Health Care Provider Education and Training

Professional continuing education and training is offered by qualified staff and recognized experts in the field to health care providers and community partners on a variety of tobacco cessation related topics. Trainings are complimentary for providers who work with medically underserved populations in our service area.
 

Topics include:

The effects of smoking

The benefits of quitting

Cessation pharmacotherapy

Biology of addiction

The Public Health Services major steps of intervention

Motivational interviewing

Referral options

Dealing with relapse

The contents of our educational programs are derived from the Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Public Health Services as supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

To schedule a training session on any of the above topics, please fax a completed Training Interest Form to (941) 552-5655. CEU and CME professional education credits are available.

 

Quit Smoking Now (QSN) Group Facilitator Training

Gulfcoast South AHEC A.T.T.A.C. is offering a free program on December 5, 2008 designed to give health care professionals the skills necessary to help people quit using tobacco through group facilitation.  Click here for more information.

 

Tobacco CME

Tobacco CME is an online continuing education program used for both health professions students and health care professionals.  Completion of the modules will broaden a health care professional's understanding of tobacco-related issues and treatment modalities.  These modules are provided free to health care providers.  Registration is required in order to receive credit.

  Click here for printable directions for providers and a description of the modules offered. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by Gulfcoast South AHEC and the State of Florida, Department of Health.