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DAY 1​

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• Introductions and welcome from presenters

• Common Myths and Misconceptions about Tobacco Use

• Tobacco Use in NC, the US, and in the World

• Exercise: Tobacco History, Culture, and Context

• What Is in a Cigarette?

• Other Tobacco Products

• E-cigarettes

• Exercise: E-cigarettes

• Pathology of Tobacco Dependence

• Second and Thirdhand Smoke

• Assessments + Diagnostics

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DAY 2

 

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Pathology

• Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

• Neurobiology of Nicotine Dependence

• Exercise: Neurobiology of Nicotine Dependence

• Psychosocial Basis for Nicotine Dependence

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Nicotine Dependence

• Exercise: Carbon Monoxide Testing

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Assessments

• Pharmacotherapy Agents

• Pharmacotherapy Strategies

• Test Pharmacotherapy Cases

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Pharmacotherapy

• Motivational Interviewing

• Tobacco Use from a Spiritual Perspective

 

DAY 3

 

• Introduction and Plus-Delta Exercise

• Exercise: Motivational Interviewing

• Foundational Behavioral Interventions

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Mindfulness

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Behavioral Treatments

• Alternative Treatments

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Alternative Treatments

• Psychiatric Comorbidities

• Pregnancy Developmental Effects

• Populations Requiring Special Considerations

• Public Policy & Managing Media

 

DAY 4

 

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Targeted Treatment Strategies

• Exercise: Policy and Media

• Workflow of a Tobacco Use Treatment Intervention

• Lung Cancer Screening

• Visit Demonstrations

• Building a Sustainable Tobacco Use Treatment Program

• Tobacco Use Treatment Programs in Healthcare Settings

• Accessing & Interpreting Information on Tobacco Dependence & Treatment

• Resources and Referral Sources

• Treatment Plan Exercise: Referral Sources

• Ethics of a Tobacco Treatment Specialist