Access to Tobacco Treatment for the Justice-Involved: A Call to Action

Duration
60 Minutes
Speakers

Allison Gorrilla, MPH

Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin’s-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention

Allison Gorrilla is an Outreach Specialist with the University of Wisconsin’s-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. She works with health care systems and providers to integrate evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments into routine care. A focus of Allie’s work is bridging the gap in access to cessation treatments in communities disproportionately burdened by tobacco-related health inequities. Allie holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from Marquette University and a master’s of public health from the University of Minnesota.

Chad D Morris, PhD

Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado- School of Medicine, and the Director of the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program and Wellness Leadership Institute

Chad Morris, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado- School of Medicine. At CU he is the Director of the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program (BHWP) and Wellness Leadership Institute. BHWP also houses the Rocky Mountain Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program. Dr. Morris is the principal investigator of over 140 projects and studies exploring the effectiveness of organizational, psychosocial, and pharmacologic whole health and tobacco cessation strategies across over 44 states and internationally. Dr. Morris is a seasoned Motivational Interviewing trainer and member of the MI Network of Trainers (MINT). As the Vice President of Spark Inspiration, Dr. Morris also offers corporate wellness solutions.

Webinar Objectives
  1. Explain collective knowledge of the topic of tobacco use disparities among the justice-involved.
  2. Describe two promising and evidence-based practices to address tobacco use disorders (TUD) among individuals in the criminal justice system.
  3. Identify two systemic barriers and challenges to integrating TUD treatment within the criminal justice system.
  4. Discuss two recommendations to address TUD treatment integration within the criminal justice systemwith a focus on steps to overcome systemic barriers, and implement policies, procedures, and best practices to improve access to TUD treatment.
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Course meets the qualifications for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider # 64239.

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Disclosures

This UCSF CME activity was planned and developed to uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

All speakers, planning committee members and reviewers have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Catherine Bonniot, Anita Browning, Christine Cheng, Brian Clark, Allison Gorrilla, MPH, Jennifer Matekuare, Chad Morris, PhD, Ma Krisanta Pamatmat, MPH, Jessica Safier, MA, Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS and Aria Yow, MA.

Additional Resources Cited in the Webinar