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*Key findings<br  />*E-cigarettes are frequently brought up inconversations between clinicians andpatients who smoke3 in 10 clinicians say that the topic of ecigarettes is raised in the majority ofconversations about smoking.<br  />*Beliefs: Clinicians are often unsure intheir beliefs around e-cigarettes
*Key findings
 
*E-cigarettes are frequently brought up in conversations between clinicians and patients who smoke
 
*3 in 10 clinicians say that the topic of ecigarettes is raised in the majority of conversations about smoking.
*Beliefs: Clinicians are often unsure in their beliefs around e-cigarettes
*Over 1 in 3 clinicians are unsure if ecigarettes are safe enough to recommendas a quit tool to patients who smoke.
*Over 1 in 3 clinicians are unsure if ecigarettes are safe enough to recommendas a quit tool to patients who smoke.
*1 in 3 are unsure whether e-cigarettes areaddictive.
*1 in 3 are unsure whether e-cigarettes areaddictive.
*Advice: Many clinicians are reluctant tosuggest e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking
*Advice: Many clinicians are reluctant tosuggest e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking
*When asked what advice they would give patients on e-cigarettes, 3 in 5 clinicianssaid “we do not know enough about themso I don’t endorse them”.
*When asked what advice they would give patients on e-cigarettes, 3 in 5 clinicianssaid “we do not know enough about themso I don’t endorse them”.
*2 in 5 said they would feel uncomfortable recommending e-cigarettes to theirpatients who smoke.
*2 in 5 said they would feel uncomfortable recommending e-cigarettes to theirpatients who smoke.
*1 in 6 clinicians said they would neverrecommend using e-cigarettes topatients who smoke.
*1 in 6 clinicians said they would neverrecommend using e-cigarettes topatients who smoke.
*There was no clear agreement as to whether clinicians would primarily recommend e-cigarettes as a first line orlast resort therapy.  
*There was no clear agreement as to whether clinicians would primarily recommend e-cigarettes as a first line orlast resort therapy.