Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation
Smoking continues to be a major public health concern. Smoking cessation programs need to have a multidisciplinary approach. Pharmacologic aids for smoking cessation are helpful and must be considered as part of the combined treatment plan that includes behavioral interventions. Learn strategies to encourage smoking cessation in your patients and support them throughout their cessation journey with Dr. Javier Pérez-Fernández.
Original Release Date: April 2019
Renew Date: September 2023
Target Audience
Primary Care Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, Ob/Gyns and Physician Assistants.
Learning Objectives
- Review the prevalence of smoking nationally and locally.
- Discuss the addictive properties of nicotine and associated risks of cigarettes, including e-cigarettes.
- Explain current evidence-based data supporting smoking cessation behaviors in all patients.
- Implement strategies to effectively motivate smoking cessation behaviors.
- Examine pharmacologic aids available as part of smoking cessation programs.
- Review Baptist Health smoking cessation orders and procedures.
Javier Pérez-Fernández, M.D., FCCM, FCCP
Medical Director, Critical Care Services, Baptist Hospital of Miami
Medical Director, Pulmonary Services, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University
South Florida Pulmonary and Critical Care, LLC
Marie Vital Acle, MPH, MCHES
Manager, CME Programs and Online Learning
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
Javier Pérez-Fernández, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has a speaker role with Pfizer, La Jolla Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sunovion, Mallinckrodt and Astra-Zeneca and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual has been mitigated.
Marie Vital Acle, MPH, MCHES, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies* to disclose.
J. Arturo Fridman, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies* to disclose.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.
*Ineligible companies -- Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Available Credit
- 0.75 ABIM MOC II
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.75 General certificate of attendance
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