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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170320
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
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SUMMARY:Brain Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. \n\n Information on the health effects of cigarette smoking\, including how smoking impacts the brain (especially from stroke): https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/\nBrain Awareness Week Social Media Toolkit
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/brain-awareness-week/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170307T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Changing the Habit: State & Community Approaches to Tobacco Control
DESCRIPTION:The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control (NBHN) are pleased to invite you to this free webinar: “Changing the Habit: State & Community Approaches to Tobacco Control” on Tuesday\, March 7\, 2017\, at 2:00pm ET (90 minutes). \n  \nWe are honored to have the following speakers presenting on this topic for us: \n  \n\nMarilyn J. Carter\, PhD\, Health Education Director\, Adapt/SouthRiver Community Health Center\nMargaret A. Jaco\, MSSW\, Senior Associate\, Policy & Practice Improvement\, National Council for Behavioral Health\, Project Manager for National Behavioral Health Network\nSusan McLain\, MPH\, Public Health Program Administrator\, Pennsylvania Department of Health\, Division of Tobacco Prevention and Control\nJoanna Stoms\, MPA\, RRT\, Cancer Plan Manager\, Pennsylvania Department of Health\n\n  \nWebinar Objectives: \n\nDescribe how you can leverage the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control’s tools\, resources\, and network to combat tobacco use & cancer disparities among individuals with mental illnesses and addictions and network members\nDiscuss the integration of tobacco dependence treatment as a standard and expected part of primary care and behavioral health care\nExplain how a state’s Department of Health; Department of Drug and Alcohol and Department of Human Services can partner to address tobacco use and cancer disparities among individuals with mental illness and addictions through systems and policy change\n\n  \nREGISTER HERE:  https://cc.readytalk.com/r/v4ryrc0vo0ci&eom  \nDisclosures \nMarilyn J. Carter\, PhD\, Margaret A. Jaco\, MSSW\, Susan McLain\, MPH\, Joanna Stoms\, MPA\, RRT\, Christine Cheng\, Brian Clark\, Jennifer Matekuare\, Roxana Said\, MPH\, Catherine Saucedo\, and Steven A. Schroeder\, MD have disclosed no financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any commercial companies who have provided products or services relating to their presentation or commercial support for this continuing medical education activity. \n  \nNEW Accreditation for respiratory therapists:  \nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 1.50 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care\, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063\, Course # 148432000 \n  \nAccreditation: \nThe 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. \n  \nUCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity. \n  \nAdvance Practice Registered Nurses and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification\, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. \n  \nPhysician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. \n  \nCalifornia 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 CreditTM. If you are a pharmacist in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit. \n  \nCME/CEUs will be available for participants who join the LIVE session\, on March 7\, 2017. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via the post webinar email. \n  \nDon’t need to claim CME/CEUs?  SCLC issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-changing-habit-state-community-approaches-tobacco-control/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170301T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170301T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20170227T210602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170227T210602Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating Challenging Environments: Three Strategies for Maintaining Momentum for Tobacco Control
DESCRIPTION:Target Audience\nTobacco control program managers and policy leads \nFeatured Speakers\nJudith Monroe\, MD\, FAAFP\, President and CEO\, CDC Foundation\nMatt Pierce\, JD\, MPH\, Program Officer\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\nTana Feiner\, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator\, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Section\, Department of Health Services\nAmanda Dederich\, Tobacco Control Specialist\, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Section\, Department of Health Services \nLearning Objectives\nAfter attending this webinar\, participants will know: \n\nThree strategic approaches for maintaining momentum for tobacco control priorities in a challenging public health landscape.\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/navigating-challenging-environments-three-strategies-maintaining-momentum-tobacco-control/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170302
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T144558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T144558Z
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SUMMARY:National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:People with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder are at a greater risk of getting colorectal cancer. Make sure to share this fact sheet on colorectal cancer screening and risk factors! http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/pdf/Basic_FS_Eng_Color.pdf
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/national-colorectal-cancer-awareness-month/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170228
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T143053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T143053Z
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SUMMARY:NCTOH Registration Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Interested in attending the National Conference on Tobacco or Health? Registration deadline 2/27- hurry to secure your spot! https://www.cvent.com/events/2017-national-conference-on-tobacco-or-health/registration-50c6c51a45fe4367a45b6449b59f20e5.aspx
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/nctoh-registration-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170220T233000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170224T233000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20170201T144503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T145622Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Abstracts: American Public Health Association 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo
DESCRIPTION:APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo\n\n\n\n\nAtlanta GA | Nov. 04 — Nov. 08\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American Public Health Association is now accepting abstracts for the APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo.\nThe theme of the meeting is Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme and current and emerging public health issues.Submission Deadline — Abstracts are due between Feb. 20-24. See the list of components below for specific deadlines. \nAbstract Notification — Presenters will be notified via email of abstract status on Thursday\, June 1\, 2017. \nRules and Regulations\n\nYou do not have to be a member to submit an abstract. However\, if your abstract is accepted for presentation\, the presenting author MUST become an individual APHA member and MUST register for the Annual Meeting by the pre-registration deadline (membership does not apply to Faculty of APHA Learning Institutes or Speakers of invited sessions).\nAbstracts submitted and accepted for the APHA Annual Meeting may not be presented at any other meeting or published prior to Mon. Nov. 6\, 2017.\nAn author may not present more than three abstracts during an APHA Annual Meeting and each abstract must be different. Violators will be removed from the program.