MSK Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program - Fall 2020

Tobacco Treatment Specialists (TTS’s) are healthcare professionals who possess the skills, knowledge, and training to provide effective, evidence-based interventions for tobacco dependence across a range of treatment intensities, in varying contexts, treatment modalities, and with different tobacco using populations.

The MSK 4-day Tobacco Treatment Specialist Live Virtual Training Program is designed to train multidisciplinary clinicians who work in various healthcare and community settings including primary care, behavioral health, addictions and rehabilitation settings, public housing, oncology settings, specialty medical care (e.g. pulmonary medicine, cardiology, oncology), and worksite wellness settings.

Upon completion, participants will receive a training certificate, which makes them eligible for the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice (NCTTP), recognizing expertise in tobacco treatment delivery.

Training curriculum includes:

• TTS Professional Development
• Comprehensive Approaches to Tobacco Control
• Tobacco Products
• Biopsychosocial Model
• Clinical Assessments
• Behavior Change Treatment Strategies
• Pharmacotherapy
• Evidence-Based Treatment Processes, CBT, MI
• Group Counseling
• Documentation, Coding, Billing, Health Insurance, and Program Evaluation
• Law and Ethics
• Role-Plays

For additional details and the complete course schedule, click here.

At this time, the MSK Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program is SOLD OUT. Please email Noshin Haque - haquen1@mskcc.org - for information on upcoming programs.

Registration Fee (4-Day Live Virtual Training) - $1,100

• This program will take place as a live virtual training. We do ask that all registered attendees have access to a computer with a webcam as this training is highly interactive. The training instructors will ask for attendee participation throughout lectures and group training activities. Additional pre-training instructions, including how to access the live virtual program, will be emailed to all attendees prior to the start of the program.

Registration Discounts/Promotions

• MSK CME offers a discounted rate for MSK Alumni, MSK Cancer Alliance and Cancer Care Partners. If you are a member of one of these groups, please contact cme@mskcc.org for more information.
• MSK Employee Waitlist. Registration is complimentary for MSK Employees, however we ask that interested MSK Employees register for the waitlist. You will be notified at least a week prior to the course if a spot is available for you. If you are registered for this course and are unable to attend, please email cme@mskcc.org.

After your payment has been processed, no further promotional discount adjustments will be made to your registration.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your participation in this course, your registration fee, less a $25 administrative fee, will be refunded when email notification is received by the MSK Office of Continuing Medical Education (MSK CME) at least 7 days prior to the first day of the course (cme@mskcc.org).

Cancellations or no-shows after this date are not eligible for a refund. MSK CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, we will refund the registration fee in full, but are not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies. At any time, you may substitute another registrant in your place after contacting MSK CME with the relevant information.

Please note if it has been more than 120 days since you paid for a course, or submitted a check for payment, a W9 form will need to be completed for us to refund your registration. You will not be taxed on your refund.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 29.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work Accreditation Statement

This presentation is approved for a maximum of twenty eight point seven five (28.75) Continuing Education Contact Hours of Live In-Person Training. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0228.

--

Upon completion, participants will receive a training certificate, which makes them eligible for the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice (NCTTP). For additional details about the program and a complete agenda, please email Noshin Haque (haquen1@mskcc.org).

This Program is Accredited by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP).

MSK Program Faculty 

Chris Kotsen, PsyD, NCTTP
Jamie Ostroff, PhD, CTTS, NCTTP
Lisa Carter-Harris, PhD, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, TTS
Tom Payne, PhD, NCTTP
Smita Banerjee, PhD
Maureen O’Brien, MS, RN, CNS, PMHCNS-BC, CTTS, NCTTP
C. Will Whitlock, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CTTS, NCTTP
Suhana Deleon-Sanchez, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CTTS, NCTTP
Ivy Opoku-Nti, MPH, CTTS, NCTTP

Faculty Disclosures