Neurobiology and Recovery: Addressing Nicotine Use Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

Upcoming Webinar

Please join the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at the University of California, San Francisco and the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control for
Neurobiology and Recovery: Addressing Nicotine Use Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

We’ll dive into the neurobiology of nicotine addiction in individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), review promising evidence-based interventions and discuss how tobacco treatment can be effectively integrated into psychiatric and behavioral health systems. We’ll also examine the epidemiological landscape, unpack misconceptions that hinder progress, and highlight population-specific considerations to ensure fair access to care. This session will support clinicians, public health professionals and behavioral health leaders in advancing tobacco-free recovery.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the impact of tobacco use and nicotine addiction among people with SMI and the public health impact.
2. Identify common myths, leanings and barriers that contribute to imbalances in tobacco treatment within psychiatric settings.
3. Explain the neurobiological mechanisms that make individuals with SMI more vulnerable to nicotine dependence.
4. Discuss promising interventions and strategies for treating tobacco use in people with SMI, including pharmacologic and behavioral approaches.
5. Explain models and strategies for integrating tobacco treatment into mental health and psychiatric care systems to support long-term recovery and health discrepancies.

Featured Speakers:
• Tony P. George, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Alex Hurst, MHA, Project Director, National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
• Maya Vijayaraghaven, MD, MAS, Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, UCSF

Participants can earn one hour of free continuing education credit. You will receive instructions on how to claim credit via email after the session. Don’t need to claim CME/CEUs? SCLC also issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only.

For questions, contact Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) Operations Director Jennifer Matekuare at Jennifer.Matekuare@ucsf.edu or 877-509-3786. This webinar will be recorded and may be viewed online on the SCLC website after the presentation.

Archived recording – stay tuned! 

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