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Helping Patients Quit Smoking
This program is available for credit until June 22, 2011

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Public Health and Discovery Health Channel. The University of Virginia School of Medicine and Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and Public Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacist Accreditation Statement
Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is a continuing education activity of Purdue University, an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

Universal Program Number (UPN): 018-999-08-100-H04-P, 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEU).
Release Date: 06/22/2008 Expiration Date: 06/22/2011

Program Overview
About half of all Americans who continue to smoke will die because of their addiction, yet millions haven't stopped. This CME program reviews recent updates to national clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation and explores a variety of treatment strategies to help patients quit.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Review the physiological, behavioral, and genetic elements of tobacco addiction.
• Describe the adverse effects of smoking and nicotine, including related health risks.
• Identify new elements in the 2008 update to the US Public Health Service's national clinical practice guideline for smoking cessation. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
• Explain the role of pharmacotherapy in helping patients quit.
• Describe counseling strategies of physicians and other healthcare professional to promote quitting smoking in patients.

Target Audience
Primary Care Physicians, Cardiologists, Pulmonologists, Psychiatrists, Pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in exploring optimal methods for treating nicotine addiction and helping patients quit smoking.

Faculty Disclosure Information
As a sponsor accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of the University of Virginia School of Medicine to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other commercial supporter(s) of this activity or the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products(s) discussed in an educational presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made during the program.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
CS2day is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.