ANNOUNCEMENTS

A new Ask the Expert session is coming soon!  Have an idea for a future topic? Email [email protected]

 

This is a comprehensive tobacco cessation training program that equips health professional students and practicing clinicians, of all disciplines, with evidence-based knowledge and skills for assisting patients with quitting. Thanks to support from the California Department of Tobacco Policy and Prevention, a certificate of completion and 4.0 CMEs will be provided at no charge for those who complete this series. Accreditation is for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and addiction professionals.

Register here: https://cmecalifornia.com/lms/[email protected]=-1&@activity.id=7803755&@activity.bundleActivityId=-1

The Fall 2024 Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training application is now closed.

The California Center for Tobacco Cessation (CaCTC) and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School have collaborated again to offer free Tobacco Treatment Specialist Trainings, a $1,300 value, to qualified applicants in California. The statewide training is open to individuals representing organizations that provide or aim to provide cessation services to underserved populations.

The next TTS training session will be virtual and held on September 17th, 18th and 19th of 2024.

 

 

 

About the California Center for Tobacco Cessation

As the California Center for Tobacco Cessation, the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) provides training and technical assistance in support of the tobacco endgame movement. We aim to engage and build the capacity of organizations, clinicians, community stakeholders, and CTCP-funded projects to advocate for and put into effect tobacco-use assessments and cessation services within their communities and systems.

  • What we do:
    • Support behavioral health sites to be tobacco-free and to connect to cessation services and treatment
    • Provide educational materials promoting tobacco cessation
    • Provide tobacco cessation training with Continuing Education Units to improve local tobacco cessation capacity
    • Improve access to cessation services through technical assistance
    • Develop strategic partnerships to reduce barriers to cessation treatment
       
  • Who we help:
    • CTCP-Funded Projects
    • Public Health Professionals
    • Health Care and Behavioral Health Providers

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Events & Opportunities

The Ask the Expert series invites specialists in the field of tobacco cessation to give a brief presentation and provide an open forum for the community to ask questions and share knowledge. If you missed a session, just click on the link below to access the recording.

Kick It California provides evidence-based tobacco cessation services. It's free and it works! Below are educational resources for providers from our partners at Kick It :

Empowering Change: Using Brief Motivational Interviewing for Tobacco Cessation in Oral Cancer Prevention, co-hosted by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (75 min)

Access the webinar recording here

Far From Over: The Horrific Legacy of Menthol Cigarette Marketing to Black Communities, co-hosted by the National Medical Association (60 min).

Access the webinar recording here

For more webinar topics - check out our updated collection of recorded webinars: https://smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/cmeces-webinar-collections

Collection E

  • The CaCTC is pleased to offer this special collection of select webinars from national experts. This Collection includes eleven (11) webinars and units at no cost to CA providers. Topics include treating effective partnerships to treat tobacco addiction, tobacco use in the LGBTQ+ community, environmental health and advocacy, tobacco use among race and ethnic populations, pharmacists' prescribing, advancing equitable tobacco outcomes, and novel tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. Use code CADPH23 to waive the fee Register

This is a comprehensive tobacco cessation training program that equips health professional students and practicing clinicians, of all disciplines, with evidence-based knowledge and skills for assisting patients with quitting. Thanks to support from the California Department of Tobacco Policy and Prevention, a certificate of completion and 4.0 CMEs will be provided at no charge for those who complete this series. Accreditation is for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and addiction professionals.

Register here:

 https://cmecalifornia.com/lms/[email protected]=-1&@activity.id=7803755&@activity.bundleActivityId=-1

  • Kick It CA created a 13-minute video training for healthcare providers to support AB 541 implementation. Watch "Tobacco and Mental Health"

  • Click here for more cessation training videos

California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Prevention Program released a Request for Application (RFA) CG 24-10074 Empowering Commercial Tobacco Prevention Efforts in Tribal Communities.

This Request for Application (RFA) seeks to fund five (5) Federally Recognized California Tribal Governments to address commercial tobacco-related disparities affecting the American Indian population. For this RFA, Applicants are required to: 1) Build capacity and skills among tribal members and staff employed by tribal governmental organizations to implement commercial tobacco use prevention and reduction interventions and provide health education services; 2) Mobilize and engage community residents and tribal governmental organizations to engage in commercial tobacco use prevention and cessation and support policy and system changes; and 3) Design, support, adopt, implement, and evaluate tribal policy and system change campaigns that seek to prevent and reduce commercial tobacco use.

For more information and to apply, please visit: CTCP Tobacco Control Funding opportunities and Resources (catcp.org)

 Closing Date:  May 22, 2024 - 5:00 PM

SCLC is hiring! The Communications Specialist role encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities, including developing and implementing communication plans for the UCSF's prestigious Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and the Center for Tobacco Research and Education (CTCRE). This involves strategic communication across various channels, requiring strong analytical and writing skills. The specialist is responsible for editing and publishing content, managing website administration, and collaborating closely with leadership to achieve project goals while addressing the unique communication needs of each center. If you're a skilled communicator ready to make a meaning impact, we want to hear from you. Click here for more information and to apply.

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