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Webinar on August 24: Leveraging Quitlines for Tobacco Cessation: Real-World Implementation

Thursday, August 19, 2021  
Posted by: Bailey Varey

Webinar on August 24: Leveraging Quitlines for Tobacco Cessation: Real-World Implementation.
Please join the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at UCSF for their next live webinar, “Leveraging Quitlines for Tobacco Cessation: Real-World Implementation”.

We are honored to have the following speakers presenting on this important and timely topic:

  • Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA, University of Wisconsin Hilldale Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Joann Yoon Kang, JD, Team Lead, Health Systems and Data Visualization, Policy Unit of the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Chad 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
Webinar Objectives
  • Identify ways in which Quitlines have evolved since their inception
  • Identify how the reach of quitlines can be enhanced through media campaigns that promote quit services
  • Examine the processes associated with implementing eReferral to the Quitline in primary care health settings
  • Analyze the impact of quitline eReferral for various subpopulations
  • Demonstrate how quitlines are tailoring services to meet the needs of callers with behavioral health conditions
  • Analyze initial outcomes for tailored quitline programs

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
 2:00pm-3:15pm EDT
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