Please join the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at UCSF for the next live webinar, “Access to Tobacco Treatment for the Justice-Involved: A Call to Action” on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 1:00 pm EDT (60 minutes). This webinar is part one of a three-part series of webinars in which we will go in depth into tobacco treatment for the justice involved population.

We are honored to have the following speakers presenting on this important and timely topic:

• Allison Gorrilla, MPH, Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin’s-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
• Chad Morris, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Behavioral Health & Wellness Program, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Psychiatry 

Webinar Objectives: 

1. Explain collective knowledge of the topic of tobacco use disparities among the justice-involved.

1. Describe two promising and evidence-based practices to address tobacco use disorders (TUD) among individuals in the criminal justice system.

1. Identify two systemic barriers and challenges to integrating TUD treatment within the criminal justice system.

1. Discuss two recommendations to address TUD treatment integration within the criminal justice system, with a focus on steps to overcome systemic barriers, and implement policies, procedures, and best practices to improve access to TUD treatment.

REGISTER HERE:  https://ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016656088482/WN_2hbuFd-CRdeznQSPg6c0_w

One hour of FREE credit can be earned, for participants who join the LIVE session, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via the post webinar email.

ACCME 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 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity.

Advance Practice Registered Nurses and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

California Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA category 1 Credit^TM. If you are a pharmacist in another state, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit.

California Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses that are provided by entities approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM is acceptable to meeting the CE requirements for the California Board of Psychology. Providers in other states should check with their state boards for acceptance of CME credit.

California Behavioral Science Professionals: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for behavioral health providers. UCSF maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Course meets the qualifications for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider # 64239.

ACCREDITATION FOR CALIFORNIA ADDICTION COUNSELORS

The UCSF office of continuing medical education is accredited by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP), to provide continuing education credit for California addiction counselors. UCSF designates this live, virtual activity, for a maximum of 1.0 CCAPP credit. Addiction counselors should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Provider number: 7-20-322-0724.

ACCREDITATION FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063. Course #190122000.

Disclosures

This UCSF CME activity was planned and developed to uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

All speakers, planning committee members and reviewers have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Catherine Bonniot, Anita Browning, Christine Cheng, Brian Clark, Allison Gorrilla, MPH, Jennifer Matekuare, Chad Morris, PhD, Ma Krisanta Pamatmat, MPH, Jessica Safier, MA, Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS and Aria Yow, MA.

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 [email protected] 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.