SCLC’s strategic planning and new directions
We are halfway through 2024, and over the past 6 months SCLC has been busy developing a new strategic plan.
Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States, 2019
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40% of all incident cancers and 44% of all cancer deaths among US adults aged 30 and over were attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors. Cigarette smoking was the leading risk factor contributing to both cancer cases and overall deaths.
Improving Tobacco Cessation: CMS Guidance and State Strategies
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Duration
75 minutes
Document
/sites/smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/files/2024-08/Webinar_141_CMS_8-20-24_Final.pdf
https://ucsf.box.com/s/pbxag9qwcepyd7cyxluem3c360t8ujfy" target="_blank">Listen to recording
Ivana Thompson, PharmD
Ivana Thompson earned her Pharm.D. degree from University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy and has been practicing in California for over 20 years. She has worked in community and outpatient pharmacies, then as a consultant pharmacist for Medi-Cal DUR.
Deirdra Stockmann, PhD
Deirdra Stockmann, Ph.D., M.U.P. is the Director of the Division of Quality and Health Outcomes in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Since joining CMS in 2012, Deirdra has worked with state Medicaid and CHIP agencies and their partners to improve health outcomes by improving access to and quality of health services for people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA
Dr. Lisa Kroon is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy at the University of California in San Francisco. She is also the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Office of Clinical Innovation, Education and Research at UCSF Health and oversees ambulatory pharmacy practice. Dr.
Stephanie Koenig, MPH
Stephanie Koenig is the Communications Specialist for the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) at the University of California, San Francisco. She is responsible for developing and implementing communication strategies and projects to effectively convey SCLC's messages to its target audiences. In addition, she serves as the Communications Specialist for UCSF's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE).