\nIt is the policy of the American Public Health Association to hold events (meetings\, conferences and professional gatherings) where physical and communication barriers do not exclude people with disabilities from attending and participating. Presentations must be accessible to all including closed captioning of videos.\nAbstracts can be submitted to only one component/group\, otherwise all abstracts will be removed and not considered for presentation.\nPresenters whose abstracts were accepted for presentation but subsequently withdrawn two or more times within the last five years may not be considered for inclusion in the program.\n\nAbstract Requirements/Instructions\nIf any of the below requirements are not met by submission deadline your abstract will be removed \n\nScroll below to select a component/group to submit your abstract. If you are unsure where your presentation would best fit in the program view the list of topic areas suggested by each group.\nPlease read and follow the instructions provided by the specific component.\nLearning objectives must be described and be from the learner’s perspective. Please use one of the examples of measurable action words provided on the submission form. Learning objectives should not be included in the abstract text word count.\nOnly one author can be identified as the presenter and make the presentation.\nQualification statements MUST be specific to the abstract and describe his/her qualification and areas of expertise as it relates to the topic.\nDo not include trade or brand names in your abstract.\nAPHA suggests that abstracts be developed off-line before accessing the online submission form.\n\nUse Detailed Instruction for the Abstract Submission Process to help you walk through the steps of submitting an abstract. \nContinuing Education Requirements\nAs an organization committed to providing quality continuing education (CE) activities to its membership and meeting registrants\, APHA must adhere to the requirements of various accrediting bodies and professional organizations with which it collaborates. APHA has made CE credits/contact hours available in a variety of professional disciplines. Each discipline has its own unique requirements of educational activities\, and of the organizations that provide them. Because APHA strives to make as many of its educational activities as possible eligible for CE\, it is essential that the presenters (authors\, faculty\, etc) meet all CE requirements and follow discipline-specific regulations. \n\nFull information can be found here: https://apha.confex.com/apha/2017/oasys.epl
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/call-abstracts-american-public-health-association-2017-annual-meeting-expo/
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170217T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20170201T143159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T143347Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Adverse Childhood Experiences in Multi-Unit Housing
DESCRIPTION:Health at Home: Adult Smoking and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Multi-Unit Housing\nAsk the Experts Virtual Session \nDate: February 17\, 2017\nTime: 2:30 – 4 pm ET\nHosted by: ASTHO \nRegister here: https://astho.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ApfM0uJNiObkot  \nDescription:\nEliminating indoor smoking is the only way to protect nonsmokers from the harmful effects of tobacco smoke. For residents of multi-unit housing\, secondhand smoke can be a major concern\, as it can migrate from other units and common areas and travel through doorways\, cracks in walls\, electrical lines\, plumbing\, and ventilation systems. Secondhand smoke exposure is especially concerning for children\, who are in a critical stage of development. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) overall also pose a serious threat on health across the life course. How does adult smoking in multi-unit housing and ACEs intersect and where are the opportunities for public health to collaborate across sectors? The perspectives across maternal and child health\, tobacco prevention and control\, health equity\, and injury prevention will be explored through ASTHO’s Ask the Experts Virtual Session. \nASTHO has invited Dr. Camara Jones (Past APHA President)\, Darlene Huang (Tobacco Control Legal Consortium)\, and Dr. Joan Gillece (National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors) to participate on a panel moderated by Dr. Rahul Gupta (State Health Officer of West Virginia). These subject-matter experts will highlight and explore the intersection of adult smoking and ACEs with multi-unit housing\, introduce the public health implications of this crossroads\, and answer questions from you related to their area of expertise. \nWhen you register\, submit up to two questions that will be addressed by the speakers during the panel. The session will offer an engaging discussion among the panelists and will allow them to apply their different expertise areas to the intersections of tobacco control work with other disciplines. Participants will gain insight on how to engage stakeholders across these public health areas\, implement their work with new framing\, and prevent unintended consequences for disparate populations as a result of policy and program interventions.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/virtual-event-adverse-childhood-experiences-multi-unit-housing/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170207T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170207T153000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20170119T205749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T143518Z
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SUMMARY:Change is in the Air: Taking Initiative Towards a Tobacco-Free Texas
DESCRIPTION:In 2015 approximately 264 billion cigarettes were sold in the U.S.  and adults with mental illnesses smoked almost a third of them. This staggering trend represented a missed opportunity for Texas’ behavioral health centers to proactively address tobacco use with their clients. Taking Texas Tobacco Free (TTTF) was the perfect way to move the needle forward\, providing assistance to local behavioral health centers across Texas looking to reverse this trend in one of our most vulnerable populations. Attend our upcoming webinar\, Change is in the Air: Taking Initiative Towards a Tobacco-Free Texas on Tuesday\, February 7 from 2-3:30pm ET to learn how your mental health facility can go tobacco-free. \n\n\n\nDuring this webinar\, participants will hear from TTTF Project Leads on how to: \n\n\nMake the case for integrating tobacco cessation practices and utilizing tobacco cessation tools within their community behavioral health setting\nDevelop and implement tobacco-free workplace policies\nOffer tobacco treatment training and integrating tobacco use assessment into clinical practice\nBuild and sustain capacity around maintaining tobacco-free initiatives\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/change-air-taking-initiative-towards-tobacco-free-texas/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170205
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T142807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T142807Z
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SUMMARY:World Cancer Day
DESCRIPTION:In honor of World Cancer Cay\, throw back to the National Behavioral Health for Tobacco and Cancer Control’s webinar: “Cancer prevention approaches for people with mental illnesses & addictions”
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/world-cancer-day/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170202
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T142631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T142631Z
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SUMMARY:Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate #blackhistory month by going #tobaccofree! Nearly half of African Americans are still exposed to secondhand smoke. Find helpful information and resources from sibling network\, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN).
