Tobacco Treatment Professional Development

Our on-demand professional development modules for health care professionals are getting refreshed! They will be available soon with a new interface, new credit offerings, and new module content. Please contact us with questions or to schedule a discussion about a group training or assistance with systems change for your practice.

QuitWorks-NH created a series of on-demand professional development modules that are FREE, On-Demand, Self-Paced, and offer Continuing Education Credits. The modules demonstrate evidence-based tobacco treatment strategies designed to accommodate hectic clinical schedules.

Continuing Education Credits are available in the form of 0.5 Nursing Contact Hour and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each module. The program evaluation and credit documentation must be completed to receive the continuing education credits or a certificate of completion.

To learn about how to become a certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist visit: Education and Training. 

The On-Demand Professional Development Modules include:

	Ask, Assist, Refer: Engaging Your Patients to Quit Tobacco Learn how to conduct a brief tobacco intervention using the 2As & R model (Ask, Assist and Refer) and how to link your patients to QuitNow-NH.
	Pharmacotherapy and Tobacco Treatment with Your Patients Get tips on using the seven US FDA approved cessation medications, dosing nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) for those trying to quit e-cigarettes and the special considerations for use during pregnancy and while taking other medications.
	Helping Patients Quit through Motivational Interviewing Strategies Increase patients’ confidence and readiness to quit tobacco through Motivational Interviewing.
	Supporting Pregnant and Postpartum Women to Quit Tobacco Hear from a variety of New Hampshire providers who work with women who use tobacco before, during and after their pregnancy.
	Talk with Your Young Patients about Vaping: Hear What Experts Have to Say NH experts share strategies, resources and straight-forward facts to start conversations with your young patients.

Contact the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program at TPCP@dhhs.nh.gov