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Webinar on June 23: Women Quitting Smoking: Challenges Throughout the Lifespan (Mayo Clinic Nicotine

Thursday, June 17, 2021  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

Virtual Training
June 23, 1-2 p.m. ET
Statistically, women have a harder time quitting smoking than men.  Just why is this?  Learn about the many physiological challenges to a woman’s ability to quit over their life cycle, and how you can assist them in developing a quit plan that will guide them to success.

Goals and Objectives:

  1. Describe how nicotine and smoking affects the male and female physiology differently
  2. Identify some issues women face trying to quit smoking at various stages of the lifespan.
  3. Name two behavioral strategies that would be important to talk about with a woman wanting to quit.
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