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/black-history-month/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170202
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T141907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T142203Z
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SUMMARY:American Heart Month
DESCRIPTION:Cardiovascular disease is associated with mental illness and using tobacco products puts your clients at risk for having heart attacks. Celebrate #Americanhearthealth month by encouraging your clients to go tobacco free and to make #hearthealthy choices. #bhthechange http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/health-wellness/samhsa-10×10
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/american-heart-month/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170131T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170131T143000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161221T175331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161221T175331Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Engaging Health Professionals and Strengthening Smoking Cessation Interventions: Success Stories from Family Physicians\, Respiratory Therapists and Psychiatric Nurses
DESCRIPTION:The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to its next free webinar: “Engaging Health Professionals and Strengthening Smoking Cessation Interventions: Success Stories from Family Physicians\, Respiratory Therapists and Psychiatric Nurses” on Tuesday\, January 31\, 2017\, at 1:00pm ET (90 minutes). \nWe are honored to have the following speakers presenting on this topic for us: \n  \n\nSaria Saccocio\, MD\, MHA\, FAAFP\, Chief Medical Officer\, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System\nShawna Strickland\, PhD\, RRT-NPS RRT-ACCS AE-C FAARC\, Associate Executive Director-Education\, American Association for Respiratory Care\nCarol Essenmacher\, DNP\, C-TTS\, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist\, Tobacco Treatment Coordinator\, Battle Creek VA Medical Center\nDaryl Sharp\, PhD\, RN\, FAAN\, Director of Care Management\, Accountable Health Partners\n\n  \nWebinar Objectives: \n\nDiscuss the current environment surrounding tobacco and nicotine addiction and a comprehensive approach to address challenges\nDescribe ways to engage professional colleagues in educational\, clinical and research initiatives focused on tobacco dependence\nIdentify tools and resources developed by AAFP\, AARC and APNA to apply to your organization or setting\n\nREGISTER HERE:  https://cc.readytalk.com/r/t4h7jthkpfhf&eom  \nDisclosures \nSaria Saccocio\, MD\, MHA\, FAAFP\, Shawna Strickland\, PhD\, RRT-NPS RRT-ACCS AE-C FAARC\,Carol Essenmacher DNP\, C-TTS\, Daryl Sharp\, PhD\, RN\, FAAN\, Christine Cheng\, Brian Clark\, Gil Lorenzo\, Jennifer Matekuare\, Roxana Said\, MPH\, Catherine Saucedo\, and Steven A. Schroeder\, MD have disclosed no financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any commercial companies who have provided products or services relating to their presentation or commercial support for this continuing medical education activity. \nNEW Accreditation for respiratory therapists:  \nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 1.50 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care\, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063\, Course # 148131000 \nAccreditation: \nThe 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. \nUCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity. \nAdvance Practice Registered Nurses and and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification\, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. \nPhysician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. \nCalifornia 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 CreditTM. If you are a pharmacist in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit. \nSocial Workers: This course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you a social worker in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit. \nCME/CEUs will be available for participants who join the LIVE session\, on January 31\, 2017. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via the post webinar email. \nDon’t need to claim CME/CEUs?  SCLC issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only. \nPlease feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues.  For questions\, contact Roxana Said\, SCLC Project Coordinator\, at roxana.said@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.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-engaging-health-professionals-strengthening-smoking-cessation-interventions-success-stories-family-physicians-respiratory-therapists-psychiatric-nurses/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170127T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170128T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T141033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T141414Z
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SUMMARY:Cancer Survivorship Symposium: Advancing Care and Research
