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National Speakers Bureau For Tobacco Cessation

With the introduction of new JCAHO performance measures for cessation and the recent ability for many classes of providers to receive reimbursement from CMS for cessation counseling, we are witnessing an increased demand for speakers with expertise in tobacco cessation.

In response to this demand, we have created the National Speakers Bureau for Tobacco Cessation. All members of the Speakers Bureau have participated in an Rx for Change train-the-trainer program and are capable of presenting the Rx for Change program materials to health professionals in any discipline.

In addition, we have teamed with the Pharmacy Partnership for Tobacco Cessation in developing a 90-minute continuing education presentation that aims to teach pharmacists how to motivate patients to think about quitting smoking, and to refer patients to the national quit-line (1-800-QUIT NOW). To receive additional information about the Pharmacy Partnership for Tobacco Cessation CE program, or if you would like to schedule a speaker in your geographic area, please email Frank Vitale, National Director.

The Pharmacy Partnership for Tobacco Cessation is led by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (C LaCivita) in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (S Schroeder). Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant 047139.