Hosting Org: Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Date: March 10, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Suffolk Care Collaborative, 1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
Event Link: Treating Nicotine Dependence
Attendance at this one day training will enable
professionals to:
- Describe the three aspects of nicotine dependence
- Provide appropriate motivational counseling
- Integrate behavior change theory into treatment plan
- Assist clients/consumers in making a quit plan
- Discuss the 7 FDA approved medications recommended
for treatment of nicotine dependence
- Integrate relapse prevention into treatment plan
- Tailor cessation strategies to individual/agency needs
- Discuss the marketing of tobacco products
- Identify the health consequences of tobacco use
Contact
Wanda Ortiz
Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Health Education
(631) 853-4017
wanda.ortiz@suffolkcountyny.gov