| Department | Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM) |
| Minimum requirement for admission | Counsellors etc. who are directly involved with people using tobacco and interested in Tobacco cessation Bachelor degree or above Writing, speaking and understanding English |
| No. of Seats | 50 |
| Duration of the Course | 30 hours spread over 3 months |
| Commencement of Course | |
| Fees | |
| Brief Description of the Course | An online program to enhance theoretical and practical knowledge of tobacco use disorder management in Health care professionals. The course deals with Identification, screening for tobacco abuse and Tobacco use disorder and factors influencing it, Assessing the severity of tobacco addiction by using an objective scale, practicing basic counselling, communication skills and psychosocial intervention to prevent relapse. Prescribing over the counter Nicotine replacement therapy and knowledge about other pharmacotherapy and decision making about what can be managed by them and what needs to be referred to. |
| Course Coordinator & Contact details | Dr Prabhat Chand, Professor of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction Medicine |
| Faculty | Dr Pratima Murthy Senior Professor of Psychiatry and Director NIMHANS |
| How to apply? | Once the advertisement is out, application will be available online in the website. |
| Selection process | After the expression of interest is filled, the institution will review the application and those who have fulfilled the criteria will be sent a link for the payment. |
