Center for Tobacco Independence

Registration Closes April 28, 2025 In this Essential Skills Training you will learn about tobacco prevalence, products and burden, e-cigarettes and vaping, motivational interviewing, how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice, tobacco treatment medications and relapse prevention and recovery. Participation in the Treating Tobacco Together: Essential Skills Training is a required component of the “Classic Pathway” for Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification. In-Person with pre-work: Participants must complete three online courses before the live in person training day that will take approximately 2 hours…

Updated 3/17/2020: In response to COVID-19, the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence is  closely monitoring the recommendations from both the Maine CDC as well as MaineHealth, and we are acting in accordance with these  guidelines as we decide how to best move forward with our scheduled trainings.  Our number one priority the health and safety of our staff and the participants of our trainings.  The following trainings have been canceled: Addressing Nicotine and Tobacco Use through Prevention, Policy and Treatment Initiatives March 31st…