Peers Helping Peers: Ways to Quit with Rx for Change

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to its next free webinar, “Peers Helping Peers: Ways to Quit with Rx for Change,” on July 24, 2013 at 1pm Eastern Time (120 minutes).  

We are honored to have the following experts presenting on this topic:

Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Karen S. Hudmon, DrPH, MS, RPh, Professor and Associate Head for Operations, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University

Frank Vitale, MA, National Director of the Pharmacy Partnership for Tobacco Cessation

Beth Lillard, Project Director, Adult Tobacco Cessation Services, Bay Area Community Resources

Karen Balsamico, Peer Coordinator, Adult Tobacco Cessation Services, Bay Area Community Resources

SCLC Deputy Director, Catherine Saucedo, will moderate the webinar.

Webinar objectives: 

• Explain why it is important to quit smoking
• Understand why tobacco products are addictive
• Describe what helps people quit smoking
• Explain what peer counselors can do to help others quit smoking
• Learn from a peer consumer about how to put the training into practice

Register now!   https://cc.readytalk.com/r/4i5pmzum1b1i&eom

Accreditation:The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians and allied health professionals.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Participants who join the LIVE session, on July 24, 2013, are eligible to earn up to 2.0 CME/CEU credits for a fee of $25* per certificate.  Physicians and allied health professionals should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity.  Nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other allied health professionals may also claim CE credits.

*Through September 30, 2013, you are eligible to receive FREE CME/CEU credit thanks to the support of SAMHSA. Please contact Jennifer Matekuare at jmatekuare@medicine.ucsf.edu , after the webinar, to sign up.

Don’t need to claim CME/CEUs?  SCLC issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only.

 Please feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues.  For questions, contact Jennifer Matekuare, SCLC Operations Manager, at jmatekuare@medicine.ucsf.edu, or call toll-free (877) 509-3786.  This webinar will be recorded and may be viewed online on the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center’s website after the presentation.