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE. \nAs a result of the progress in cancer care\, more people are surviving cancer than ever before. With two-thirds of Americans now living at least 5 years after a cancer diagnosis\, there are now 13.7 million cancer survivors living in the United States\, and millions more around the world. By 2022\, that number is expected to increase by 35%. Although the growing number of survivors is a welcome sign of progress\, this trend also presents a challenge because many of these individuals require significant\, ongoing care\, such as surveillance for cancer recurrence\, screening for new cancers\, and care for the long-term effects of their initial treatment. \nAs time from an initial diagnosis elapses\, survivors are more likely to receive care from their primary care practitioners (PCPs)\, and survivors with several comorbidities receive care from multiple providers\, underscoring the need to coordinate care among providers. Because uniform standards for the care of survivors have not been fully established\, significant efforts are required to understand the needs of survivors and to develop models of comprehensive\, coordinated care that meet those needs. \nThis unique collaboration among the American Academy of Family Physicians\, the American College of Physicians\, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology will provide information about survivorship issues that both primary care physicians and oncologists are faced with throughout the cancer care continuum. The Symposium represents an innovative approach to education and patient care. \nVIEW PROGRAM \nKEY DATES:\nAUGUST 10\, 2016\nRegistration and Hotel Reservations Open \nOCTOBER 4\, 2016\, AT 11:59 PM (EDT)\nAbstract Submission Deadline \nDECEMBER 21\, 2016\, AT 11:59 PM (EST)\nHotel Reservation and Early Registration Deadline\nWant to receive your Meeting badge in the mail before the Meeting? Register by the early registration deadline!  \nUNTIL JANUARY 11\, 2017 AT 11:59 PM (EST)\nChange your hotel reservation online \nJANUARY 12\, 2017\nHotel reservation changes and cancellations cannot be made online \nBEGINNING JANUARY 13\, 2017\nChange your reservation by contacting the hotel directly \nJANUARY 23\, 2017 AT 11:59 PM (EST)\nRegistration Cancellation Deadline \n72 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED ARRIVAL DATE\nFinal deadline to cancel hotel reservation by contacting the hotel directly \nJANUARY 27–28\, 2017\nCancer Survivorship Symposium
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/cancer-survivorship-symposium-advancing-care-research/
LOCATION:Manchester Grand Hyatt\, Sandiego\, California
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170118T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20170113T195840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170113T195840Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Child Health Providers Helping Family Members Quit Tobacco Use
DESCRIPTION:The California Smokers’ Helpline and its training and technical assistance arm\, the Center for Tobacco Cessation\, are pleased to host this free webinar on Wednesday\, January 18th from noon to 1 pm PST\, Child Health Providers Helping Family Members Quit Tobacco Use\, presented by Jyothi Marbin\, MD and Jonathan Winickoff\, MD\, MPH. \nWebinar Overview\nJonathan Winickoff\, MD\, MPH and Jyothi Marbin\, MD will discuss the impact of tobacco use on families\, and list ways in which child health practices can effectively treat tobacco users in a family. They will also describe how to implement the basic 3 step CEASE model in a busy office practice and share information about policies that can mitigate tobacco exposure in children. \nAbout the Presenters\nJonathan Winickoff\, MD\, MPH\nDr. Jonathan Winickoff is a practicing pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He has training and experience in health services research\, medical ethics\, neurobiology\, statistics and behavioral theory. His research has led to the creation of the Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) program\, now available in all 50 states for free. NIH-NCI/NIDA/AHRQ funded a national dissemination trial of CEASE and a new award from NCI is evaluating sustainability of this model in the United States. Other major research initiatives have helped describe the phenomenon of thirdhand smoke\, named the health idea of the year by The New York Times. His 2010 special report in the New England Journal of Medicine outlined the social justice\, legal and ethical imperative of implementing completely smoke-free public housing in the U.S. Dr. Winickoff has drafted key tobacco control policy for the AMA\, AAP\, and the APA and served as a scientific advisor for the CDC Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW grants)\, the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program\, Indiana Tobacco Control Program\, Head Start\, WIC\, the Food and Drug Administration\, Department of Housing and Urban Development\, the Institute of Medicine\, and the U.S. Surgeon General through the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health. \nJyothi Marbin\, MD\nJyothi Nagraj Marbin is a pediatrician at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland\, where she works in the Primary Care and Asthma Clinics. She is the Director of the Pediatrics Leadership for the Underserved Residency Program at UCSF\, and an Associate Residency Program Director for Pediatrics. She is also the Principal Investigator on the CEASE (Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure) California project\, funded by First 5 California\, through which she helps to teach pediatricians across the state of CA how to help parents quit smoking. Her research interests focus on the impact of tobacco on vulnerable populations\, asthma\, and using technology to help improve health of urban teens. Dr. Marbin has served as the Executive Director of City Year Rhode Island\, and also founded and directed the Rhode Island Family Advocacy Program\, which brings lawyers and doctors together to help address policy issues impacting the health of urban children.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-child-health-providers-helping-family-members-quit-tobacco-use/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170102
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T142050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T142127Z
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SUMMARY:Cervical Health Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that more than 12\,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and more than 4\,000 women will die? Make sure to talk to your clients about prevention!
