Smoking Cessation
Dr. Will Evans
January 26, 2010
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This lecture will cover the basic steps, including what to do and not do, of advising patients on smoking cessation. In general, tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in American and is associated with significant increases in risk for development of chronic spine problems.
Key Take Aways
- Learn and understand the Surgeon General's 5A's and how to apply them
- Learn how to stage patients as to their readiness to make a cessation attempt
- Learn basic practice measures to follow up on patients so they stay on course with positive behavior changes.
About your Speaker:
Dr. Will Evans is a 4th generation chiropractor from Eufaula, Alabama and a 1986 graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic. He also received a PhD in health promotion from The University of Alabama and UAB with a concentration in epidemiology and is a Certified Health Education Specialist. Will has over 20 years of practice experience and is Director of Wellness Initiatives at Parker College Research Institute in Dallas, Texas. His interests include modification of intern and physician behaviors related to patient health promotion, smoking cessation research, including smoking ordinance modification and infection control measures for chiropractic offices.
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1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
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COST:
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$49 ACA members
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$69 non-members
$29 Student, New Graduate and General New Practitioner Members
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FREE!! for Governor's Advisory Cabinet members
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NOTE: Call-in instructions and call materials will be sent to all participants via email one day prior to the teleseminar.
* The materials and information presented on ACA teleseminars are independently developed and presented and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the American Chiropractic Association. All information and comment contained in ACA teleseminars are provided with the understanding that neither the ACA nor the presenter are engaged in the provision of legal, coding, accounting or other professional advice. Doctors are advised to seek the services of a competent professional in order to obtain such advice.
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