NEW Continuing Education Opportunity:

“The University of Massachusetts Basic Skills for Working with Smokers Program ”

Description: This is a self-paced, online course designed as an introduction to the basic concepts needed by professionals who are working with tobacco users.  The course consists of eight modules: (1) the tobacco problem and public health perspective; (2) exploring barriers and facilitators to change; (3) developing an understanding of addiction; (4) using pharmacotherapy to help clients quit smoking; (5) talking with clients about tobacco use; (6) health consequences of smoking; (7) creating an environment supportive of tobacco interventions; and (8) resources for professionals and clients.

Continuing education credit is available for dental hygienists.

This course is a prerequisite for the Core Certification Course offered by the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation

Rx for Change, which draws heavily from the Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, was designed with a vision for dissemination. It is comprehensive, turn-key, and can be used with students or licensed clinicians in virtually any health professional field. The teaching strategies are varied and include a pre-class assigned reading, lecture with animated PowerPoint slides, videotape (an introductory videotape segment, videotaped counseling sessions, and trigger tapes), and role playing with case scenarios. All materials have been externally reviewed by key educators, clinicians, and researchers in the field, and are updated continuously to reflect current science for the treatment of tobacco use and dependence.

Structure of the Rx for Change Training Program
To facilitate the incorporation of Rx for Change into a variety of curriculum structures, the program is composed of a series of complementary but independent modules. Each of more than 300 PowerPoint slides is complete with instructor notes and current literature citations.

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http://rxforchange.ucsf.edu/about.php

TobaccoFreePatients

TobaccoFreePatients is an online training program in how to provide clinical tobacco interventions based on a National Cancer Institute educational program, Help Your Patients Be Tobacco Free.  Courses were reviewed by tobacco experts and feature evidence-based, clinically relevant information, key points, interactive questions, patient handouts, clinical forms and helpful links.

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http://www2.tobaccofreepatients.com/PageReq