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/cervical-health-awareness-month/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161213T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T135441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161205T153116Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: ‘Tis the Season: Leverage Open Enrollment & Maximize Coverage for Tobacco Cessation
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, December 13 from 3 to 4:30pm ET join us for a webinar on how to use open enrollment to maximize tobacco cessation coverage\, ‘Tis the Season: Leverage Open Enrollment & Maximize Coverage for Tobacco Cessation. \n  \nBoth the holiday season and health insurance Marketplaces and Medicare open enrollment are here. Open enrollment is a great opportunity for people living with behavioral health conditions to consider their health insurance options. Given the high rates of tobacco use among people living with mental illnesses and substance use disorders\, health insurance coverage is a valuable tool that enables access to tobacco cessation\, mental health and substance use disorders prevention and treatment.  During this webinar\, participants will learn about: \n\nNavigating health insurance Marketplace and Medicare coverage opportunities\nMarketplace subsidies such as the premium tax credit\, and cost sharing reductions; and fees such as the tobacco surcharge\, and individual shared responsibility payment\nUtilizing tools and resources to help providers to assist clients with coverage assessment and plan selection\nSuccessful strategies and lessons from the field regarding conducting outreach and enrollment to clients.\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-tis-season-leverage-open-enrollment-maximize-coverage-tobacco-cessation/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161206T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161202T162301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161202T162418Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Health Insurance 101
DESCRIPTION:Register here to receive login information \nJoin the American Lung Association on December 6\, 2016 to learn the inner workings of health insurance and its implications for tobacco cessation coverage. This webinar will give you a basic understanding of how a health insurance company designs a health benefits plan\, including various requirements that plans must follow. Join us to hear about how plans work\, make coverage decisions and what that means for efforts to promote evidence-based tobacco cessation coverage for all insured Americans. \n  \nClick here to register! \n  \nFeatured Speaker \n\nClaire Brockbank\, CEO and Principal Segue Consulting\n\n  \n\nMichele Patarino\, Principal Segue Consulting\n\n  \n  \nFor more information\, please contact Anne DiGiulio at Anne.DiGiulio@lung.org.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/health-insurance-101/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161129T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161129T153000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T140318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T140318Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: GATE Ask the Expert: Addressing Spiritual Needs Across the Cancer Care Continuum
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE. \nThe George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center Invites you to join us for an upcoming Ask the Expert session titled Addressing Spiritual Needs Across the Cancer Care Continuum. \nCancer is often a life-altering experience. Many cancer patients\, survivors and caregivers find comfort in spirituality. Physicians\, nurses and other health care providers can find it challenging to know how to best address their patients’ spirituality\, grief and quality of life concerns. Join us as we learn more from a panel about addressing spiritual needs across the cancer care continuum from a panel of experts. \nDr. Christina Puchalski\, MD\, FACP\, FAAHPM is Professor of Medicine and Health Science and Director at The George Washington University’s Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish). She’s also Co-Director of the MFA-GWU Supportive and Palliative Outpatient Clinic. Dr. Jamie Aten\, PhD is a disaster psychologist\, author\, and cancer survivor. He is founder and co-director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College. Leslie Piet\, RN\, MA\, CCM\, CHPN\, is a transition guide at Johns Hopkins Home Care Group.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-gate-ask-expert-addressing-spiritual-needs-across-cancer-care-continuum/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161129T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161116T181218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T181218Z
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SUMMARY:SAMHSA Webinar: “Tobacco Use and Treatment for Smokers with Mental Health Diagnoses”
DESCRIPTION:SAMHSA Webinar: “Tobacco Use and Treatment for Smokers with Mental Health Diagnoses” \nTuesday\, November 29 at 1:00 pm \nPresented by Dr. Marc Steinberg\, clinical psychologist and associate professor of psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School \nClick here to register. \n 
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/samhsa-webinar-tobacco-use-treatment-smokers-mental-health-diagnoses/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161129T020000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161129T150000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161118T140022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T140022Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Cancer Caregiving in the Community
DESCRIPTION:Register Here for the Cyber-Seminar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore than 1.6 million Americans are expected to receive a new cancer diagnosis this year. Though cancer most strongly affects the individual\, its impact extends to relatives and friends as well. Family and friends are often central in providing care or assistance in both the immediate and long-term management of cancer. Furthermore\, as a result of advances in treatment and health care changes\, much of cancer care is offered on an outpatient basis and is performed at home by caregivers. Research indicates that caregiving can be both demanding and burdensome – physically\, emotionally\, and financially – for many cancer caregivers. \nThe November Research to Reality cyber seminar will highlight the work of researchers and practitioners working on cancer caregiving in the community. \nErin Kent\, Phd\, MS\, will highlight findings from the National Alliance for Caregiving report Cancer Caregiving in the U.S.\, focusing on cancer caregiver needs\, and gaps and opportunities in outreach\, services\, and support. She will also highlight some current caregiver research resources. Kristen Cox Santiago\, MS\, will describe the work of the Cancer Support Community and how they work with comprehensive cancer coalitions to identify and address the needs of caregivers. \nWe will also be joined by Allison Harvey\, MPH\, CHES\, who will give an overview of the George Washington Cancer Center Report\, Supporting Cancer Survivors through Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs and highlight the place of caregivers in survivorship. \nThe final part of the webinar will offer an opportunity to engage with the presenters.  We invite you to share your own experiences and thoughts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAt the end of the cyber-seminar\, participants will be able to: \n\nArticulate cancer caregiver resources for researchers and practitioners.\nIdentify needs unique to cancer caregivers\, and needs of caregivers for patients with chronic illness in general.\nIdentify current opportunities and gaps in cancer caregiver outreach\, services\, and support.\nDescribe the work of the Cancer Support Community in cancer caregiving.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison Harvey\, MPH\, CHES\n\n\nKristen Cox Santiago\, MS\n\n\nErin E. Kent\, PhD\, MS
