The program equips medical providers, dental and behavioral health professionals, nurses and other health care team members with current data, evidence-based knowledge and strategies to effectively counsel and treat patients using tobacco and other nicotine delivery devices.
Agenda:
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Evidence-Based Interventions for Tobacco Cessation – James Davis, MD
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
E-Cigarette Use: Evidence-Based Interventions and Recommendations to Prevent and Decrease Use – Jim Martin, MS
1. Interpret current data on tobacco use, tobacco related illnesses, e-cigarette use, and smoking abstinence rates.
2. Identify emerging tobacco products.
3. Describe current evidence-based pharmacotherapeutic and behavioral treatment methods for nicotine dependence.
4. Describe evidenced-based interventions and recommendations to prevent and reduce the significant rise in e-cigarette use by youth including the current use of Juul Settlement funds.
5. Discuss the Medicaid Tobacco-Free Policy Requirement as it pertains to standard and tailored plan contracts.