UMASS/CH Tobacco Treatment Specialist core training 2025

Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Online, Grand Rapids, MI


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.00 hours)

This 3 day virtual training provides the core competencies required for a trained Tobacco Treatment Specialist. A Tobacco Treatment Specialist is a professional who possesses the skills, knowledge, and training to provide effective, evidence-based interventions for tobacco dependence across a range of intensities. The Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence has established a set of competencies for Tobacco Treatment Specialists. The competencies serve as a measure to provide best practices for effective treatment of tobacco use. This training meets the requirements necessary for one to then pursue national certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist through AHA or NAADAC..

1. Understand the role of counseling in cessation
2. Identify approved cessation medications and when to recommend what
3. Identify cognitive and behavioral strategies for treating tobacco and nicotine users
4. Demonstrate the ability to create a treatment plan for tobaccu using patients

Spectrum Health Hospitals is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Spectrum Health Hospitals designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Spectrum Health adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Spectrum Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Date	Empty Column	Title
5/27/2025 8:00:00 AM	UMASS/CH Tobacco Treatment Specialist core training 2025-5/27/2025 5/27/2025 8:00:00 AM 5/27/2025 4:30:00 PM 15 Online False MM/DD/YYYY	UMASS/CH Tobacco Treatment Specialist core training 2025-5/27/2025 This 3 day virtual training provides the core competencies required for a trained Tobacco Treatment Specialist. A Tobacco Treatment Specialist is a professional who possesses the skills, knowledge, and training to provide effective, evidence-based interventions for tobacco dependence across a range of intensities. The Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence has established a set of competencies for Tobacco Treatment Specialists. The competencies serve as a measure to provide best practices for effective treatment of tobacco use. This training meets the requirements necessary for one to then pursue national certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist through AHA or NAADAC.. Objective(s): 1 Understand the role of counseling in cessation 2 Identify approved cessation medications and when to recommend what 3 Identify cognitive and behavioral strategies for treating tobacco and nicotine users 4 Demonstrate the ability to create a treatment plan for tobaccu using patients Location: Online Specialties: Interprofessional Faculty Disclosures: Sue Bruggink, MA (Nothing to disclose - 07/16/2024) Download Handout Location: Online Specialties: Interprofessional
5/28/2025 8:00:00 AM	UMASS/CH Tobacco Treatment Specialist core training 2025-5/28/2025 5/28/2025 8:00:00 AM 5/28/2025 4:30:00 PM 15 Online False MM/DD/YYYY	UMASS/CH Tobacco Treatment Specialist core training 2025-5/28/2025 This 3 day virtual training provides the core competencies required for a trained Tobacco Treatment Specialist. A Tobacco Treatment Specialist is a professional who possesses the skills, knowledge, and training to provide effective, evidence-based interventions for tobacco dependence across a range of intensities. The Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence has established a set of competencies for Tobacco Treatment Specialists. The competencies serve as a measure to provide best practices for effective treatment of tobacco use. This training meets the requirements necessary for one to then pursue national certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist through AHA or NAADAC.. Objective(s): 1 Understand the role of counseling in cessation 2 Identify approved cessation medications and when to recommend what 3 Identify cognitive and behavioral strategies for treating tobacco and nicotine users 4 Demonstrate the ability to create a treatment plan for tobaccu using patients Location: Online Specialties: Interprofessional Faculty Disclosures: COURTNEY A LANE, NP (Nothing to disclose - 10/30/2024) Elizabeth Stern, LMSW (Nothing to disclose - 11/18/2024) Download Handout Location: Online Specialties: Interprofessional