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-cancer-caregiving-community/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161117T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161117T150000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161116T182212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T184549Z
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SUMMARY:ACS/Sharecare Twitter Chat
DESCRIPTION:Sharecare\, the digital health company helping people manage all their health in one place\, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) will host the fourth annual Great American Smokeout Twitter Chat using the hashtag #quittolive on Thursday\, November 17\, from 12 to 3 p.m. ET.  Each hour of the Twitter chat\, medical experts and health professionals from across the country will address the negative health effects of tobacco use and the importance of smoking cessation\, and provide tips on how to quit.  The outline for the chat is: \n\n\n\nHour 1: Tobacco Cessation (health\, quitting\, etc.)\nHour 2: The Younger Generation and Tobacco Us\nHour 3: What You Can Do\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/acssharecare-twitter-chat/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161026T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161026T143000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160930T134243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160930T134243Z
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SUMMARY:Truth Initiative’s College Programs:  Helping colleges across the country #FinishIT\, one campus at a time
DESCRIPTION:The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and the Truth Initiative are pleased to invite you to its next free webinar: “Truth Initiative’s College Programs:  Helping colleges across the country #FinishIT\, one campus at a time” on Wednesday\, October 26\, 2016\, at 1:00 pm EDT (90 minutes). \nWe are honored to have the following speakers presenting on this topic for us: \n  \n\nKristen Tertzakian\, Assistant Director\, Community Engagement\, Truth Initiative\nGenine LaTrice Perez\, Executive Director\, Arkansas Youth Leadership Initiative and Project Lead\, Shorter College\nMeghan Estes\, District Director\, Health and Wellness\, Cuyahoga Community College\n\n  \nWebinar Objectives: \n\nDescribe the disproportionate impact of tobacco use on the college population.\nDescribe strategies used to address tobacco as a social justice issue on a college campus.\nIdentify strategies to mobilize support from students\, faculty and staff for a tobacco-free campus policy.\n\n  \nREGISTER HERE:  https://cc.readytalk.com/r/giltwxa4r3ai&eom   \n  \nDisclosures \nKristen Tertzakian\, Genine LaTrice Perez\, Meghan Estes\, Brian Clark\, Gil Lorenzo\, Jennifer Matekuare\, Roxana Said\, MPH\, and Catherine Saucedo have disclosed no financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any commercial companies who have provided products or services relating to their presentation or commercial support for this continuing medical education activity. \n  \nNew Accreditation for respiratory therapists:  \nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 1.50 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care\, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063\, Course # 147523000 \n  \nAccreditation: \nThe 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. \nUCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity. \n  \nNurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification\, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. \n  \nPhysician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. \n  \nCalifornia 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 CreditTM. If you are a pharmacist in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit. \n  \nSocial Workers: This course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you a social worker in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit. \n  \nCME/CEUs will be available for participants who join the LIVE session\, on October 26\, 2016. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via the post webinar email. \n  \nDon’t need to claim CME/CEUs?  SCLC issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only. \n  \nPlease feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues.  For questions\, contact Roxana Said\, SCLC Project Coordinator\, at roxana.said@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.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/truth-initiatives-college-programs-helping-colleges-across-country-finishit-one-campus-time/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161011T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161011T144500
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20161011T144423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161011T144423Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Disparities in Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Cessation
DESCRIPTION:An Update and Interactive Forum on Disparities in Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Cessation\n \nOctober 11\, 2016 1:30-2:45 pm ET\n \nPlease join us for an update on disparities in adult cigarette smoking\, and a forum on activities implemented by the Consortium of National Networks to Impact Populations Experiencing Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities to reduce tobacco use. The forum will be moderated by Dr. Elizabeth Rohan\, senior health scientist in the Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch. This webinar will be geared towards National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program awardees and National Network awardees.\n \nLearning Outcomes\nAt the conclusion of the webinar\, participants will be able to:\n\nExplain the importance of disaggregating racial/ethnic population data to assess disparities.\nDescribe current racial/ethnic disparities among adult cigarette users.\nIdentify proven interventions to reduce tobacco use\, particularly among racial/ethnic populations.\nDescribe selected tobacco cessation activities implemented by the National Networks.\nIdentify common barriers and facilitators to tobacco cessation and smoking prevention among the populations served by the National Networks.\nIdentify resources and information to support tobacco prevention and cessation efforts.\n\n \nSpeakers:\nBridgette E. Garrett\, Ph.D.\, M.S.\nDr. Bridgette Garrett is the Associate Director for Health Equity in the Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) at the CDC.  She provides leadership and direction to OSH on efforts needed to achieve equity in tobacco prevention and control to eliminate tobacco-related disparities.  Some of her specific responsibilities include developing guidance for the equitable implementation of tobacco control policies\, and determining effective strategies to reduce disparities in cigarette smoking among populations with disproportionately higher rates of smoking including smokers with low socioeconomic status\, American Indians and Alaska Natives\, smokers with mental illness and substance use disorders\, and LGBT smokers.  Dr. Garrett received a B.S. degree in Natural Sciences/Chemistry from Spelman College\, an M.S. degree from Emory University\, and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Pharmacology from Emory University.  She completed her post-doctoral training in the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.\n \n \nBrandi N. Martell\, M.P.H.\nBrandi Martell has been an ORISE Fellow in OSH since July 2015. She assists in developing efforts and priorities aimed at assessing and eliminating tobacco-related health disparities. Ms. Martell joined the CDC in 2012 as a research and evaluation fellow in the Division of Violence Prevention\, before which she worked in alcohol research as a program specialist\, developing and implementing intervention programs to reduce alcohol-associated harms. Her areas of interest include epidemiology\, research methodology and design\, special populations\, and poly-substance use. Ms. Martell earned her M.P.H. in Epidemiology from San Diego State University.\n \nConnection Information:\n \nFor the webinar\, we will use Adobe® Connect™. The URL is:    https://ondieh.adobeconnect.com/lungcancer/\n \nHowever\, a toll-free number has been provided for listening only access: Telephone Number = 1-866-818-4509 Participants’ Passcode = #93611071\n \nFor those calling in using the toll-free number\, please use *4 to mute and unmute lines.  Please use *0 for operator’s assistance. \n \nIf you have never attended an Adobe Connect meeting before:\n \nTest your connection: https://ondieh.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm\n \nGet a quick overview: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html\n \nWe strongly encourage you to test your system as soon as possible and follow-up with your IT department with any questions. \n 
