2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) - Posters-P1.01C.04 Key Stakeholder Priorities on Embedding Smoking Cessation Into Lung Cancer Screening: National Australian Consensus Workshop

P1.01C.04 Key Stakeholder Priorities on Embedding Smoking Cessation Into Lung Cancer Screening: National Australian Consensus Workshop

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The document discusses efforts to integrate smoking cessation interventions within Australia's forthcoming National Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) Program, slated to begin in 2025. It underscores the importance of adopting equity-focused approaches and utilizing existing resources to embed these interventions effectively. The study conducted a consensus workshop in July 2023, involving 38 national stakeholders from diverse backgrounds such as tobacco control, respiratory medicine, and cancer policy, as well as community advocates from all Australian states and territories.<br /><br />Using the modified Nominal Group Technique, stakeholders engaged in small groups to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing smoking cessation interventions across various LCS delivery models, such as mobile screening and primary care-led approaches. They developed priorities across four categories: delivery, equity, research, and policy.<br /><br />Key priorities include:<br />1. Designing and delivering smoking cessation training for all professionals involved in the National LCS Program to address workforce capacity concerns.<br />2. Co-designing smoking cessation interventions for priority populations through participatory approaches and genuine partnerships.<br />3. Establishing a national evaluation framework with cessation-specific quality indicators within the LCS program’s Key Performance Indicators.<br />4. Creating messaging for cessation and LCS that includes participant testimonials to mitigate stigma and fear, offered in varied formats.<br /><br />An overarching equity principle was also suggested to ensure participant-centric program design and delivery. The document maps 12 priorities from an initial 19 by relative implementation timeframe, balancing shorter-term achievable goals with a longer-term vision requiring policy-level and consumer engagement actions. These priorities aim to enhance the feasibility and acceptability of smoking cessation interventions within the National LCS Program, leveraging foundational evidence for improved program planning.

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Nicole Rankin

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Speaker Nicole Rankin

Topic Risk Factors, Risk Reduction & Tobacco Control

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National Lung Cancer Screening

smoking cessation

Australia

equity-focused approaches

stakeholders

Nominal Group Technique

interventions

policy

evaluation framework

program design