PROGRAM AGENDA

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If you would like to receive the agenda by mail or fax, please call (717) 531-6483 or e-mail ContinuingEd@hmc.psu.edu.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

• Describe new research and clinical data on the effects of nicotine and tobacco

• Discuss recent advances in nicotine and tobacco research
• Through scientific exchange, integrate current research with implications for clinical practice
• Address nicotine and tobacco’s role in the changing health-care environment

AUDIENCE

The annual conference is designed to provide a cross-disciplinary perspective in cutting-edge science related to nicotine and tobacco. The content is designed for individuals involved in the research of nicotine and tobacco, including basic, clinical and public health scientists from academia, government, and industry. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS

This program awards continuing education credits for licensed psychologists. Penn State College of Medicine—Education, Health Services, and Outcomes Research Division, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Penn State College of Medicine—Education, Health Services, and Outcomes Research Division maintains responsibility for this program and its content. (Instruction for psychologists is designed at the intermediate skill level.)

 Full attendance at the sessions is required to receive CE credit for psychologists. Partial credit will not be awarded.  Late arrivals or early departures will preclude awarding of CE credits.

Instruction for psychologists is designed at the intermediate skill level.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Penn State College of Medicine and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Penn State College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE CREDIT

Evaluation of the sessions is integral to the education process. To receive CE credit, participants are required to:

• Complete the attendance form, indicating only those sessions attended in their entirety

• Complete the overall evaluation form and individual evaluations

• Return the forms to the registration table

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information, contact Penn State Continuing Education:

            Director of Continuing Education, MC G220

            Penn State College of Medicine

            P.O. Box 851

            Hershey, PA 17033-0851

Phone: (717) 531-6483

e-mail: ContinuingEd@hmc.psu.edu

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