“Tobacco Cessation Coverage: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014”

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to our next free webinar, “Tobacco Cessation Coverage: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014”, on May 15, 2014 at 1:00pm Eastern Time/ 10:00am Pacific Time (90 minutes).

We are honored to have Jennifer Singleterry, Director of National Health Policy at the American Lung Association, presenting on this topic for us.

Webinar Objectives: 

·         Explain major initiatives of the ACA, and identify areas that affect tobacco users

·         Identify tobacco cessation treatments covered for various populations in the state

·         Learn to implement changes to systems and practices that will help tobacco users quit and take advantage of new opportunities

REGISTER HERE:    https://cc.readytalk.com/r/35ndin4xmweb&eom

Additional resources [UPDATED]:

·         Recently released guidance by the Obama administration on tobacco cessation benefits available through the ACA (see Q5).

·         Press release from the American Lung Association on the new guidance

·         A report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Breakaway Policy Strategies, “Eight Million and Counting: A Deeper Look at Premiums, Cost Sharing and Benefit Design in the New Health Insurance Marketplaces”

·         A report [PDF] by the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) answering the question, “How can we most effectively maximize the impact of the Affordable Care Act on access to, and coverage of, tobacco cessation for Medicaid enrollees?”

 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.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity.

Participants who join the LIVE session, on May 15, 2014, can claim CME/CEU credit for $35 per certificate. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via the post webinar email.

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. 

Cancer Incidence and Mental Illness

	CDC Releases Current Rates of Smoking Among Adults with Mental Illness Early last year, the CDC released a MMWR on the prevalence of smoking among adults with a mental illness. The report revealed that people with a mental illness are almost twice as likely to smoke, smoke more cigarettes per month, and are less likely to quit than adults without a mental illness. >> Read more >> Visit the CDC Vital Signs Smoking Among Adults with Mental Illness webpage
	Cancer Incidence Among Maryland Residents with Serious Mental Illness Adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder were 2.6 times more likely to develop cancer overall, and four times more likely to develop lung cancer over their lifetime than the general population. The study revealed that the risk factors that lead to these site specific cancers remain prevalent amongst those with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. >> Read more
	Cancer Contributes to Mortality in People with Schizophrenia A recently published study found that the mortality rate for those with schizophrenia was double the rest of the population. Cancer death rates were found to be higher within the 40-59 year old population and the prevalence of lung cancer was greater in people with schizophrenia. >> Read more From National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control

Mental Illness and Tobacco-Free Facilities

From National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control

Lessons Learned from Addiction Treatment Campus Going Tobacco-Free

Pavillon, an addiction treatment facility in North Carolina, shares their lessons learned in going tobacco-free.  Bran Coon, Director of Clinical Program Services stated, “We are choosing to treat the person's core disease—not just focusing on one addiction while allowing another addiction to go overlooked or unchallenged.” In this Addiction Professional article, Coon discusses how the agency’s previous failures provided lessons-learned and how the eventual results were accepted by patients, families and staff.

>> Read more

Tobacco Free Toolkit for Healthcare Providers The Behavioral Health & Wellness Program created a toolkit to assist healthcare providers in starting the conversation with patients on ending tobacco use. This toolkit provides step-by-step instructions about education on tobacco use, skills for engaging individuals in tobacco cessation discussions, efficient methods for assessing people’s readiness to quit, and research on various treatments. >> Read more
	March Was Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Regular cancer screenings are not common in the behavioral health setting, but cancer still dramatically impacts people with mental health and substance use disorders. Last month was Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the CDC released a series of tips, resources, and data to help patients, providers, and families promote regular screenings for colorectal cancer.  >>Read more
	Tobacco-Free Living in Psychiatric Settings The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has developed a best practices toolkit promoting wellness and recovery in the psychiatric setting.   The toolkit is full of charts, checklists, policies, and resources that are adaptable to facilities' goals, processes, and communities.  The toolkit can be shared with other members of the behavioral healthcare team that patients may interact with outside of the facility. >> Read more

Cancer Disparities and Mental Illness

Individuals with Anxiety Disorders May Be At Higher Risk for Cancer Generalized anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders among the general population.  Studies have shown that psychological factors like stress and anxiety can lead to impaired immune and endocrine function.  Individuals with anxiety disorders are almost 2 times more likely to develop lung cancer and prostate cancer than the general population. >> Read more
	Disparities in Survival Among Patients with Mental Illness and Oral Cancer Oral cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in the world.  Patients with oral cancer and mental illness demonstrate a poor prognosis and are 1.58 times more likely to experience mortality compared to an oral cancer patient without mental illness according to one study.  >> Read more
	Increased Tobacco-Related Mortality Among Individuals Diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, or Depression In a study of tobacco related conditions and mortality rates amongst hospitalized psychiatric patients, tobacco linked diseases were approximately 53% of total deaths of patients with schizophrenia, 48% for those with bipolar, and 50% for patients with depression.  Tobacco use among people with schizophrenia ranges from 45-88%, 40-60% among those with major depression, and 33-70% among those with bipolar disorder. >> Read more  from National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control

Join the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control.

The National Council for Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program and Centerstone Research Institute has launched a program to address cancer and tobacco related disparities among people with mental illness and substance use disorders. With support from the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health and the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, we established the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control.

REGISTER TODAY to become a National Behavioral Health Network Participant and to receive cutting-edge information and resources through the Network Insider, a bi-monthly e-newsletter. Check out the latest Network Insider today!

For more information, contact:

Shelina D. Foderingham, MSW, MPH

Director, Practice Improvement

National Council for Behavioral Health

ShelinaF@thenationalcouncil.org

Resources for Tobacco-free Campuses

We just launched a new initiative, Go Tobacco-free. The goal is to promote tobacco-free policies on college campuses. Those joining the listserv will receive monthly updates on the current state of tobacco-free campuses; success stories will be shared by other campuses; barriers other campuses are facing will be discussed; evidence-based research will be disseminated; and much more. To join the Go Tobacco-free listserv, individuals can register here.

The March newsletter was just sent out and can be accessed here. We are also connected on Twitter.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. Have a great day.

Mindy

Melinda J. Ickes, Ph.D.

111 Seaton Building

Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion

College of Education

University of Kentucky

859-257-1625

melinda.ickes@uky.edu

For more information on the health promotion programs at UK, visit our website: http://education.uky.edu/KHP/ 

Report violations of UK's Tobacco-free policy to: ReportTFviolation@uky.edu

 Learn about UK's Tobacco-free Policy: http://www.uky.edu/TobaccoFree/
Join Go Tobacco-free News http://tinyurl.com/gotobaccofreenews
Follow @UKTakeAction and @GoTobaccofree

National Minority Research Symposium on Tobacco & Addictions

National Minority Research Symposium on Tobacco & Addictions. Wed.– Thurs., May 14 - 15, 2014 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET. Description: The National Minority Research Symposium on Tobacco and Addictions will be held May 14-15, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The conference serves as a platform for the exchange of best practices, knowledge and resources regarding the prevention of tobacco use and other addictive substances within minority communities.

Learn more about the conference and register. Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Organizer contact: Email: mrc@uapb.edu