This conference brings nationally recognized speakers and local experts together to discuss a wide array of tobacco treatment and prevention topics, new research and innovative approaches to tobacco control. It also provides an opportunity to network with other tobacco treatment professionals from across the state.
Register Today: 2023 Conference
Health Equity: Strategies to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities
June 6-7, 2023 – Virtual Event
Agenda
June 6, 2023: Pre-Conference Workshop (full – accepting individuals on a waitlist)
- 11am-1pm: Listening Deeply When You Really Want Someone to Change, Stephen Andrew, LCSW, LADC, CCS
June 7, 2023: Conference
- 8:30-9am: Welcome
- 9-10am: Tobacco Product Regulation in the United States: An Update from the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, Dr. Brian King, Ph.D., MPH
- 10:05-11am: Treatment & Prevention Breakouts
- Breakout A: Tobacco Treatment Medications: Pharmacotherapy as a Tool for Addressing Nicotine Dependence, Dr. Edward Bender, DO
- Breakout B: Panel Discussion on Restorative Practices and Youth, Maine Youth Action Network
- 11-11:30am: Lunch Break
- 11:30am-12:30pm: The Maine QuitLink: Reducing Barriers to Support All Mainers, Amy Giles, NCTTP
- 12:30-1:30pm: Multiphase Optimization Strategy Trials (MOST) in Studies of Tobacco Dependence Treatment, Dr. Steven L. Bernstein, MD
- 1:30-1:40pm: Stretch Break
- 1:40-2:40pm: Reducing Tobacco-Related Disparities: What’s Stress Gotta Do With It? Dr. Valerie Yerger, ND
- 2:40-3pm: Closing
Conference Fees
- Pre-Conference Workshop + Conference: $125.00
- Conference: $75.00
Continuing Education Credits Available
- Community Health Education Specialists (CHES): Sponsored by MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 7.0 for Pre-Conference & Conference / 5.0 for Conference ONLY total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 7.0 for Pre-Conference & Conference / 5.0 for Conference ONLY
- Continuing Medical Education Credits (CME) – (Nursing, physicians, psychology, pharmacy): In support of improving patient care, Maine Medical Center (MMC) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. MMC can accredit continuing education activities with the following credit types: Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), and American Psychological Association (APA). Maine Medical Center has designated this educational activity for 7.0 for Pre-Conference & Conference / 5.0 for Conference ONLY
- Maine Board of Dental Practice: This program has been approved by the Maine Board of Dental Practice for 7.0 for Pre-Conference & Conference / 5.0 for Conference ONLY amount of contact hours
- Maine Prevention Certification Board:
- Pre-Conference (June 6) has been pre-approved by the Maine Prevention Certification Board and meets the requirements for Prevention Specialist Certification in Maine: 0 hours of training.
- IC&RC Prevention Performance Domains: 2, 3, 6.
- Conference (June 7) has been pre-approved by the Maine Prevention Certification Board and meets the requirements for Prevention Specialist Certification in Maine: 0 hours of training.
- 1 Credit: Tobacco Product Regulation in the United States: An Update from the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products
- 1 Credit: Treatment & Prevention Breakouts; Breakout B: Panel Discussion on Restorative Practices and Youth
- 1 Credit: The Maine QuitLink: Reducing Barriers to Support All Mainers
- 1 Credit: Reducing Tobacco-Related Disparities: What’s Stress Gotta Do With It? IC&RC
- Prevention Performance Domains: 2, 3, 6.
- Pre-Conference (June 6) has been pre-approved by the Maine Prevention Certification Board and meets the requirements for Prevention Specialist Certification in Maine: 0 hours of training.
- State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors: This program has been approved for 7.0 for Pre-Conference & Conference / 5.0 for Conference ONLY
Register for the 2023 Conference
The pre-conference workshop and conference sessions are required for those pursing the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice Training Pathway. Please direct questions about the Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Conference to [email protected]
The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence administers tobacco treatment trainings on behalf of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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