Join the National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery (CoE-TFR) to explore ways to implement Opt Out/Proactive tobacco-use treatment approaches in behavioral health settings to increase access to treatment and reduce disparities and harms associated with commercial tobacco use for people with behavioral health conditions.

As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the opt out/proactive tobacco treatment approach
• Identify strategies to implement opt out/proactive approaches for treatment of tobacco use in various behavioral health settings
• Discuss the ethical considerations for ensuring that individuals with behavioral health conditions who smoke are provided with evidenced based treatments to promote health equity.

Presenters:

Dr. Scott Sherman, MD, MPH
NYU Langone Health – Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Psychiatry
NYU College of Global Public Health – Professor of Global Public Health
NYU Langone Health – Co-Chief, Section on Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use, Department of Population Health

Dr Kimber K. Richter, Ph.D., MPH, NCTTP
The University of Kansas Medical Center- Professor, Population Health
The University of Kansas Medical Center -Director of UKanQuit

Who should attend?

• Behavioral Health Administrators
• Practitioners, including the expanded care team, that provide treatment, care, and support for people with substance use and mental health conditions, including:
• Physicians, Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Nurse Practitioners
• Licensed Psychologists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors
• Nurses
• Case Managers, Peers, Community Health Workers
• Other Behavioral Health Professionals