Medicaid and Quitline Iowa Benefits for Tobacco Cessation

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides resources to providers in Iowa to deliver tobacco treatment by accessing Medicaid benefits and Quitline Iowa.

Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation Using Medication and Behavioral Support

Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.5 contact hour (.050 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.5 contact hours.

This accredited patient simulation activity allows you to implement the brief ask, advise and refer intervention with patients who use tobacco, and recommend approved pharmacotherapy that may help patients stop using tobacco.

Special Quitline Programs for Tobacco Cessation

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity describes the evidence for online Quitline programs, and the how tobacco disparities for American Indians, pregnant and postpartum patients, and youth can be addressed through adapted Quitline programs.

Connecting the Harms of Tobacco Use to Chronic Health Conditions

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides an overview of how tobacco use causes and worsens heart and vascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and cancers. Information is presented to help providers discuss how cessation can reduce the risk of developing disease and the benefits of cessation after diagnosis.

Special Quitline Programs for Tobacco Cessation

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity describes the evidence for online Quitline programs, and the how tobacco disparities for American Indians, pregnant and postpartum patients, and youth can be addressed through adapted Quitline programs.

Tobacco Cessation for Behavioral Health Populations

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity discusses the tobacco use disparity for people with behavioral health conditions, the importance of tobacco cessation, myths about quitting, and how the Quitline can help behavioral health providers deliver tobacco treatment.

Vaping and E-Cigarette Devices: What Are They and How Do They Harm?

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides an overview of the technical features and chemical composition of electronic cigarettes or vaping devices. The known health impacts associated with vaping are described to help guide providers in discussing the risks of vaping with patients who use electronic cigarettes.

Conversations for Screening, Responding, and Preventing Vaping

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides an introduction to conducting a history of electronic cigarette use, provides a framework for screening and preventing vaping, and expands an evidence-based tobacco treatment approach to address electronic cigarette use.

Treating Tobacco Use During Pregnancy

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs)
Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12724, for 1.0 nursing contact hours.
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 1.0 contact hours.

This accredited educational activity describes and demonstrates the risks of tobacco use and the benefits of cessation during pregnancy and reviews clinical practice guidelines and best practices for treating tobacco during pregnancy. Learners will be able to select an appropriate brief intervention model of tobacco treatment in clinical settings. The use of FDA-approved pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation is presented to aid the selection of medications for patients who use tobacco.

Special Topics for Tobacco Cessation

Registered nurses:  maximum of 1.0 nursing contact hours

This course discusses the tobacco use disparity for people with behavioral health conditions, the importance of tobacco cessation, myths about quitting, and how the quitline can help behavioral health providers deliver tobacco treatment.
It also provides an overview of how tobacco use causes and worsens heart and vascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and cancers. Information is presented to help providers discuss how cessation can reduce the risk of developing disease and the benefits of cessation after diagnosis.
This course provides an overview of the technical features and chemical composition of electronic cigarettes or vaping devices. The known health impacts associated with vaping are described to help guide providers in discussing the risks of vaping with patients who use electronic cigarettes.

Implementing a Brief Intervention for Tobacco in Clinical Settings

Registered nurses:  maximum of 1.0 nursing contact hours

This activity provides resources to providers in Iowa to deliver tobacco treatment by accessing Medicaid benefits and the Quitline Iowa. It also describes the evidence for online Quitline programs, and how tobacco disparities for American Indians, pregnant and postpartum patients, and youth can be addressed through adapted Quitline programs. Lastly, it includes a patient simulation activity, which allows you to implement the brief ask, advise and refer intervention with patients who use tobacco, and describe approved pharmacotherapy that may help patients stop using tobacco.

Treating Tobacco Use During Pregnancy

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs)
Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12724, for 1.0 nursing contact hours.
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 1.0 contact hours.

This accredited educational activity describes and demonstrates the risks of tobacco use and the benefits of cessation during pregnancy and reviews clinical practice guidelines and best practices for treating tobacco during pregnancy. Learners will be able to select an appropriate brief intervention model of tobacco treatment in clinical settings. The use of FDA-approved pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation is presented to aid the selection of medications for patients who use tobacco.

Medicaid and Quitline Iowa Benefits for Tobacco Cessation

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides resources to providers in Iowa to deliver tobacco treatment by accessing Medicaid benefits and Quitline Iowa.

Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation Using Medication and Behavioral Support

Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.5 contact hour (.050 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.5 contact hours.

This accredited patient simulation activity allows you to implement the brief ask, advise and refer intervention with patients who use tobacco, and recommend approved pharmacotherapy that may help patients stop using tobacco.

Special Quitline Programs for Tobacco Cessation

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity describes the evidence for online Quitline programs, and the how tobacco disparities for American Indians, pregnant and postpartum patients, and youth can be addressed through adapted Quitline programs.

Connecting the Harms of Tobacco Use to Chronic Health Conditions

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides an overview of how tobacco use causes and worsens heart and vascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and cancers. Information is presented to help providers discuss how cessation can reduce the risk of developing disease and the benefits of cessation after diagnosis.

Tobacco Cessation for Behavioral Health Populations

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity discusses the tobacco use disparity for people with behavioral health conditions, the importance of tobacco cessation, myths about quitting, and how the Quitline can help behavioral health providers deliver tobacco treatment.

Vaping and E-Cigarette Devices: What Are They and How Do They Harm?

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides an overview of the technical features and chemical composition of electronic cigarettes or vaping devices. The known health impacts associated with vaping are described to help guide providers in discussing the risks of vaping with patients who use electronic cigarettes.

Conversations for Screening, Responding, and Preventing Vaping

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (.025 CEUs)
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 0.25 contact hours.

This accredited education activity provides an introduction to conducting a history of electronic cigarette use, provides a framework for screening and preventing vaping, and expands an evidence-based tobacco treatment approach to address electronic cigarette use.

Treating Tobacco Use During Pregnancy

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs)
Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12724, for 1.0 nursing contact hours.
Non-physicians: will be eligible for a certificate of completion for 1.0 contact hours.

This accredited educational activity describes and demonstrates the risks of tobacco use and the benefits of cessation during pregnancy and reviews clinical practice guidelines and best practices for treating tobacco during pregnancy. Learners will be able to select an appropriate brief intervention model of tobacco treatment in clinical settings. The use of FDA-approved pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation is presented to aid the selection of medications for patients who use tobacco.

Providing Tobacco Cessation Intervention in Iowa Pharmacies

Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs)
This accredited educational activity addresses how pharmacists can prescribe nicotine replacement therapy in accordance with the Iowa statewide protocol.