Treatment Strategies in Primary Care: Nicotine Replacement Therapy & NAC Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder
What strategies can be used by health and public health providers/professionals to educate youth and their families about harm reduction and using NRT and NAC for treatment in nicotine and cannabis use?
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Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, housing, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: 1131137 Event ID: PM1131137_02012024.
If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Public Health Sciences Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:None
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
Data from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey suggest that about half of the youth who vape use nicotine; and about a third report using THC... but did you know that about half of kids using electronic vaporizing devices in Maine made an attempt to quit last year? We need to be ready to help them and support their quit attempt. Join Drs. Fanburg and Hagler on April 2nd for a lunch and learn session to learn about and discuss medications that may help your patients QUIT. We will review evidence and expert recommendations for treatment of Nicotine Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder and learn Tips and Tricks to support patients.
What you'll learn
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Discuss medications to help youth with substance use disorder quit
- Describe evidence for the use of nicotine replacement therapy to treat Nicotine Use Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder
Subject Matter Experts
Jonathan Fanburg
Deb Hagler
Jonathan Fanburg, MD, MPH is Chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Maine Medical Center.
Deb Hagler, MD, MPH, FAAP, is immediate past-president of the Maine Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and practicing pediatrician at Midcoast Pediatrics in Brunswick, Maine
Registration
Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.