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Tailored Nicotine Dependence Treatment Certification programs to meet the needs of your Community
30,199
Certification earned and/or attendees in a Nicotine Dependence Treatment program
14,028
Certification earned by Health and Human Service providers representing National health care organizations: Nurses, Pharmacists, Medical Assistants, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, etc.
17,033
Potential brief interventions per month delivered (Fiscal year 2008-09)
100,000
Approximate hits per month recorded on the Online Learning Center (Fiscal year 2008-09)
Programs offered through The University are based on the recommendations of the US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, along with other evidence-based recommendations of authoritative groups in the field of the treatment of nicotine addiction. Courses are taught by University of Arizona faculty as well as by certified instructors located throughout the United States.
5 Nationally Accredited Programs
- BASIC TOBACCO INTERVENTION SKILLS CERTIFICATION
With adaptations for:- Medical and Allied Health Professionals
- Native Communities
- Maternal and Child Health
- Spanish Language
- TREATMENT SPECIALIST FOR NICOTINE DEPENDENCE ONLINE CERTIFICATION (Prerequisite)
- TREATMENT SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION FOR NICOTINE ADDICTION
- INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION(S)
- INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION
Courses are Accredited for Continuing Education (CEU)/Continuing Medical Education (CME) by:
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Arizona Pharmacy Association as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (ACPE)
- Arizona Society for Respiratory Care (AzSRC), a character affiliate of the American Association for Respiratory Care
- Western Multi-State Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) for continuing nursing education activity. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah Nurses Associations are members of the Western Multi-State Division.
- New Mexico Department of Health – Office of Community Health Workers, Community Health Worker (CHW) Continuing Education Units (CEU)