Tobacco Treatment Webinar Series Recordings
Florida State University College of Medicine’s Area Health Education Center (FSU COM AHEC) offers continuing education credit for its Tobacco Treatment Re-Certification Webinar series. The following are archived webinars available for Continuing Education credit.
Directions:
- Select webinar or presentation to watch. Click on the title to view presentation.
- Following the webinar, complete the short quiz and presentation evaluation. Continuing education (CE) will not be awarded unless the quiz and evaluation is completed. Evaluation link can be found below the objectives for each of the webinar recordings.
- A Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to you within 10 business days of completion.
Contact Diana Martin for any questions or concerns about the online webinars.
Shame, Guilt, and Fear: Do Anti-Smoking Campaigns Work?
By Chad Morris, Ph.D.
Dr. Chad Morris is a psychologist and professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is committed to studying the chronic and modifiable behaviors that lead to unnecessary morbidity and mortality among at risk populations, particularly tobacco use. In 2006, he created the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program which is a multidisciplinary center of excellence for public policy, research, training, and clinical care. Dr. Morris has been the principal investigator for over 20 psychosocial and pharmacological tobacco cessation studies across the lifespan. He has worked with over 40 states to foster sustainable whole health and tobacco control initiatives for priority populations including individuals with mental illnesses and addictions, justice involved individuals, persons who are homeless, pregnant and new mothers, and youth. He has served on many boards and committees and is currently the Board Chair for the North American Quitline Consortium.
Objectives:
- Describe the evidence base for anti-smoking campaigns that seek to de-normalize smoking
- Outline potential unintended consequence anti-smoking campaigns make have on health disparity populations
- Share strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of future messaging to health disparity populations.
Presentation Quiz and Evaluation
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Addressing LGBT Tobacco Disparities
By Regina Washington, DrPH
Dr. Washington is the Director of LGBT HealthLink, a program of CenterLink, working toward eliminating health disparities within LGBT communities as it relates to tobacco use and cancer.
Dr. Washington has over 15 years of combined experience in community, governmental, and academic institutional leadership related to strategic planning, program/policy development, implementation, and evaluation. Her presentations, projects, and writings have focused on health disparities, health education, and health policy, specifically related to tobacco cessation and cancer control. Her public health practice focuses on geographic, social, and behavioral factors associated with cancer health disparities among low socioeconomic status, minority racial/ethnic, sexual and gender minority, and other disadvantaged populations.
Objectives:
- Define basic LGBT terminology and concepts.
- Discuss LGBT health disparities and risk factors.
- Explain best and promising practices for LGBT tobacco control.
Presentation Quiz and Evaluation
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Using Email to Help Smokers Quit: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
By J. Lee Westmaas, PhD
J. Lee Westmaas, PhD, is director of tobacco control research in the Behavioral Research Center (BRC) at the American Cancer Society. His research uses theory to investigate predictors of smokers’ motivation to quit, and the success of their quit attempts, in cancer survivors and other populations that experience disparities in the prevalence and effects of tobacco use (e.g., socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, LGBTI). His research emphasizes social/psychological influences and processes, for example, the receipt of emotional and other support during quit attempts, mood, personality factors, and the role of health behavior theory variables such as perceptions of risk and self-efficacy. Contextual and environmental influences such as education level, stress, access to health care and cessation treatment, and tobacco regulation through smoke-free laws and taxes, are also important considerations in his research. Dr. Westmaas uses results of this research to develop and test interventions that take advantage of existing digital tools such as email, smartphone apps, and texts to provide information and support to assist smokers’ quit attempts.
Objectives:
- Identify digital based interventions for smoking cessation.
- Identify advantages for utilizing tailored emails for smoking cessation.
Presentation Quiz and Evaluation
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Providing Smoking Cessation Services to Cancer Patients
By Dr. Sonia Duffy
During her pre-doctoral post-doctoral fellowships, Dr. Duffy was trained in health behaviors and epidemiology, particularly related to smoking cessation, but also other health behaviors. Since then, Dr. Duffy's research interests have focused on health behavior interventions among a variety of populations. Dr. Duffy conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the Tobacco Tactics intervention among head and neck cancer patients and it was found to be efficacious. Based on this work, she conducted an implementation study to test the Tobacco Tactics intervention among inpatients at three VA hospitals and it was also found to be effective. In a recently completed U01 grant, across non-VA hospitals, she trained 1028 inpatient nurses to conduct the Tobacco Tactics intervention, which significantly increased quit rates in the intervention hospitals compared to usual care hospitals. In a recently completed R21, she tested the web-based Tobacco Tactics intervention among blue collar workers and found significantly increased quit rates in the intervention group compared to referral the 1-800-QUIT NOW group. As part of a large NCI supported p50 grant, Dr. Duffy showed the relationship between biomarkers and health behaviors and survival.
Objectives:
- Identify the prevalence of smoking among cancer patients
- Identify risks associated with continued smoking among cancer patients
- Identify physical, psychological, and social issues related to smoking among cancer patients
- Identify patient, provider, and institutional barriers to providing cessation services to cancer patients
- Identify evidence-based treatment strategies for delivering smoking cessation interventions to cancer patients
Presentation Quiz and Evaluation
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Continuing Education Credit: Florida State University College of Medicine Area Health Education Center is a Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Respiratory Care approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-21016. This program meets the requirements for up to 1 contact hour. FSU College of Medicine AHEC is a provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., MEP #122098. FSU College of Medicine AHEC is a provider of continuing education for Recovery Peer Specialists by the Florida Certification Board, ID #5156-A.