Tobacco Dependence: Education and Training

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Monday, March 10, 2025, 12:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2028, 11:59 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), AAPA Category 1 CME (1.00 hours), ABA MOCA Part 2 (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), ABOHNS MOC Part II (1.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), ABPath MOC Part II (1.00 hours), ABS CC SAM (1.00 hours), ANCC - Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Tobacco dependence remains a significant public health challenge, and healthcare professionals often lack the necessary skills to deliver effective interventions for patients attempting to quit. This educational activity addresses a key practice gap by providing healthcare professionals with the training and competence needed to offer brief, evidence-based interventions for tobacco cessation and relapse prevention.

Participants will explore the chronic, relapsing nature of tobacco use disorder, identify disparities in tobacco-related health outcomes across demographic groups, and examine tailored clinical approaches for addressing these disparities. The activity will also cover evidence-based treatment options, the role of tobacco cessation quitlines, and practical models such as Ask-Advise-Refer and Ask-Advise-Connect to support healthcare professionals in their daily practice.

1. List at least 2 key reasons why tobacco use disorder is characterized as a chronic, relapsing condition.
2. Identify at least 3 demographic groups that experience tobacco-related disparities and understand the importance of tailored clinical approaches for addressing tobacco dependence with these populations.
3. Describe at least 3 evidence-based treatments for tobacco dependence, including their respective effectiveness.
4. Recognize at least 1 benefit to tobacco cessation quitlines as a resource for tobacco cessation.
5. Summarize the Ask-Advise-Refer and Ask-Advise-Connect models for tobacco dependence intervention and tools available to implement them in the workplace.

In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this enduring material will award 1.0 Nursing Contact Hours.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until March 9, 2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
American Board of Anesthesiology 
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology^TM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements. Participant completion data will be shared with and transmitted to the ACCME on the participant’s behalf. 

American Board of Internal Medicine
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn their required annual part II self-assessment credit in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Continuing Certification program (formerly known as MOC). It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation.

American Board of Pathology
This activity has been registered to offer credit in the American Board of Pathology’s Continuing Certification program. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Lifelong Learning credits. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath MOC credit.

American Board of Pediatrics 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center complies with all requirements of the identified accrediting body  (ACCME, ANCC, ACPE). Disclosure of speakers, faculty members, planning committee members and their commercial relationships will be shared with learners prior to the educational activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

This professional education activity was developed with support from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (award PP230002).