Debrief from the NAQC Workshops and NCTOH!

Debrief from the NAQC Workshops and NCTOH!
It was wonderful to connect with so many of you in person last month! Below we have summarized NAQC's work on the pre-NCTOH workshop, networking reception, and presentations and posters at the conference. Let us know if you have questions or comments!

Workshops
NAQC hosted three virtual pre-NCTOH workshops on in June on the following topics: Lung Cancer Screening Implementation Guide, Public Private Partnerships for Quitline Sustainability, More Than Checking a Box: Implementing Recommendations on Technology-Mediated Services to Increase Reach. Slides and recordings can be reviewed here. 

NAQC Reception
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a networking reception on June 27th in New Orleans! You can see some pictures from the even as well as NCTOH here. 

NCTOH Presentation and Poster Sessions

Using a Learning Community Approach to Encourage Quitline Adoption of Technology-Mediated Services

As a result of this session, participants:

1. Learned about the process and benefits of Learning Communities as a successful venue to assist Quitlines to incorporate needed technology-mediated services involving text, Web, and Apps alongside traditional phone services.
2. Learned State and Service Provider feedback around helpful perspectives, ideas, suggestions, concerns, and solutions to be able to follow proposed technology-mediated services recommendations.
3. Understood the rationale, recommendations, and implementation assistance provided in a report on Technology Medicated Services for Quitline environments.

Below please find the information on the posters presented by NAQC at the NCTOH in 2022. 

An Exciting Role for Quitlines in Lung Cancer Screening
URL to PDF poster
This poster describes the process used by four service providers and seven states to integrate Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) education into their quitlines. It provides the steps in the process of integration, as well as options for quitlines with various levels of resources. As a result of this project, an Interim Implementation Guide for Quitlines was created by the MD Anderson team and approved by the NAQC Advisory Council.  

Here’s My Number, So Call Me Maybe? Quitline Callers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
URL to PDF poster
This poster explores changes in call volume to state quitlines during the COVID-19 pandemic and shares data on the impact of COVID-19 on caller motivation to quit. The poster also highlights the experience of one state quitline during COVID-19 and details the strategies the state used to combat decreases in call volume.

Exploring Medicaid Reimbursement for Quitline Pharmacy Products
URL to PDF poster
This poster describes the barriers, breakthroughs, and experiences of three states that have pursued Medicaid reimbursement for quitline pharmacy products. It also provides “ideal” workflows for consideration by quitlines wishing to pursue Medicaid reimbursement for their quitline-provided pharmacy products. The Medicaid reimbursement workgroup created a NAQC Issue Brief on this topic.