Nicotine Cessation
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject matter experts, informed by a methodical review of available evidence and consensus among committee members.
Clinical Pathway:
- Nicotine Cessation Clinical Pathway algorithm
- Nicotine Cessation Clinical Pathway synopsis (provides care standards employed for this clinical pathway)
Additional tools associated with this Clinical/ERAS Pathway:
Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
- Inclusion:
- Patients ≥ 11 years of age presenting for ill or well visits
- Exclusion:
- Patients < 11 years of age (consider referring these patients to Behavioral Health when further nicotine use screening is warranted)
Committee members involved in the development:
- Thuylinh Pham, MD | Urgent Care | Committee Chair
- Haley Killian, PhD | Developmental and Behavioral Health | Committee Member
- Abbey Masonbrink, MD, MPH | Hospital Medicine | Committee Member
- Ricky Ogden, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FACHE | Pharmacy | Committee Member
- Alvin Singh, MD | Pulmonology | Committee Member
- Stephani Stancil, PhD, APRN | Adolescent Medicine | Committee Member
- Gladesia Tolbert, DNP, CPNP, PMHS | General Academic Pediatrics | Committee Member
EBP Committee Members:
- Kathleen Berg, MD, FAAP | Hospitalist, Evidence Based Practice
- Megan Gripka, MT (ASCP) SM | Evidence Based Practice
Publication dates:
- Finalized date: 11/2024
- Next expected revision date: 2027
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These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare a pathway for each. Accordingly, these pathways should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.