Learn more about our available professional development courses offered throughout the year.
Integration of Tobacco Use Treatment into Healthcare
Summer: June 25-29, 2018
Credit Hours: Up to 37.5 Category I Hours
Description: Integration of tobacco treatment skills into the daily routines of healthcare is a prerequisite for achieving the highest quality outcomes. Whether your concern is screening for lung cancer, preventing hospital readmission, or simply maximizing the impact of outpatient chronic illness management, this highly interactive training program is designed to help providers develop advanced skills in tobacco dependence treatment. Participants deepen their expertise through concentrated examination of accepted standards of care, analysis of current research findings, and hands-on application of specialized treatment principles. Successful participants receive a Certificate of Professional Development from the Perelman School of Medicine – University of Pennsylvania, and are eligible for certification as Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS) through the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC).
The course is organized into five uniquely themed, day-long seminars. The goal for each day is to lead the student to a progressively deeper understanding of the biological, social, and environmental factors that influence the tobacco epidemic. At the conclusion of this course, attendees will have developed a new perspective on the problem of dependence, and experience a fundamental change in their approach to treatment.
The course is appropriate for healthcare providers from disciplines with both direct and indirect patient care responsibility. The syllabus is designed to be applicable to the needs of most professionals involved in the treatment of tobacco dependence, including but not limited to:
- Physicians
- Advanced Practice Nurses
- Physician Assistants
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Addiction Counselors
- Community Educators
- Health System Administrators
- Insurance Industry Executives
- Public Health Officials
Certification: The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), in collaboration with The Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD) recently established the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice (NCTTP). The NCTTP certification consolidates the various certification processes previously utilized across the country into one national credential. The NCTTP application is available at www.naadac.org/ncttp and includes all the details required for submission.
Send your request for "Document of Completion" to sarah.evers-casey@uphs.upenn.edu.
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Webinar Series: Finding A Way to Help Every Smoker at Every Visit
Dates: Available On Demand
Description: A series of 30-60 minute discussions focused on practical tips and techniques for implementing tobacco dependence treatment in a variety of healthcare settings. Appropriate for providers of all disciplines interfacing with the ill-effects of tobacco dependence. (View System Requirements)
- Managing Reluctance to Quit in Your Smoking Patients (40 minutes): A practical review of the genesis of reluctance in addiction, followed by a straight-forward model for managing its impact. A short introduction to counseling techniques, appropriate for any discipline that involves direct patient contact.
- The Basics of Tobacco Dependence Pharmacotherapy (45 minutes): Pharmacotherapy is an integral adjunct to counseling when managing a patient's compulsion to smoke. Learn tips for maximizing the effectiveness of core pharmacotherapeutic strategies discussed in the US Public Health Service Guidelines. Discusses several prescription medications, but appropriate for providers of any discipline faced with answering question about pharmacotherapy supports.
- E-cigarettes in Psychiatric Practice (60 minutes): A general overview of electronic cigarette systems and their impact on smoking initiation / maintenance - presented to a collaborative group of Pennsylvania rural psychiatrists (in partnership with Community Care Behavioral Health), but appropriate for any clinical audience interested in the e-cigarette phenomenon.
- Developing More Effective Communication Strategies (35 minutes): Of course we would like to do a better job getting our message across to the people who could most benefit from our services. Sometimes, it can feel like it's hard to know just what to say. Maybe, it's not what we say, but how we say it that gets our message across.
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Advances in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
Dates: Coming Fall 2018
Credit Hours: Up to 7.5 Category I Pharmacology Hours
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Description: This Continuing Education activity focuses on evidence-based strategies for maximizing the efficacy of pharmacologic interventions. Appropriate for care providers of any discipline, who have a primary mission that is compromised by tobacco smoke exposure.
Schedule: Didactic and interactive sessions run from 9 am to 5 pm
Registration Fee: $250
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