[Cybernurse-list] Ineresting training opportunity....

[JT]

Dear  Cybernurse , 
 
We would appreciate it if you would post the following announcement (see 
below) on your website (or if you have any upcoming newsletters).  Our 
program teaches health professionals to work with smokers to help them 
become smoke free.
 
If you have any questions, please contact me by email or phone 
508-856-1713.  Please let me know if there is a fee.
 
Thank you,
 
Laura Robidoux, Research Coordinator
Ctr for Tobacco Prevention and Control
UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA
508-856-1713
Laura.Robidoux at umassmed.edu <mailto:Laura.Robidoux at umassmed.edu> 
 

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ANNOUNCEMENT

The University of Massachusetts Center for Tobacco Prevention and 
Control is pleased to announce its upcoming tobacco treatment specialist 
trainings.

 

Basic Skills for Working with Smokers is a self-paced online course 
which is designed as an introduction to the basic concepts needed by 
professionals who are working with tobacco users. This course is also a 
prerequisite for the more intensive TTS Core Certification course, 
described below. CEUs are available for nurses, social workers, 
respiratory therapists, health education specialists, and substance 
abuse counselors.

Cost: $100

Schedule: Ongoing

 

TTS Core Certification Training  is held in Worcester, Massachusetts. 
This is an intensive 5-day program designed to help tobacco treatment 
providers master the necessary core competencies for providing 
evidence-based treatment for nicotine dependence. Persons interested in 
certification (optional) as a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist 
(CTTS) must complete this training before continuing on with the rest of 
the certification process. Completion of Basic Skills course prior to 
attending Core Certification training is required.

Cost: $800 Massachusetts residents; $950 out-of-state residents

Schedule:        September 19-23, 2005 and April 10-14, 2006

                        Registration deadline is August 30 for the 
September course and March 20 for the April course.

 

For more information please go to www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/tobacco 
<http://www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/tobacco> and click on TTS Training and 
Certification.

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