2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health

Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 1:30 PM
Room 200 D

Are the 5A's Enough?: Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Smokers with Mental Illness

Eric Heiligenstein, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University Health Services, elheilig@wisc.edu, Connie Revell, MA, University of California San Francisco, Smoking Cessatoin Leadership Center, crevell@medicine.ucsf.edu, Jonathan Foulds, PhD, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, Tobacco Dependence Program, jonathan.foulds@umdnj.edu, Gary Tedeschi, PhD, University of California, San Diego, California Smokers’ Helpline, gtedeschi@ucsd.edu, Wendy Bjornson, MPH, Oregon Health and Science University, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, bjornson@ohsu.edu.

Learning Objectives: Discuss current information about the needs of smokers with mental illness. Understand how tobacco dependence treatment programs are tailoring services. Understand how clinicians in Wisconsin, California and elsewhere are tailoring services.

Abstract:This workshop will focus on the “how to's” of tailoring tobacco cessation services for clients who have current or past symptoms of mental illness. Presenters will discuss best or emerging practices for working with this population and will offer case studies of specific programs that are implementing tailored services through their tobacco cessation services. They will give examples and links to new resources and toolkits available for other programs to use, and help attendees understand the new strategies needed for reaching this underserved population.

Audience: State and community tobacco cessation program managers,tobacco treatment specialists, quitline staff, mental health program managers , mental health treatment specialists, alcohol and substance abuse treatment specialists.

Key Points: Nearly 41% of current smokers report having a mental health diagnosis in the last month and these smokers are much less likely to quit. Often, tobacco dependence treatment programs and mental health services do not offer services tailored to their specialized needs. The Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center are both undertaking projects to increase services available to smokers with mental illnesses.

Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about how cessation interventions are being tailored to the mental health population.

Benefits: Audience will learn about best and promising practices in this important field.



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