Release of the 2012 Surgeon General's Report - CONFERENCE CALLS March 6 & 8

On Thursday March 8^th, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (ET), Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General will release A Report of the Surgeon General:

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults. This report represents the 31st Surgeon General’s report focused on tobacco use and its devastating effects.

The release will also be Webcast live at www.hhs.gov/live at 10 am ET on Thursday, March 8^th.

CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health will be hosting two calls to support the release of the report:

Tuesday, March 6^th from 1:00 pm-1:45 pm ET.

Dr. Terry Pechacek, Associate Director for Science, OSH, will provide a brief overview of the report and plans for the release and there will be an opportunity for questions.

Thursday March 8^th from 3:00 pm-4:15pm ET.

(This is the regularly scheduled call for National Tobacco Control Program Grantees and we invite ARRA and CPPW grantees to join as well).

Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Tim McAfee, Director of the Office on Smoking and Health and Dr. Terry Pechacek, Associate Director for Science, Office on Smoking and Health, will provide a detailed review of the major scientific conclusions of the report and there will be an opportunity for questions.

To conserve phone lines, please join your colleagues in the same room. We expect heavy call volume and have a limited number of call-in lines.

Please also plan to join the conference line five minutes early to insure the calls will start on time.

CALL-IN INFORMATION

PRE-RELEASE CALL
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm-1:45 pm, ET
Call-in: 888-790-3562
Participant passcode: 8273294

"DAY OF” CALL
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm-4:15pm, ET
Call-in: 888-790-3562:
Participant passcode: 8273294

NOTE: Thursday’s call will replace the monthly NTCP TA call.

CALL NOTES: *6 PHONE TO MUTE LINE. TO UNMUTE * 6 AGAIN.

To make the call go as smoothly as possible, please keep these helpful tips in mind:

After you are connected as a participant, please be patient while the remaining participants join the call. If you are accidentally disconnected, simply call back and repeat the process.

During the teleconference:

1. NEVER PUT YOUR LINE ON HOLD!! You can either crash the bridge line or inflict hold music on the other participants.

2. If possible, use a speakerphone with the mute function activated. This prevents the disruption of background noise. If you have others with you, muting your phone also allows for discussion within your office without disturbing the rest of the call.

3. During the discussion portion of the call, please keep your remarks concise and to the point. Remember that we have limited time, and all questions, experiences, and perspectives are valuable.

4. Whenever you speak, give your name and affiliation first so that other participants will know who is speaking.

5. If you are connected while the teleconference is in progress, please do not interrupt to announce yourself. The facilitator will ask you to identify yourself at an appropriate time.

6. If you have colleagues participating with you on the call, try to have them in the same room with you. Seat people as close to the phone as possible so that others can easily hear their comments during the discussion.

7. Do not dial in on a cell or cordless phone. Please use a nonmobile phone.

Source: CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health