Clinical Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence:2008
On May 7, 2008 the US Public Health Service released the Clinical Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence:2008 update. This document can help providers deliver evidence-based serices to their patients who smoke. You can find the pages dedicated to adolescents in the index on page 251 and information on coding and reimbursement in Appendix C which begins on page 231. Click here for the pdf.

“Help Me Help Them Quit” Partnering with Local Tobacco Cessation Programs (Original broadcast October 2, 2008)

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“When Brief Counseling Is Not Enough:” Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Aids to Support Tobacco Cessation (Original broadcast June 17, 2008)

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"Help Me But Don't tell Me What to Do!  Motivational Interviewing With Adolescents That Smoke (Original broadcast April 23, 2008)

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"Help Teens Quit" A Plan for Pennsylvania's Health Care Providers to
Assist in Teen Tobacco Cessation (Original broadcast March 12, 2008)
Join us for this informative discussion to explore the role of health care professionals to promote smoking cessation among teenagers. Demonstrate how the Trans-theoretical Model of behavior can be utilized to help track adolescent tobacco use.

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