Ask the Experts: Is it helpful to use varenicline and nicotine patch together for smoking cessation?
by Marlena Parson, PMHNP-BC, Duke Smoking Cessation Program It's a well-known fact that quitting smoking can greatly improve health...
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TTS Tips
Bite-sized doses of practice-changing knowledge and treatment tips to help your patients quit smoking for good
Marlena Parson, PMH-NP
- Sep 6
- 2 min
Smoking Cessation and Mental Health: Improving Psychiatric Medication Effectiveness
Smoking cessation has long been heralded as a pivotal step towards better health and well-being.
Jennifer Greyber
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Smoking: A Huge Modifiable Risk Factor for Colorectal Cancer
How patients who quit smoking can decrease their risk of colorectal cancer March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a...
Jennifer Greyber
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Tobacco Treatment Specialists Across Healthcare: Spotlight on Outpatient Care
This occasional series highlights some of the practice areas where tobacco treatment specialists (TTS) work. In this post, we share tips...
Rachael Joyner
- Jan 18
- 5 min
Addressing Tobacco Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
Nearly all adult smokers started using tobacco in their youth, which presents an important opportunity for healthcare providers. Dr....
Rachael Joyner
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
New free CE Training: Strategies for Talking to Cancer Patients About Tobacco Use
Don’t miss this upcoming FREE, virtual CE training on November 29, 2022 about how to tailor your smoking cessation message for cancer...
Jennifer Greyber
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
Duke-UNC TTS Participant Spotlight: Brandon Omernik
After taking the Duke-UNC TTS training, Brandon Omernik became a full time TTS with Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle, WA.
Jennifer Greyber
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
Duke-UNC TTS Earns Program of the Month Accolade from CTTTP
The Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program has been selected as Program of the Month by the Council for Tobacco Treatment...
Jennifer Greyber
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
Outcomes of the Duke-UNC TTS Virtual Training: SRNT Conference Poster
The blended format of our virtual training has increased accessibility to our course for healthcare professionals in NC and beyond.
Leah Daniel
- Jan 28, 2021
- 4 min
Meet the TTS Faculty: Joyce Swetlick
I truly believe that working with people to become tobacco free has kept me tobacco free all these years.
Leah Daniel
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Meet the TTS Faculty: Dr. James Davis
Each of our program founders and faculty members brings a wealth of expertise and accomplishments to the Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment...
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