This course will be offered via online livestreaming due to COVID-19 pandemic spread.

This program will address tobacco cessation issues by educating health care providers through three and half day learning curriculum provided by specialists in the tobacco treatment programs at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

On the agenda:

• Tobacco Dependence Knowledge and Education
• Counseling Skills
• Diversity: Counseling and Cultural Competence
• E-cigarettes
• Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Tobacco Use Disorder
• Diversity: Tobacco Use and Health Disparities
• February 11 – Prescriber Track: Pharmacotherapy; Relapse Prevention; Treatment Planning
• Professional Development
• Documentation and Evaluation
• Law and Ethics
• Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Test