Updates on the Impact of Vaping - SPOC

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Course Description

Sarah Kowitt, PhD, researches how to prevent and reduce tobacco and cannabis use, particularly among youth and young adults. She currently co-leads a project in an NIH-funded center grant on tobacco regulatory science, examining the impact of vaping prevention video ads among youth and young adults. She also leads an NIH-funded career development award to develop and evaluate messages to reduce dual/poly tobacco use among youth and young adults. In this webinar, Dr. Kowitt will present information on vaping, including prevalence, effects, current guidelines from national organizations on cessation and harm reduction, and best practices for communicating about e-cigarettes.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe vaping prevalence and effects.
  • Compare guidelines related to vaping cessation and harm reduction.
  • Discuss best practices for communicating about vaping.

 

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The views expressed herein are those of the presenter, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the contracted organization, department, School of Medicine, nor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.25 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
05/01/2026
Course expires: 
04/30/2028
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Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Disclosures

Activity Directors
This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the Course Director, Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Emily Ray, MD, of the UNC School of Medicine in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Ray have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME. CPD staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME. The planning committee members and their relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME can be found at https://learn.unclcn.org/content/unclcn-webinar-planning-committee.

ANCC
Except as defined above, no one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

 

Accreditation Statements

The following accrediting agencies have approved this course for continuing education credits. Participants should understand that their individual participation and claiming credit must abide by the regulations set forth by their respective accrediting agency. No partial credit will be provided.

1.25 NCPD/CNE
UNC Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Criteria for successful completion to claim CE Certificate requires attendance at the NCPD activity, and submission of an evaluation within 7 days.

1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks.

The Eshelman School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ACPE Credit(s).

1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks.

The Eshelman School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ACPE Credit(s).

1.00 ODS/CTR
Approved by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).

This activity is worth 1 credit hour and is approved by the NCRA.

1.00 ASRT
Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

This activity is worth 1 credit hour and is approved by the ASRT.

 

Notice

In most cases, regulations prohibit the repeated use of the same educational activity (Live Webinar or Self-Paced, Online Course but not both) as it relates to satisfying CE requirements to maintain licensure. Attendees are also required to view a minimum of 53 minutes of the live webinar video to receive CE credit. Please contact your individual accreditation agencies for more details.

Altering or submitting modified certificates constitutes fraud that can result in punitive action by the accrediting agency.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.25 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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