FREE VBA training and Vape workshops

FREE Very Brief Advice training session will be held on 21st January, to support any non-clinical professionals who work on the frontline with clients, service users or any Oxfordshire residents.

Very Brief Advice can help anyone to have a 30 second conversation, which could save a life. The training will cover background information on smoking and why it is still so important to help the 65,000 Oxon smokers to quit. The trainer will then cover how VBA works and spend time preparing attends on when and how to have the conversation, where to signpost to and how to make a referral or support an individual to do their own. The 2 hour session is online via Teams and tickets can be booked via Eventbrite.

Three Vape Workshops have been planned for 2025. These are run by The National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT).  This workshop is designed to provide clinical and non-clinical professionals alike, with up-to-date evidence and practice guidance on vapes and vaping. The course follows the evidence and reflects the ever-developing technology of vapes, device selection and use, considerations for use of vapes by young people and pregnant women, clinical guidance on vaping as an aid to smoking cessation and harm reduction, plus answers to frequently asked questions and vaping myths. The one-hour online session is bookable via the link on the poster, directly with Tom at NCSCT.

Training Poster

Vaping poster 2025 dates with booking link