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Webinar: Heart Health and Tobacco Use

1.0 CHES Credit Available Presenter: Keith Walker, LCSW, NCNTT, MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence This webinar will explore smoking prevalence and increased health risks associated with smoking and vaping, with a specific focus on heart health. We will examine the links of tobacco use with cardiovascular disease, focusing on heart disease, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. We will discuss the benefits of becoming tobacco free for individuals with smoking related cardiovascular issues. We will offer beneficial resources for providers for treating tobacco use…

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The Foundations of Client-Centered Tobacco Treatment: A Training for Maternal Health Providers

Online (Zoom) Offering This training is free and open to all health professionals, prevention professionals, and community members who are interested in learning more about the burden of tobacco and strategies for intervention and treatment with pregnant and post-partum individuals. In this training, we will share an overview of smoking & vaping prevalence in the pregnant population. We will identify health implications of smoking & vaping during pregnancy and postpartum, as well as the health effects of second & thirdhand smoke. We will…

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Webinar: Motivational Interviewing 101

1.5 CHES Credit Available Presenter: Edward J. Perka, Jr., CASAC, NCNTT of the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Smoking is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the United States. 70% of tobacco users want to quit, and many make multiple attempts. Healthcare providers often struggle when talking to their patients about their smoking behavior and advice to quit is often delivered in a curt and non-empathetic fashion as in “you just need to quit smoking!” This webinar explores some concepts and…

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