Tobacco Seminar Podcasts
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- Describe the health impacts of tobacco use and the health benefits of quitting
- Discuss how to implement cessation strategies for helping patients quit using tobacco
- Address major barriers and facilitators of smoking cessation
Tobacco Use and Ethnic Minorities: Cancer Prevention for Latinos
Beti Thompson PhD
Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)
Dr. Thompson is Full Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the Cancer Prevention Research Program, and Professor in the Department of Health Services at the University of Washington. Her research interests include community approaches to smoking cessation, dietary change, cancer screening, and environmental strategies to encourage behavior change. She has worked on a number of research projects that collaborate with local Community Advisory Boards to guide and lead activities to reduce health disparities of cancer and diabetes.
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Why Do Kids Smoke? Risk and Protective Factors for Tobacco Use and the Role of Media Exposure
James Sargent MD
UW Tobacco & Public Health course (HSERV 590 B)
James Sargent, MD directs the Cancer Prevention and Control Research program at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and is Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Sargent is a pediatrician and behavioral epidemiologist whose prolific research involves evaluating media and marketing influences on adolescent smoking.
Treating Tobacco Dependence in the Oncology Setting: Prevention, Clinical Application and Research Opportunities
Ellen Gritz PhD
UW Tobacco Studies Program Seminar Series with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Clinical Sciences Lectureship Program
Ellen Gritz PhD is an established and internationally known leader in cancer prevention and control research. Dr. Gritz has published extensively on cigarette smoking behavior, including prevention, cessation, pharmacologic mechanisms, and special issues of concern among women and high-risk groups. She has served on numerous advisory and policy boards for the National Cancer Institute and other organizations, and has received numerous awards for her service in cancer prevention and treatment. Dr. Gritz is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Science and Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Tobacco Free: The Nurse's Role
Linda Sarna RN, DNSc, FAAN
UW Tobacco Studies Program Seminar Series with UW Continuing Nursing Education
Dr. Sarna is Professor of Nursing at the UCLA School of Nursing. She is co-founder and Director of Tobacco Free Nurses, the first national initiative focused on providing support for nurses who smoke and establishing a framework for engaging nurses in tobacco use prevention and cessation. More information about Tobacco Free Nurses can be found on the award winning website, http://www.tobaccofreenurses.com/.
After completing this Nursing Grand Rounds, participants will be able to:
This podcast, available by collaboration with the UW School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, offers CNE credit by online registration. Registration information, handouts, evaluations and more can be found via the podcast link below.
Tobacco Use Trends and Prevention Among Young Adults: The Role of Industry Promotion and Counter-Marketing Strategies
Pamela Ling MD, MPH
UW Tobacco & Public Health course (HSERV 590 B)
Dr. Ling is an Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Her interest in young people, mass media and health has led her to pursue activities ranging from appearances on MTV to research on tobacco industry marketing strategies targeting young adults. She is an expert tobacco industry documents researcher and has published several seminal articles on how the industry markets tobacco to youth, young adults and women.
Tobacco Dependence: Understanding Nicotine Addiction & Treatment
Tim McAfee MD, MPH
UW Tobacco & Public Health course (HSERV 590 B)
Dr. McAfee is the chief medical officer and senior vice president of clinical and behvioral sciences for Free & Clear, Inc, provider of telephone smoking cessation services for 16 state quit lines and dozens of large employers and health plans nationwide. His lecture explores characteristics of nicotine addiction, reviews effective treatment modalities--including behavioral, pharmacological and societal--and addresses barriers to treatment access and provision.
History of the Tobacco Epidemic & Tobacco Control Strategies: What Works?
Kenneth Warner PhD
UW Tobacco & Public Health course (HSERV 590 B)
Dr. Warner is Dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health and internationally renowned tobacco control researcher. This lecture provides an overview of the history and evidence of tobacco control strategies utilizing stories and examples from Dr. Warner's thirty years in the tobacco control field.
