It’s Quitting Time: A Guide to Smoking Cessation Treatment
Introduction
How to participate in the activity: To register for this activity, participants can click the link HERE to request a specific time and date for the academic detailing visit.
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, APRNs, and Dentists
Type of Activity: Knowledge-based
Release Date: March 11, 2026
Expiration Date: March 11, 2028
Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour CME (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)
Fee: Free
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the 5A’s of smoking cessation.
- Describe the effectiveness of combining drug therapy and behavioral therapy.
- Identify the place in therapy and benefits of using varenicline compared to bupropion and
NRT.
Speakers/Disclosures: For a list of potential speakers and disclosures, please visit Academic Detailers/Disclosures
CE Requirements Met:
- Physician: Meets 3 hours Safe Opioid Prescribing for authorized controlled substance prescribers.
- Nurse Practitioner: Meets 10 hours of opioid prescribing or substance abuse education
- Physician Assistant: Meets CME hours required
ACPE
Pharmacy Continuing Education Statement
The University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity has been assigned an ACPE Universal Activity Number, 0016-0000-26-014-H01-P, which grants 1.0 contact hours (1.0 CEUs) per CE course. Reading the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; participating in the entire knowledge-based activity, active learning activity, post-test, and activity evaluation; and submitting NABP eProfile ID and MMDD are prerequisites for receiving continuing pharmacy education credits. All ACPE credit awarded to participants must be uploaded to CPE Monitor™ within 30 days of the activity date. Pharmacists are required to provide their eProfile ID and date of birth (MMDD) at the time of the activity. Please contact pharmce@uic.edu if you do not see activity information listed within 30 days. For more information and to set up your e-Profile visit: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy – CPE Monitor
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