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-disparities-cigarette-smoking-tobacco-cessation/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161007
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160823T213206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160916T134024Z
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SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification (RMTTS-C) Program
DESCRIPTION:Access this flyer in PDF format: RMTTS-C Flyer October 3-6 2016 \nFor detailed information about the RMTTS-C Program\, visit http://www.bhwellness.org/programs/rmtts-c/ \nSave \nSave
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/rocky-mountain-tobacco-treatment-specialist-certification-rmtts-c-program/
LOCATION:University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus\, Aurora\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Certification
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161001
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160928T190402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160930T133948Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Grant to Kick Start Tobacco-Free Community College Effort
DESCRIPTION:Truth Initiative is accepting grant applications from public community colleges across the nation to support efforts to advocate for\, adopt\, and implement a 100% smoke and tobacco-free policy. Truth Initiative\, a national public health organization dedicated to reducing tobacco use\, has already teamed up with 54 community colleges through the Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Community College Grant Initiative. To be eligible for a $7\,500 grant\, applicants must submit a proposal by Friday\, Sep 30th. Awardees will also receive technical assistance. Eligible applicants include public community colleges that have not adopted or passed a 100% smoke-free or 100% tobacco-free policy.  Grant materials are posted on the Truth Initiative website at http://truthinitiative.org/news/helping-community-colleges-kick-their-tobacco-free-campus-efforts-gear.  For more information\, please email communitycollege@truthinitiative.org or call Kristen Tertzakian or Alexandra Parks at 202-454-5555.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/deadline-grant-kick-start-tobacco-free-community-college-effort/
CATEGORIES:Grant Opportunity
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160921T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160921T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160831T181229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160907T143129Z
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SUMMARY:SCLC Webinar: 50\,000 Quitters and Counting: Lessons from Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Tobacco Program
DESCRIPTION:The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to its next free webinar “50\,000 Quitters and Counting: Lessons from Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Tobacco Program” on Wednesday\, September 21\, 2016\, at 1:00 pm EDT (90 minutes). \nWe are honored to have the following speakers presenting on this topic for us: \n\nRenee Fogelberg\, MD\, Chair of the Chiefs of Patient Education\, Ncal\, Chief of Patient Education\, East Bay\, Clinical Lead\, Ncal Tobacco Cessation\, Department of Ob/Gyn\, Pinole Medical Offices\nAli Goldstein\, MPH\, Program Director Regional Health Education at Permanente Medical Group\, Inc.\n\nWebinar Objectives: \n\nExplain KPNC’s experience addressing tobacco in a large\, multi-medical center HMO\nDescribe strategies to:\n\nEngage staff and physicians\nUse EMR to support systematic intervention\nFocus on high risk populations\n\n\nDiscuss ongoing challenges and opportunities\n\nREGISTER HERE:  https://cc.readytalk.com/r/568ra7y6ahso&eom \n  \nDisclosures \nRenee Fogelberg\, MD\, Ali Goldstein\, MPH\, Brian Clark\, Gil Lorenzo\, Jennifer Matekuare\, Roxana Said\, MPH\, and Catherine Saucedo have disclosed no financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any commercial companies who have provided products or services relating to their presentation or commercial support for this continuing medical education activity. \n  \nNew Accreditation for respiratory therapists:  \nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 1.50 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care\, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063\, Course # 147265000 \n  \nAccreditation: \nThe 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. \nUCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity. \nNurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification\, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. \nPhysician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. \nCalifornia 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 CreditTM. If you are a pharmacist in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit. \nSocial Workers: This course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you a social worker in another state\, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit \nCMECEUs will be available for participants who join the LIVE session\, on September 21\, 2016. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via the post webinar email. \n  \nDon’t need to claim CME/CEUs?  SCLC issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/sclc-webinar-50000-quitters-counting-lessons-kaiser-permanente-northern-california-kpnc-tobacco-program/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160913T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160913T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160907T141954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160907T141954Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Clearing the Clouds: Demystifying the Vape Shop
DESCRIPTION:Public Health Law Network Webinar  \nDescription: Vape shops\, or retail stores that specialize in e-cigarettes and related products\, seem to be popping up everywhere. Although the total number of vape shops in the United States is unknown due to a current lack of regulatory and licensing policies\, estimates range anywhere from 3\,500 to 35\,000 and growing. During this webinar\, the presenters will provide a summary of the most recent literature published on vape shops\, discuss policy options for regulating them in light of the FDA’s new deeming rule\, describe a new tool for conducting observational store assessments\, and share a local case study. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-clearing-clouds-demystifying-vape-shop/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160913T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160913T120000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160909T155251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160909T213923Z
