Program and Learning Objectives
Physiology of Nicotine Addiction and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Presented by: Brian F. Sands, MD
Characteristics of nicotine and the role it plays in tobacco abuse. Efforts by tobacco industry to modulate quantity and effect of nicotine in its products. Risks caused by nicotine as compared with other compounds in cigarette smoke. Connection between the physiology of nicotine and available therapies.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Dependence
Presented by: Vanvalor Pasard, BS, RRT, AE-C
Identifying patients with tobacco dependence, willing or unwilling to quit. Screening and assessment of tobacco use. Treatment strategies with brief clinical interventions and pharmacotherapy.
Pharmacological Treatment of Nicotine Addiction
Presented by: Victor Cohen, PharmD, BCPS, CMI-V
Definition of nicotine addiction. Etiology and pharmacological basis, pathophysiology and clinical presentation. Assessing risk of serious withdrawal symptoms and developing a treatment plan. Designing a pharmacotherapy plan for nicotine dependent individuals, identifying therapeutic goals and monitoring strategies.
Smoking Cessation: Designing a Program
Presented by: Kenneth Capek, MPA, RRT, CHT
Developing and delivering successful outpatient program. Identifying teaching methods to obtain program objectives. Challenges, including funding and marketing.
Program in Action: A Case Study
Presented by: Kathy Garett-Szymanski, BS, RRT, AE-C
Importance of cessation counseling for inpatients. Barriers to initiating a successful program. System interventions leading to successful implementation. Identifying components of a successful program.
Practical Strategies for Weight Control Management During and After Smoking Cessation
Presented by: Alan W. Lee, RD, CDE, CDN, CFT
Innovative approaches to managing weight during and after cessation of smoking. Navigating the American food supply – making more informed and healthier choices. Optimal management of nicotine substitutes’ nutritional side effects to optimize smoking cessation adherence.
Presenters
Brian F. Sands, MD
Director – Division of Chemical Dependence, Department of Psychiatry, North Brooklyn Health Network, Brooklyn, NY; Chair – Corporate Task Force, Tobacco Cessation Programs, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, NY, NY
Vanvalor Pasard, BS, RRT, AE-C
Independent Consultant - Ms. Parsard served as a Respiratory Care Associate/Asthma Educator at Innovex, HMS in Parsippany, NJ, was a Senior Management Consultant with Health and Hospitals Corporation and was a Department Manager at Beth Israel Medical Center, NY, NY.
Victor Cohen, PharmD, BCPS, CMI-V
Clinical Faculty, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Emergency Medicine/Toxicology, Maimonides Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice – Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
Kenneth Capek, MPA, RRT, CHT
Administrative Director – Respiratory Care Services, Pulmonary Laboratory & Rehabilitation, Hyperbaric Medicine, and the Sleep Disorder Center, Englewood Hospital & Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
Kathy Garrett-Szymanski, BS, RRT, AE-C
Asthma Center Administrator – Coordinator, Smoking Cessation Center at Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Alan W. Lee, RD, CDE, CDN, CFT
Nutrition Consultant – Greyston Foundation Health Services, APICHA, T.O.U.C.H. of Rockland County, NY and Astor Medical Group; Chair – HIV/AIDS DPG Alliance/Membership Committee; Chair – Nutritionists in AIDS Care (NIAC)
Accreditation for Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technicians
JPC Foundation is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit (0.6 CEUs).
