MDQuit's 9th Annual Best Practices Conference

We would like to acknowledge the contributions of all presenters and panelists and express our appreciation for making this year’s conference a success!

Morning Session

Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, diclemen@umbc.edu

• Welcome & Introductions – Overview of Maryland Adult and Youth Tobacco Use

Chad Morris, PhD, chad.morris@ucdenver.edu

• Keynote Address: National Lessons Learned: Integrating Tobacco Cessation into Behavioral Health Practices

Nancy Rigotti, MD, NRIGOTTI@partners.org

• Keynote Address: Integrating Tobacco cessation into Health Care Delivery Systems: Strategies for Inpatients, Outpatients, and Populations

Lunchtime Updates

Kathleen Hoke, JD, khoke@law.umaryland.edu & William Tilburg, JD, wtilburg@law.umaryland.edu

• Updates on Current & Upcoming Legislation

Dawn Berkowitz, MPH, CHES, dawn.berkowitz@maryland.gov 

• Updates on DHMH Initiatives

Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, diclemen@umbc.edu 

• Presentation of MDQuit’s 4^th Annual Fax to Assist Referral Award

Award Recipients:

• HARBEL Prevention & Recovery Center – “Most Referrals to the Quitline by a Behavioral Healthcare Agency”
• Crisfield Clinic – “Most Referrals to the Quitline by a Family Practice Facility”
• Cecil County Health Department – Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center – “Second Highest Number of Referrals to the Quitline”
• Calvert OB/GYN Associates of Southern Maryland – “Third Highest Number of Referrals to the Quitline”

Early Afternoon Workshops

Panel Presentation – “Best Practices in Smoking Cessation in Medical Settings”
Moderator: Nancy Rigotti, MD, NRIGOTTI@partners.org

Panelists:

• Kenneth Tercyak, PhD, tercyakk@georgetown.edu
  Tercyak Presentation
• Joanne Ebner, jebner@aahs.org

Workshop – “Peer Mentors to Promote Smoking Cessation in Persons with Serious Mental Illness”
Faith Dickerson, PhD, FDickerson@sheppardpratt.org

Handouts:
Testimonial Template
The Cost of Smoking

Workshop – “Youth Prevention: Products and Trends among Middle and High School Youth”
Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, diclemen@umbc.edu

Handout:
Maryland Tobacco Quitline Youth Fact Sheet

Late Afternoon Workshops

Panel Presentation – “Challenges, Barriers, and Promising Practices for Behavioral Health Smoking”

• Moderator: Chad Morris, PhD, chad.morris@ucdenver.edu
• Panelists:
  • Patricia Stabile, pstabile@harbelprc.com
  • Paula Ernst, paula.ernst@maryland.gov

Workshop – “FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products”
Kathleen Hoke, JD, khoke@law.umaryland.edu
William Tilburg, JD, wtilburg@law.umaryland.edu

Workshop – “Tobacco Use and Cessation Among LGBT Populations”
Erick Augustson, PhD, augustse@mail.nih.gov