Carbon Monoxide Breath Testing Beyond Cigarettes: Emerging Evidence and Best Practice in Community and Secondary Care

Date: Tuesday, 3rd February 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00

Format: Online (Zoom) Cost: Free to attend

Speakers
Louise Ross – Clinical Consultant (NCSCT) and Stop Smoking Lead, Smoke Free Digital
Heidi Croucher – Lead Convenor, Smoking Cessation and Harm Reduction (SCaH) and Lead Treating Tobacco Dependency Midwife, NHS England Prevention
Kevin Smith – Harm Reduction Practitioner, Dorset HealthCare

Session Overview

Carbon monoxide (CO) breath testing is widely recognised as a key tool in smoking cessation, but its role is expanding across community, maternity, mental health and secondary care settings. This webinar will explore emerging evidence, practical applications and real-world examples demonstrating how CO breath testing can support wider tobacco dependency treatment and harm reduction pathways.

Proposed Topics

Carbon monoxide breath testing in the community | Shisha use and carbon monoxide exposure | Cannabis use and carbon monoxide | Embedding CO breath testing within secondary care as best practice | Case study from a Dorset mental health inpatient hospital | Live Q&A session

A Certificate of Attendance for personal development will be available upon request.
A recording of the event will be provided to everyone who registers, whether they attend live or not.

Please note that some NHS sites restrict access to Zoom. Attendees will be advised to check with their IT teams ahead of the event.