Tobacco Treatment Professional Development

Our on-demand 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.

The On-Demand Professional Development Modules include:

Learn more about this module: Ask, Assist, Refer: Engaging Your Patients to Quit Tobacco 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.
Learn more about this module: Pharmacotherapy and Tobacco Treatment with Your Patients 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.
Healthcare provider engaging in motivational interviewing with a patient Helping Patients Quit through Motivational Interviewing Strategies

Increase patients’ confidence and readiness to quit tobacco through Motivational Interviewing.
Learn more about this module: Supporting Pregnant and Postpartum Women to Quit Tobacco 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.
Learn more about this module: Talk with Your Young Patients about Vaping 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