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SUMMARY:What’s Menthol Got To Do With It? Everything! African Americans Ask President Obama to Intercede and Order the FDA to Issue New Deeming Rule on Menthol
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Press Conference/Live Stream URL- Click HERE \nWHEN: Tuesday\, September 13\, 2016 11:00 a.m. (EDT) \nWHERE: Kaiser Family Foundation – Barbara Jordan Conference Center 1330 G St. NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20005 \nTobacco use remains the number one preventable cause of death for African Americans\, claiming more than 45\,000 lives annually. Over 80% of Black smokers use mentholated tobacco products\, which is due to decades of geographically racialized targeting of mentholated tobacco products by the tobacco industry. Though the Food and Drug Administration was given the authority to regulate menthol\, it has yet to do so. The AATCLC and our national supporters are asking for President Obama’s intercession to Save Black Lives…  \nDear President Obama\, \nThe African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) is asking for your direct intercession to help prevent the deaths of the 45\,000 Black people who die every year in this country from tobacco-related diseases. Please direct the FDA to issue a proposed rule to remove all flavored tobacco products\, including mentholated cigarettes\, from the marketplace. The FDA has already done its part by preparing the groundwork for issuing such a proposed rule. Flavored tobacco products (including e-cigarettes\, little cigars\, and cigarillos) are cheap\, sold individually\, and very popular especially among African American\, Latino\, Asian American\, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander youth. The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) redlining of the menthol and flavors text in the new FDA deeming rule was ill-informed\, at best. The FDA has collected and analyzed all the evidence related to flavored products\, as reflected in the deleted deeming text. These deletions demonstrate that the FDA attempted to protect the public health as it was mandated to do by the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). Because this groundwork has already been completed\, issuing a new rule can be accomplished quickly…  \nSpeakers \nHon. Karen Bass\, U.S. House of Representatives\, 37th District \nCarol McGruder\, Co-Chair African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council Dr. Phillip Gardiner\, Co-Chair African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council Dr. Valerie Yerger\, Founding Member African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council Sharon Eubanks\, Former Lead Prosecutor\, U.S. Department of Justice \nCynthia Hallett\, Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights \nDenny Henigan\, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids \nDr. Lisa Henriksen\, Stanford University Robin Koval\, Truth Initiative Rod Lew\, APPEAL \nJeannette Noltenius\, National Latino Alliance for Health Equity Michael Scott\, NAATPN\, Inc. \nView official press release
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/whats-menthol-got-everything-african-americans-ask-president-obama-intercede-order-fda-issue-new-deeming-rule-menthol/
LOCATION:Kaiser Family Foundation – Barbara Jordan Conference Center\, 1330 G St. NW\, Washington\, D.C. \, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Press Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council":MAILTO:YBurris@aatclc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160824T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160824T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160804T213909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160916T134100Z
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SUMMARY:Acupuncture and Hypnotherapy\, Oh My: Alternative Tobacco Cessation Approaches webinar
DESCRIPTION:Date/Time: Wednesday\, August 24th\, 3:00-4:30pm ET \nRegister: https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1112620 \n  \n  \nQuitting tobacco use is tough. Alternative tobacco cessation approaches such as acupuncture and hypnotherapy may act as promising\, yet unconventional practices for helping individuals quit. Studies have demonstrated that both acupuncture and hypnotherapy may increase tobacco abstinence and encourage treatment retention among participants with co-occurring mental illnesses and addictions. \n  \nIf you are a healthcare professional addressing tobacco cessation with your clients with behavioral health conditions\, this webinar will help expand your tool belt of potential tobacco cessation approaches and practices. By providing insights into the use of acupuncture and hypnotherapy for tobacco cessation\, attendees will gain knowledge on a few alternative approaches that some providers are using to help their clients quit. \n  \nDuring this webinar\, participants will learn about: \n\nMaking the case for alternative tobacco cessation practices and the benefits of providing them as an option\nHow to integrate acupuncture and hypnotherapy into existing tobacco cessation programs including billing/reimbursement and workforce training\nSuccesses and lessons from the field regarding the use of alternative approaches\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n Disclaimer: Tobacco cessation approaches covered in this webinar are some of many cessation approaches\, and may not work in every setting with every client. Acupuncture and hypnotherapy are not evidence based practices but research suggests that these are promising tools.
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/acupuncture-hypnotherapy-oh-alternative-tobacco-cessation-approaches-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160817T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160817T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T195134
CREATED:20160808T134902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160916T134120Z
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Partnerships at Play: State and Local Collaborations to Facilitate Community-clinical Linkages for Colorectal Cancer Screening
DESCRIPTION:The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will host a webinar describing the partnership role local health departments can play to help increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Three local health departments will be featured and will share their experiences in the following areas: \n(1) bridging a gap\, through community-clinical linkages with a federally qualified health center\, to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in the county;  \n(2) partnering with a state health department to help achieve the 80% by 2018 screening goal\, by utilizing United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines; and \n(3) providing screening services to the community\, by using unconventional locations to expand the reach of the local health department. \nIn addition\, information will be shared about current and upcoming national resources includes materials that can be leveraged by state and local health departments.  \nThis webinar is supported by funding provided through an American Cancer Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement. \nRegistration Information \nWednesday\, August 17\, 2016 | 3:00PM ET | Register here \nRegistration is free\, but space is limited so sign up now! \nRegistration link: https://events-na10.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1053915029/en/events/event/shared/1096389343/event_registration.html?sco-id=1196347104&_charset_=utf-8 \n  \n 
URL:https://staging.bhthechange.org/event/webinar-partnerships-play-state-local-collaborations-facilitate-community-clinical-linkages-colorectal-cancer-screening/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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