The ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education and Research
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
BRIEF TREATMENT OF THE
TOBACCO DEPENDENT PATIENT
A Continuing Education Workshop for Health Care Providers
Trainings offered on a per request basis.
Approved for 3.25 CE hours by the University of Mississippi Department of Continuing Education
For more information, please contact Sue Lane: 601-815-1912 OR slane1@ent.umsmed.edu.
Download the Brief Treatment Workshop Application Form
(Instructions are included within the document)
This workshop was developed for the purpose of educating healthcare providers regarding the nature, impact, and management of tobacco use and dependence.
Upon completion of this program, healthcare providers should consistently and routinely assess their patients for tobacco use and dependence. Further, they should offer and deliver this brief, evidence-based treatment program to facilitate their patients' efforts to permanently quit the use of all tobacco products.
Since Spring 1999, we have trained over 5,000 Mississippi healthcare professionals in providing a brief intervention based on an enhanced version of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) 5A's curriculum, as recommended in the Public Health Service Guideline (2008), Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
Attendees at our workshops have included professionals representing many disciplines, including:
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Respiratory therapy
- Dental Hygiene
- Occupational Therapy
- Social Work
- Pharmacy
Our pre-workshop surveys reveal that most providers:
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In contrast, post-training surveys reveal:
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This 3.5 hour workshop curriculum includes:
- Local and national tobacco use statistics
- Health overview
- Effective intervention strategies
- Medications review
- Motivational enhancement
- Systems change procedures for the clinic environment
To qualify for this training, you must be trained (or be in the process of receiving training) in any healthcare / mental health field which involves direct patient care responsibilities. If your situation does not meet this requirement but you believe extenuating circumstances exist, you may contact the ACT Center and request a waiver, subject to consideration.
Please download the Application Form, and save it to your local hard drive. Fill it out completely, save the file, and then email it per the included instructions. You will be notified once your application has been reviewed.
