TEACH Course Descriptions

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​As of July 1, 2022, the TEACH Certificate in Intensive Cessation Counselling will be administered through CAMH. To learn more about this change, please read the following document: TEACH Certificate Program FAQ.pdf. ​

TEACH Core Course

​The TEACH Core Course is the integral introductory course for providers. Course registration typically opens a month prior to the course start date. 

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An Interprofessional​ Compr​​​​​ehensive Course on Treating Tobacco Use Disorder This online introductory course will help learners to screen, assess, and treat people with tobacco dependence using evidence-based pharmacotherapies and psych​osocial interventions. Tools and techniques for enhancing motivation and facilitating cessation groups are also covered. ​Core Competencies and CanMEDS.pdf Cost: $575 CAD Next offered: April 1 - May 6, 2026 (Select here to register​) ​​

TEACH provides a range of courses that focus on specific knowledge and practice for different providers.​ Course registration typically opens a month prior to the course start date. ​

​	Addressing Nicotine Use Among Youth and Young Adults​​  In this course, the learner will develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide a wholistic, client-centred, biopsychosocial approach to screen, engage, and address nicotine use among youth (aged 15-19) and young adults (aged 20-24). The learner will also be able to apply these skills, develop treatment in collaboration with clients, and refer as necessary.​ Cost: $525 CAD Next offered: May 20 - June 17, 2026
​​	Tobacco Interventions for Clients with M​ental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders This course focuses on knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide a client-centred biopsychosocial approach to detect, screen, engage, and treat patients with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder focused around tobacco use. ​MISUD Course Comp​etencies and CanMEDS.pdf​ Cost: $525 CAD Next offered: On Hold​
​ ​​​	Tobacco In​terventions for First Nations​​​, Inuit, and Métis Populations This online course is designed for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide a holistic, patient-centred, biopsychosocial approach to screen, engage, and treat commercial tobacco use among First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations. The learner will be able to apply these skills, develop treatment in collaboration with patients, and refer as necessary. FNIM Course Competencies and CanMEDS.pdf Cost: $525 CAD Next offered: 2026 dates to be announced at a later date.​
	Integrated Chronic Disease Management a​nd Prevention: A Person-centered Approach t​o Addressing Tobacco and other Modifiable Risk Factors This course examines major modifiable risk factors (alcohol, stress, sleep, nutrition, physical a​ctivity) for chronic disease management, their contribution to major non-communicable chronic diseases, and their impact on tobacco & tobacco dependence treatment. This course also highlights best practices to address modifiable risk factors during tobacco dependence treatment. CDP Course Competencies and CanMEDS.pdf Cost: $525 CAD Next offered: On hold​

Cours spécialisé​s​ du Projet TEACH

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​Prise en charge et prévention intégrées des maladies chroniques Ce cours qui est offert en ligne offrira aux participants les connaissances, les compétences et les aptitudes voulues pour adopter une approche biopsychosociale centrée sur le client pour le dépistage, la mobilisation et le traitement de clients qui consomment du tabac et présentent divers facteurs de risque modifiables.​ Dates du cours: à​ dé​terminer ​

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