HHQ (HELP HER QUIT) project

The project is implemented by IASO (www.iaso.gr), Institute of life (www.iolife.eu) and sponsored by PMI Science (www.pmiscience.com). It represents a strategic partnership aiming to build Doctor’ s and hospital staff capacities in knowledge of smoking harmfulness and learn methods to help women in ceasing smoking.

For your information a brief description of the proposal is in the following:

Proposal title: Smoking cessation in women: Create the strategy at IASO

Proposal acronym: HHQ (Help Her Quit)

Milestones of the proposal include:

Mapping the level of awareness and capacities of OBGYNs in tobacco and women’s health
Educating and informing OBGYNs in women’s health and tobacco risks
Developing a toolkit for MD-OBGYNs on women’s health/fertility/cancer and smoking including smoking cessation guidelines
Developing a leaflet for the public on women’s health
Building OBGYNs/ midwives/nurses capacities to help women in smoking cessation

In brief, deliverables of the project will be as follows:

Three workshops/training sessions (including kick-off meeting, coming up end of November)
Toolkit and leaflet, for OBGYNs and the public respectively
Dissemination at all steps of the proposal, multiplying thus the visibility of HHQ (IASO newsletter, Blue magazine newsletter, twitter, linkedin, sites, etc)
At the end of the project at least 50 OBGYNs and midwives will be competent in HHQ
At the end of project at least 50 MDs/midwives will be nominated HHQ Ambassadors (Smoking cessation Ambassadors)
At the end of the project guidelines, and materials will be disseminated to association of OBGYNs, of midwives, of women and to the authorities