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This CME certified Case focuses on patient intervention and counseling for individuals who are reluctant to quit.   The University of Virginia Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Featuring select tools from our Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals, this eResource is available for download to most, if not all, handheld devices and online computer users. A few of the available resources are a clinical practice guideline update, a clinical screening algorithm, a medication chart with the 5A's, a tobacco Quitline fact sheet, and patient-oriented resources that include tips for the first week of quitting, a 5-day plan to quit, and Medicare benefits information. Additionally, several of the patient-oriented resources are available in both English and Spanish.

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This CME certified Case focuses on patient intervention and counseling for individuals who are reluctant to quit.  This case continues a series of cases that will be developed in 2009.  The University of Virginia Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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This CME certified Case focuses on the use of motivational interviewing as a strategy for introducing and fostering smoking cessation. This case is the first in a series of cases that will be developed over the next 6 months.

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