Webinar Opportunities

Dear Colleagues,

Check out the upcoming webinars hosted by our friends at the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and The Michigan Department of Community Health:

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is pleased to announce its next free webinar, Electronic cigarettes: Marketing and potential public health impact on October 4, 2011, at 1 pm Eastern Time (90 minutes). We are honored to have Rachel Grana, PhD, MPH, Postdoctoral Scholar, and Pamela Ling, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, present on this topic.

Webinar objectives:

· Understand the basics about electronic cigarettes

· Describe the current marketing of electronic cigarettes

· Understand the public health issues posed by electronic cigarettes

Register now using the following link and save the date.

https://rwjf.webex.com/rwjf/j.php?ED=181767577&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiM0

Accreditation:

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians and allied health professionals.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Participants who join the LIVE session, on October 4, 2011, are eligible to earn up to 1.5 CME/CEU credits for a fee of $25 per CME/CEU certificate. Physicians and allied health professionals should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity.

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The Michigan Department of Community Health Tobacco Section announces a FREE webinar titled "Assist Youth to Quit Tobacco" on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon EST.

Please see the Save the Date flyer for information on the webinar and circulate it to colleagues whom you think might be interested in attending.

To register, send an e-mail reply to lyone@michigan.gov no later than September 30. Please include your name, title, employer, phone number and e-mail address. Participation instructions will be sent 2-3 days in advance of the webinar.

Source: Brandi N. Robinson, MPH, Tobacco Control Program Associate, Partnership for Prevention, ActionToQuit - Advancing Tobacco Control Policy