Fact Sheets and Guides | Smoking Cessation Leadership Center

Explore SCLC’s fact sheets, guides, and practical resources to learn more about smoking cessation, behavioral health, and how providers can support people who use tobacco.

Fact Sheets and Guides

Addressing Tobacco Use in Behavioral Health: Challenges and Solutions in California
Addressing Tobacco Use and Treatment Challenges Among People Experiencing Homelessness
Understanding Drug Interactions with Tobacco Smoke: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Effects
Understanding Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Their Connection to Tobacco Use: A Trauma-Informed Care Approach
Benefits of Quitting Tobacco for Individuals in Mental Health Recovery: Improved Health, Relationships, and Overall Well-being
Pharmacologic Product Guide: FDA-Approved Medications for Smoking Cessation
Guide for Providers: Brief Interventions to Help Clients Quit Vaping
E&M Billing Codes for Tobacco Use Disorder in Drug Medi-Cal: FAQ Guide
The Tobacco Epidemic Among People with Behavioral Health Disorders

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses

For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants:

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

California Pharmacists:

The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. If you are a pharmacist in another state, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit.

California Psychologists:

The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses that are provided by entities approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM is acceptable to meeting the CE requirements for the California Board of Psychology. Providers in other states should check with their state boards for acceptance of CME credit.

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Up to 1.00 CE Credit may be claimed.

Social Workers:

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UCSF Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 general continuing education credit.

Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (IPCE):

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Addiction Professionals:

The California Department of Healthcare Services (DCHS) recognizes up to 10 hours of continuing education from a non-accredited provider. If you are a provider outside of California, please check with your state board for your credit policy.