When
March 22 & 25, 20219:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CT)
Where
VirtualLive, Online view on map
Contact
Liz Hallliz.hall@lung.org208-345-2209
By attending the Tobacco Prevention Education, Intervention, and Referral Training for Healthcare Workers, you are helping to make a positive impact on your patients, clients, and community. You’ll gain valuable skills along with the supporting information, tools, and resources you’ll need to put those skills to use.
This online training is offered in two 2-hour parts. Your single registration entitles you to participate in both sessions of the training. During the training you learn about:
During the training, you will learn about the dangers of tobacco use, how to effectively screen for tobacco use, how to conduct brief interventions with patients and refer them to cessation resources. In addition, we’ll focus on how to help people quit using motivational interviewing skills and how to integrate lung cancer screening discussions into patient conversations. The training will wrap up with an exploration of how to integrate the information provided into your daily work with guidance on how to gather information, refer patients, report on patient conversations and referrals, and follow up.
To support what you’ll learn, you’ll receive an electronic resource kit full of useful information and resources you can share with your patients and community members.
How do I sign up?
Register online by choosing the Register option in the navigation bar at the top of this webpage. You will automatically be registered for both days of training and will receive links to both Zoom sessions in a follow-up registration confirmation email.
Is there a cost to attend the training?
No. The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services is offering this training to you free of charge to help you serve your patients and clients more effectively.
Who is this training for?
Community Health Workers (CHW); public health professionals; mental health counselors; healthcare providers; social workers; and other related fields. Don’t worry if you know nothing about tobacco use. That’s part of the training. If you’re outside Dallas County, Texas, please contact liz.hall@lung.org before registering.
What will I receive after the training?
You will receive Certificates of Completion for the Cessation Navigator and Ask, Advise, Refer to Quit Don’t Switch programs as well as a digital resource kit.
Contact us anytime with any questions or for more information about Tobacco Prevention Education, Intervention, and Referral for Healthcare Workers!
This online training is offered in two 2-hour parts. Your single registration entitles you to participate in both sessions of the training. During the training you learn about:
- The Basics of Tobacco and Tobacco Use
- What it Means and How to be a Cessation Navigator
- How to Help People Quit Tobacco Use
- Lung Cancer Screening Information and Resources
- How to Ask, Advise, and Refer Patients to Quitting Resources
- The American Lung Association’s Billing Guide for Tobacco Screening and Cessation
- The American Lung Association’s Billing Guide Addendum for Behavioral Health
- Asthma and COPD Action Plans, Asthma Basics One Pager and Rackcards in English and Spanish
- Saved by the Scan Toolkit
- COVID-19 Better For It Vaccine Toolkit
- Cessation Referral Tracking Tool in English and Spanish
During the training, you will learn about the dangers of tobacco use, how to effectively screen for tobacco use, how to conduct brief interventions with patients and refer them to cessation resources. In addition, we’ll focus on how to help people quit using motivational interviewing skills and how to integrate lung cancer screening discussions into patient conversations. The training will wrap up with an exploration of how to integrate the information provided into your daily work with guidance on how to gather information, refer patients, report on patient conversations and referrals, and follow up.
To support what you’ll learn, you’ll receive an electronic resource kit full of useful information and resources you can share with your patients and community members.
How do I sign up?
Register online by choosing the Register option in the navigation bar at the top of this webpage. You will automatically be registered for both days of training and will receive links to both Zoom sessions in a follow-up registration confirmation email.
Is there a cost to attend the training?
No. The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services is offering this training to you free of charge to help you serve your patients and clients more effectively.
Who is this training for?
Community Health Workers (CHW); public health professionals; mental health counselors; healthcare providers; social workers; and other related fields. Don’t worry if you know nothing about tobacco use. That’s part of the training. If you’re outside Dallas County, Texas, please contact liz.hall@lung.org before registering.
What will I receive after the training?
You will receive Certificates of Completion for the Cessation Navigator and Ask, Advise, Refer to Quit Don’t Switch programs as well as a digital resource kit.
Contact us anytime with any questions or for more information about Tobacco Prevention Education, Intervention, and Referral for Healthcare Workers!