BMJ Group, United Health Foundation Publish Practical, Evidence-based Guidelines to Promote Smoking Cessation in U.S. Adult Populations.* New, Evidence-based Literature Review Provides Valuable Tips for Successful Quitting, Innovative Toolkit for Primary Care Physicians DENVER -- BMJ BMJ n abbr (= British Medical Journal) → vom BMA herausgegebene Zeitschrift Group, publisher of the BMJ (British Medical Journal The British Medical Journal, or BMJ, is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world.[2] It is published by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (owned by the British Medical Association), whose other ), and United Health Foundation, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. private foundation established by UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group Incorporated NYSE: UNH is a managed health care company. It is the parent of United Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S. It was created in 1977, as UnitedHealthCare Corporation (it renamed itself in 1998), but traces its origin to a (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UNH Unh The symbol for the element unnilhexium. ), are distributing important new guidelines regarding smoking cessation smoking cessation Public health Temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking; withdrawal therapies–eg, hypnosis, psychotherapy, group counseling, exposing smokers to Pts with terminal lung CA and nicotine chewing gum are often ineffective. interventions to more than 500,000 U.S. physicians. The report, entitled "Putting Evidence into Practice: Smoking Cessation," examines the current medical evidence for interventions that best help adults quit smoking and provides a practical toolkit for putting the evidence into everyday clinical practice. Cigarette smoking remains the number one avoidable cause of death and disability within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. today. And although most smokers want to quit, most attempts at cessation fail. Encouraging smoking cessation is now recognized as a critical component of medical care and public health. To address this critical gap in knowledge, United Health Foundation commissioned BMJ Group to review the currently available medical evidence regarding the effectiveness of various smoking cessation interventions and develop a practical set of guidelines and tools that physicians can use in their interactions with patients who want to quit smoking. Highlights of the findings include: * Personal motivation to quit smoking is important, but it's not enough - most smokers need encouragement, assistance and guidance * Smoking should be thought of as a chronic disease, with exacerbations and remissions * Medications can successfully treat the addiction component of smoking * Behavioral counseling must address the habit * A primary care systems approach can help identify and successfully treat smokers "Clinicians deserve convenient access to trustworthy and relevant clinical evidence as they make treatment decisions to prevent the health consequences associated with tobacco use," said Reed V. Tuckson, M.D., United Health Foundation. "We are pleased that BMJ Group has responded to our call for this summary of the scientific knowledge that defines the benefits of cessation, effective interventions and public policy initiatives, among others. We hope that clinicians and policy experts will translate this current knowledge into programs that result in more successful clinical interventions and healthier people." "As an international authority in evidence-based medicine evidence-based medicine Decision-making 'The use of scientific data to confirm that proposed diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are appropriate in light of their high probability of producing the best and most favorable outcome'. See Meta-analysis. , BMJ Group is uniquely positioned to create effective guidelines for smoking cessation," said Dr. Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of the BMJ. "We're pleased to be able to provide U.S. physicians with reliable and independent information about the interventions that have been proven to work." In addition to this smoking cessation paper, for the past seven years United Health Foundation has distributed BMJ Group's BMJ Clinical Evidence to physicians in the United States. Launched in 1999, BMJ Clinical Evidence remains the gold standard in evidence-based synopses on the effectiveness of common clinical interventions. It provides systematic reviews of evidence for over 3,000 interventions and provides answers to more than 570 clinical questions. It is currently used by over one million clinicians worldwide, including 500,000 physicians in the U.S. About United Health Foundation United Health Foundation is an independent not-for-profit foundation solely funded by UnitedHealth Group. The Foundation provides information to physicians and other health professionals, individuals and communities to support health and medical decisions that lead to better health outcomes and healthier communities. For further information, please visit www.unitedhealthfoundation.org. About BMJ Group BMJ Group (www.group.bmj.com) is one of the world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. in medical publishing. The Group publishes the BMJ (British Medical Journal), leading journals covering major medical specialties Medical Specialties See also anatomy; disease and illness; drugs; health; remedies; surgery. adenography the science of the description of glands. — adenographic, adj. , BMJ Clinical Evidence and several other evidence-based resources. The mission of the Group is to publish intellectually sound material that will serve the needs of doctors, members, other health professionals, the scientific community and the public. |
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