Smoking cessation.
Connecting care and self-care.
Co-designed with a tobacco-cessation team, the resource website extends support beyond the consultation. Deployment work also includes the materials that help people discover it.
Several entry points.
The person chooses the next step.
Hospital
Posters and QR codes to introduce the resource website during a hospital stay or at discharge.
Primary care
A professional can introduce resources during a visit in a family medicine group or community clinic.
Local and prevention services
Local points of service, prevention activities and community settings offer other opportunities to discover the website.
A shared resource website
Evaluated apps and content, local services and a link to book a cessation appointment.
Open access
or shared through AppGuide PRO
Self-care
Explore quitting at a personal pace, find a useful tool and prepare questions. Resources remain available between appointments.
or both
Professional support
Find the tobacco-cessation centre (CAT) and prepare for a visit. The professional supports the person and can share resources through AppGuide PRO.
Clinical foundations.
Design with the people who use it.
The care team brings its practice, patient needs and suggested tools. AppGuide assesses the resources and structures the website. Posters, QR codes and patient leaflets are prepared with the team to support distribution.
Our assessment method- Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation
- A foundation for extending support after hospital discharge and between visits, with content organized around the person’s situation.
- CAN-ADAPTT and Québec guidance
- References used in designing the selection and organization of resources, alongside the MSSS guidance on institutional interventions (2019) and the CAT orientation guide.
- Professional and patient input
- Tools suggested by the CAT team, assessed by AppGuide. Clear, positive, non-judgmental language refined through user testing.
Reference details
These references describe the design foundations, without implying certification or endorsement by their authors. CAN-ADAPTT informed the design. CAMH now points to the Canadian Task Force’s 2025 guidelines as its replacement, while retaining selected CAN-ADAPTT recommendations.
The resource website
and the way people find it.
A deployment brings together content, care pathways and distribution materials. The aim: help people find resources and professional support, wherever they first encounter the program.