IAFP Webinar: Population Health Management for Smoking Cessation in Low Income Smokers
The
Illinois Academy of Family Physicians is hosting a webinar in conjunction with
the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout on Wednesday, November 16
from 12-1pm. Population Health Management for Smoking Cessation in Low
Income Smokers will be presented by Brian Hitsman, PhD and Timothy Long,
MD. At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize
the problem of cigarette smoking among socioeconomically disadvantaged
populations in Illinois and across the United States.
- Describe
progress that has been made in addressing smoking in primary care
settings, including safety net community health centers, and remaining
challenges.
- Define
population health management for smoking cessation and describe its
potential for improving the treatment of smoking/nicotine dependence in
primary care patients.
- Describe
one experimental approach to population health management for smoking
cessation in a safety net community health center in Chicago.
Register now at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7137298690355573250
