Coordinated care organizations, health care team
members and community-based workers play important roles in helping people quit
smoking, including: asking people about tobacco use status; offering people
support and removing barriers to quitting tobacco; and creating and supporting
tobacco-free places in communities like school campuses, workplaces or public
parks. For more information and resources, please see OHA's tobacco prevention resources.
Current opportunities
Free, quick online tobacco cessation counseling training (with CME)
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What: This short online course will improve your care team’s ability to help patients quit tobacco. The course focuses on Brief Tobacco Intervention and Motivational Interviewing techniques.
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Who: All members of the care team committed to supporting their patients quit tobacco.
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When: The course is self-paced and takes approximately 45 minutes. The course can be started, paused and resumed later as needed.
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CMEs: This training has been reviewed and is accepted for up to 1.0 prescribed credit from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). For other licensing boards that may not pre-approve continuing education credits (for example, the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists), please submit the certificate of participation to your accrediting body.
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Access the training:
https://learn.optum.com/redeem/or
There will be updates to tobacco cessation training in
2025. Please check back to this webpage or contact Rachel.E.Burdon@oha.oregon.gov
for more information.
Contact
Rachel Burdon:
Rachel.E.Burdon@oha.oregon.gov