Webinars

SCLC's webinar series is integral to the technical assistance provided by the SCLC. Nationally recognized smoking cessation experts offer the latest information related to smoking cessation (including effective interventions) for the general and the behavioral health populations.

The Goals of SCLC’s Webinar Series:

Provide training and technical assistance to raise awareness of the many benefits smoking cessation efforts and to increase understanding of effective smoking cessation strategies.
Implement or enhance existing tobacco cessation services using evidence-based practices.
Ensure that consumers and staff have access to smoking cessation services and support to promote health and wellness.
Establish partnerships between behavioral health and nicotine cessation organizations to increase available tobacco cessation resources in communities.

SCLC has over 100 webinars covering the latest topics on tobacco addiction and recovery

Current Webinars

Monday, June 21, 2021, 01:00pm EDT

E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: An Update for Clinicians, co-hosted by ATTUD

Speakers

Nancy A. Rigotti, MD

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director, Tobacco Research and Treatment Center Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Dr. Rigotti is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and founding director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Tobacco Research and Treatment Center. A board-certified general internist, Dr. Rigotti is internationally known for her research to reduce the health burden of tobacco use by evaluating tobacco cessation treatments and promoting their adoption in health care settings, both inpatient and outpatient. Dr. Rigotti was a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine panel that produced the landmark 2018 report, Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes. Her current work includes addressing the role of e-cigarettes for tobacco smoking cessation and harm reduction. Dr. Rigotti has authored over 350 publications and served as President of the Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco and as President of the Society of General Internal Medicine, which in 2015 awarded her its highest research award, the John Eisenberg National Award for Career Achievement in Research. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School.

Webinar Objectives

Examine the public health risks and benefits of e-cigarette use
Analyze the recent clinical trial evidence about the efficacy of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation
Interpret the evidence about the potential risks of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation
Create an evidence-based plan for discussing e-cigarettes with patients/clients who smoke cigarettes.

More Information

Certificates of Attendance

Access this by clicking on the "More Information" link of the webinar you have completed. Questions or concerns, please email Jennifer Matekuare at [email protected].

UCSF University of California San Francisco

Accreditation

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 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.

California Behavioral Science Professionals:

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for behavioral health providers. UCSF maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

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.

California Addiction Counselors:

The UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) to provide continuing education credit for California Addiction Counselors. UCSF designates this live, virtual activity, for a maximum of 1.0 CCAPP credit. Addiction counselors should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Provider number: 7-20-322-0722.