healthway.