1. Pre-Training Survey

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* 1. Please rate your level of counseling skills for each of the following:

  Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent
Your overall ability to help patients quit using tobacco
Asking patients whether they use tobacco
Advising patients to quit using tobacco
Assessing patients' readiness to quit
Assisting patients with quitting
Arranging follow-up counseling

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* 2. How much confidence do you have in the following aspects of counseling patients to quit using tobacco?

  Not at All Confident Not Very Confident Moderately Confident Very Confident Extremely Confident
Know the appropriate questions to ask patients when providing tobacco cessation counseling?
Have the skills needed to counsel for an addiction?
Can provide motivation to patients who want to quit?
Have the skills to monitor and assist patients throughout their quit attempt?
Have the skills to assist patients who seem to be in a hurry?
Have sufficient therapeutic knowledge of the pharmaceutical products for tobacco cessation?
Know when a referral to a physician is appropriate?
Can create consumer awareness of why patients should be asked about tobacco use?
Can sensitively suggest tobacco cessation to patients who use tobacco?
Are able to provide adequate counseling when time is limited?
Can help patients learn how to cope with situations or triggers that might lead them to relapse back to using tobacco?
Can counsel patients who are not interested in quitting?

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* 3. What is your opinion about whether pharmacies should sell tobacco products?

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