Conversations with Our Community Virtual Training Registration |
Course Title: Ask, Advise, Refer, and Prescribe: Strategies for Talking to Cancer Patients about Tobacco Use
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 from 12:00pm -1:30pm EST/ 11:00am- 12:30pm CT
Speakers:
- Sarah Arthur, MBA
- Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Manager
- Cancer Prevention and Control Branch, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Ronny A. Bell, PhD, MS
- Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor and Chair
- Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Megan Keith, MSW, LCSW
- Tobacco Treatment Specialist
- Duke Smoking Cessation Program
- Joyce Swetlick, MPH
- Director of Tobacco Cessation, QuitlineNC
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Jean Sellers, RN, MSN
- Executive Director
- North Carolina Oncology Navigator Association
Moderator:
- Kearston L. Ingraham, MPH
- Assistant Director
- Duke Cancer Institute's Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity
Community Partners:
- North Carolina Oncology Navigator Association
- North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
- North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Duke Cancer Institute
- Duke Smoking Cessation Program
- Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity
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We cordially invite you to our online training! Please join us and tell a friend!
According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. North Carolina ranks 9th in the nation for estimated lung cancer deaths in 2020.
Purpose: Virtual training by Duke Smoking Cessation Program to members of the North Carolina Oncology Navigator Association (NCONA), healthcare professionals, community health workers, etc. regarding tobacco cessation in November 2023 for Lung Cancer Awareness Month and in honor of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smoke Out signature event.
Objectives:
- Describe tobacco use rates in North Carolina and cancer population;
- Identify causal relationship between continued tobacco use and cancer risk recurrence and worsened cancer treatment outcomes;
- Describe effective methods of tobacco use treatment; and
- Summarize Ask, Advise, Refer model to engage patients in tobacco use treatment, including using a validated question to assess tobacco use.
Registration is free and required. This event is open to all community members, so please share with others. Virtual seats are limited, so register by November 28, 2023 at 10:00 am EST. Following the training, all registered attendees will recieve a link via email to review the training materials.
Please complete and submit the registration details below. In order to process your registration, please provide your name, email address, phone number, and age. The additional questions are optional and not needed to submit your registration.
After registration is completed, a Zoom link for the webinar will be provided the day of the event. For questions email kearston.ingraham@duke.edu.
Thank you!