EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this educational activity, the participant should be able to:

Identify appropriate pharmacological options for tobacco/nicotine cessation (Knowledge).
Counsel patients to enhance their motivation to quit smoking and reduce susceptibility to tobacco/nicotine products.
Identify conventional and new tobacco and nicotine products.
Utilize web-based resources to refer patients for additional help.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This live activity will be of value to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioner and other healthcare providers.

Release date: June 12, 2017
Expiration date: June 12, 2021

ACCREDITATION/CREDIT DESIGNATION

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

CME CERTIFICATES AND ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES

Certificates awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TMor certificates documenting attendance will be issued to participants who complete the CME Verification Form.

Non-Physicians will receive a certificate of participation in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

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Copyright© 2017 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. All rights reserved. No part of this work can be reproduced, distributed, or otherwise used without the express permission from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

All statements and opinions contained herein are solely those of the individual speakers and may not reflect those of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Disclosure Policy for Program Chairs,

Planning Committee Members, Teachers, or Authors and CME Activity Reviewers

Provider Tobacco & Nicotine Counseling for Adults and Adolescents

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The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has announced standards and guidelines to insure that individuals participating in CME activities are aware of program chair(s), planning committee members, faculty/teacher/ authors, CME activity reviewer’s relationships with commercial interests that could potentially affect the information presented. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has implemented a process whereby everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has, through a formal review process, made every attempt to resolve all potential conflicts of interest prior to this activity. For information on this process, please contact the Department of CME/Conference Management at 713/792-5357.

The following Faculty, Program Planning Committee Members and CME Activity Reviewers/Approvers have financial interests, arrangements or affiliations with the manufacturer of any product or devices to be discussed, or who may financially support this CME activity, as indicated below. An asterisk (*) indicates that the faculty’s presentation will include discussion of investigational or off-label uses of a product.

FACULTY	COMMERCIAL INTEREST
Maher A. Karam-Hage, MD	Grant or research support: Pfizer; Other relevant financial or material interest: Pfizer

The following Faculty, Program Planning Committee Members and CME Activity Reviewers/Approvers have indicated no financial interests, arrangements or affiliations with the manufacturer of any product or devices to be discussed, or who may financially support this CME activity.

Alexander V. Prokhorov, MD, PhD	Frank Vitale, MA		Ernest Hawk, MD, MPH
Planning Committee Members
Ashish Arya, MD, MHA	Salma K. Marani, MS		Patricia Tahay, MS
Angelic Castillo	Oriana Perez, MS, MCHES		Alexander V. Prokhorov, MD, PhD
CME ACTIVITY REVIEWERS/APPROVERS
Oliver Bogler, MD (approver)	Elisabeth Manasanch, MD	Peter Norman, MD		John M. Stewart, MD, PhD