Continuing Education

The following CME/CE opportunities and reference articles is being listed to make available to healthcare providers additional information and resources on the treatment of tobacco use and dependence.

CME/CE Opportunities

The descriptions below are a summary of information taken from each Continuing Education provider’s website. 

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8840)

This program is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and allied healthcare professionals.  The goal of this program is to identify efficacious interventions for tobacco use that can be offered during clinical/medical visits.  Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the rationale for treating tobacco dependence
• Explain why tobacco dependence is a chronic disease
• Initiate clinical interventions for tobacco users willing to quit as well as users not willing to make a quit attempt
• Assist users attempting to quit with strategies designed to prevent relapse.
• Implement appropriate strategies to assist special populations of smokers.

Credits Available

• Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
• Nurses - 1.0 ANCC contact hours;
• Pharmacists - 1.0 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.1 CEUs)

All other healthcare professionals completing continuing education credit for this activity will be issued a certificate of participation.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Using Motivational Interviewing to Promote Patient Behavior Change and Enhance Health (http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5757)

This activity is intended for medical and behavioral health practitioners and others engaged in direct patient care.  The goal of this activity is to enable participants to apply concepts of motivational interviewing in clinical settings in order to promote lifestyle and behavior changes and thus enhance the health and well being of patients.  Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Discuss 2 basic principles of motivational interviewing (MI).
• Identify stages of change in the context of assessing opportunities for interventions to promote behavior change.
• Review strategies for enhancing patients' motivation to change.
• Apply and integrate MI communications techniques into clinical encounters with patients.

Reference Articles

Below are reference articles which summarize current research findings on the treatment of tobacco use and dependence.

Group Behavior Therapy Programmes for Smoking Cessation (pdf)
Stead LF, Lancaster T. Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD001007.pub2. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001007.pub2.

Interventions for Pre-Operative Smoking Cessation (pdf)
Mller A, Villebro N. Interventions for preoperative smoking cessation. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 3.Art. No.: CD002294.pub2. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD002294.pub2.

Interventions for Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients (pdf)
Rigotti NA, Munafo MR, Murphy MFG, Stead LF. Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2002, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD001837. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001837.

Nursing Interventions for Smoking Cessation (pdf)
Rice VH, Stead LF. Nursing interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD001188. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD001188.pub2.

Physician Advice for Smoking Cessation (pdf)
Lancaster T, Stead LF. Physician advice for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD000165. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD000165.pub2.