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- Tobacco Cessation and Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Tobacco Professional Development Opportunities
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative (CCGC)'s Tobacco Program has a number of free professional development opportunities for Colorado physicians and clinical office staff. Opportunities exist in the form of webcasts, conference presentations, and sessions with office staff to integrate tobacco cessation into practice (TRIA).
Latest News
- Family Planning Webinar
- CCGC Smoking Cessation for Pregnant/Postpartum Patients
- MyQuitPath Website: Colorado's new tobacco cessation portal
- Medicaid Improves Smoking Cessation Benefit 9/10/09
- New Fax-To-Quit Program page
Opportunities
Click on an opportunity below for details. Contact Emily Gingerich at (720) 297-1681 for more information or to register.
- Webinars
- Past Presentations
- Integrating tobacco cessation into clinical practice: Tobacco Rapid Improvement Activity (TRIA)
Upcoming Webinars
- (coming soon)
Online CME Courses
- Tobacco Use and Dependence: An Updated Review of Treatments (Medscape CME)
- Two Strategies on How To Improve Smoking Cessation (Medscape CME)
- National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative Healthcare Provider Site
The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) developed this microsite to give healthcare providers access to available CME-credit courses on tobacco cessation, and other resources related to quitting smoking, all in one place. - Meeting the Challenge of Tobacco Cessation for Persons with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
The Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network (TCLN) is excited to announce the launch of a new, online CME Course designed to highlight resources available to assist health professionals in treating smokers with mental illness and substance use disorders. Click on the link below for more information.
Past Presentations
The following presentations are arranged in chronological order from most recent (top) to least recent (bottom). Click on a title below for more information and materials.
- Tobacco Cessation Resources and Training Opportunities for Family Planning Agencies (3/3/10)
- A First Look at the Revised Colorado Tobacco Cessation & SHS Exposure Guideline - How Colorado Providers Implement Guidelines (5/13/09)
- New Year, New Strategies: Tobacco Treatment Tips from Your Peers (1/6/09)
- Tobacco Cessation for Persons with Mental Illnesses: Current Treatment Strategies (12/9/08)
- Respiratory Case Studies in Tobacco Cessation (11/11/08)
- How Colorado Providers Can Implement the Great American Smokeout in Their Practice (10/14/08)
- The 5 R’s for Smoking Cessation: Helping the Smoker Who is Not Ready to Quit (8/5/08)
- 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline Update: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence – Review and Highlights (6/3/08)
- Pharmacotherapy for Tobacco Cessation: Treatment Update and Clinical Pearls (5/20/08)
- What Healthcare Providers Need to Know About the Colorado QuitLine (3/4/08)
- Where There's Smoke... WE Can Be The Difference: Healthcare Provider Toolkits Webinar for Local Health Agencies (2/26/08)
- Hot Topics in Tobacco Cessation and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Reduction (2/5/08)
- Tobacco Cessation for Persons with Mental Illnesses: Primary Care Strategies (12/07)
- Stages of Change and Motivational Intervention with Clinical Populations (11/07)
Additional Information
For questions and additional information, please contact one the Tobacco Program team members below at (720) 297-1681.
- Michele Patarino, MBA, MSHA (Tobacco Project Director)
- Alison Long, MPH (Tobacco Project Director)
- Emily Gingerich (Tobacco Project Manager)
