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
It's About a Billion Lives Symposium 2024
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Speakers
Webinar Objectives:
Explain three key strategies to end today’s tobacco use epidemic
Describe two different strategies to improve equity in tobacco use and improve tobacco cessation in diverse populations.
This year's Symposium will be held virtually and in-person at UCSF Robertson Auditorium (inside William J. Rutter Center), 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, California
We are honored to have the following speakers presentingat this year’s Symposium:
Keynote Panel: Ending the Tobacco Epidemic:
Catherine O. Egbe, PhD Senior Specialist Scientist Mental health, Alcohol, Substance use and Tobacco Research Unit (MASTRU) South African Medical Research Council
Charlene Le Fauve, PhD, Senior Advisor for Health Equity, FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)
Ruth Malone, RN, PhD, UCSF Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Moderator: Joanna Cohen, PhD, Bloomberg Professor of Disease Prevention, Chair, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins University.
Presentations by Faculty and Postdoctoral Scholars:
"Evaluation of a contingency management smoking cessation intervention for people experiencing homelessness,"Dian Gu, PhD, CTCRE Postdoctoral Scholar
"Unlocking Potential: Pharmacists' Key Role in Tobacco Cessation," Lisa Kroon, PharmD, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Co-Vice Dean of Clinical Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer, Clinical Innovation, Education and Research, UCSF Health
"Social policies, health equity, and cannabis and tobacco-related outcomes: Mixed methods analyses" Morgan Philbin, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
"Toward an Analytical Framework of Tobacco-Related Misinformation: Findings from Twitter Data," Eileen Han, PhD, CTCRE Postdoctoral Scholar
Closing Remarks, Harold Collard, MD, MS, UCSF Vice Chancellor for Research
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].
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.
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
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.
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.
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 CreditTM 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.
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.
