August 24 - VHA TRAIN: New Course Announcement: Evidence-Based Approaches for Veterans Not Ready to

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Although there have been significant declines in cigarette use in the general and Veteran populations, rates of smoking persist and are high among some clinical subpopulations of Veterans. Many individuals want to quit, yet immediate readiness to quit (within the next 30 days) remains low. There is a significant gap in VHA provider knowledge and skills regarding evidence-based treatment approaches for Veterans who are not ready to quit smoking. Providers require education on effective medications, counseling strategies, and guideline-recommended interventions to increase quit attempts and abstinence among Veterans. The purpose of this knowledge-based, virtual training is to increase providers' knowledge of the treatment approaches for patients who are not ready to quit. The goal of this live knowledge-based Virtual Training is to educate VA Clinicians and healthcare teams about the evidence and clinical recommendations for pre-quit tobacco use treatment.

Date: Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. ET

Presenter: Jessica Cook, PhD, Clinician Investigator, William S. Middleton Memorial VA Director of Veterans Research, University of Wisconsin, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention

Location: VHA TRAIN

Access Links: Non-VA employees click here. VA employees click here.

Audience: Nurses, pharmacists, dentists, dental hygienists, allied dental staff, social workers, physicians, certified counselors, physician associates and psychologists

Modality: Virtual conference (webinar)