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Table 1 Modules and mini lectures

From: Developing a fully integrated tobacco curriculum in medical colleges in India

No:

Module title

Power point presentations: mini lectures (ML)

Semester given

1

Tobacco issues in basic medical practice and professionalism

ML-1 Burden of Tobacco

1

ML-2 Tobacco as a risky behavior for patients and the family

1

ML-3 Role of doctors in tobacco control, including 5As

3

2

Tobacco and Community Medicine and Public Health

ML-1 Burden of tobacco and global tobacco control

1

ML-2 Tobacco and occupational health

1

ML-3 Hazard of passive smoking and smoke free environment

1

ML-4 Cessation strategies and social support

1

ML-5 Tobacco impact on the family and economy

1

3

Tobacco and the musculoskeletal system

ML-1 Nicotine effects on pain.

3

ML-2 Tobacco and back pain and osteoporosis

6

4

Tobacco and the endocrine system

ML-1 Tobacco and diabetes

3

ML-2 Tobacco and other metabolic disorders (hyperlipidemia, obesity)

3

5

Tobacco effects on the cardiovascular system

ML-1 Epidemiology of CVD and tobacco

3

ML-2 Tobacco as CVD risk factors and the mechanism

3

ML-3 Important of cessation in patients with CVD

3

6

Tobacco and the gastrointestinal system

ML-1 Tobacco and oral diseases

1

ML-2 Tobacco and common abdominal disorders

6

7

Tobacco and the reproductive system

ML-1 Tobacco effects on pregnancy

3

ML-2 Tobacco effects on fertility

3

ML-3 Passive smoking and pregnancy

3

8

Tobacco effects and neoplasia

ML-1 Tobacco and carcinogenesis

4

ML-2 Tobacco and respiratory tract cancer

4

ML-3 Tobacco and digestive cancer

4

ML-4 Tobacco and urogenital cancer

4

ML-5 Tobacco cessation as an important part of cancer management

4

9

Tobacco and the nervous system

ML-1 Tobacco and stroke

4

ML-2 Tobacco and pain

4

ML-3 Nicotine effects on neurodegenerative diseases

4

10

Tobacco effects on the respiratory system

ML-1 Tobacco and TB

6

ML-2 Tobacco and COPD

6

ML-3 Tobacco and asthma

6

11

Tobacco and mental health

ML-1 Nicotine addiction

6

ML-2 Tobacco and depression and anxiety

6

ML-3 Tobacco and schizophrenia

6

12

Tobacco and the sensory organs

ML-1 Tobacco and the aging eye (cataract and age related macular degeneration)

7

ML-2 Tobacco and skin (aging and wound healing)

6

13

Tobacco and children’s health

ML-1Tobacco effects on respiratory health in children

5

ML-2 Other tobacco effects on children’s health

5

14

Tobacco and the uropoetic system

ML-1 Tobacco effect and erectile dysfunction

6

15

Tobacco and adolescents

ML-1 Tobacco use among adolescents

1

ML-2 Effect of tobacco use on adolescent growth and development

1

ML-3 Risk factors for tobacco initiation

1

ML-4 Tobacco advertising and marketing to youth

1

ML-5 Tobacco prevention and cessation for adolescents

1

  1. Note: For additional information on the specific objectives for each module, refer to the tobacco curriculum for medical colleges on the Project QTI website: www.quittobaccointernational.org