4th Thursday Series Autumn Events HCET LearningLink Audio Trainings

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• 1.8 Nursing contact hours will be available for each training session
• 1.5 continuing education contact hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) will be offered for this training
• Registration including email address is required to receive dial-in information and handouts
• The cost is for every telephone line connection used by an individual or agency, not by the number of listeners

Purpose
Smoking cessation and weight management are cross-cutting issues in public health. From family planning providers to health educators, the need to understand and be able to communicate effectively to promote positive behavior change is evident. We invite you to participate in our autumn series and learn more about smoking cessation and weight management and how they relate to your client’s well-being.

Audience
This information is appropriate for nurses, nurse practitioners, public health educators, school-based educators, social service providers and other interested family planning and public health staff.

Dates & Details

A Breath of Fresh Air: Empowering Women to Quit Smoking
Sept. 28 (Thur.) - 11:30 —1pm CST (Registration deadline is Sept. 21)

Objectives - At the end of this program participants will be able to:

• Describe the basics of tobacco treatment counseling
• Identify basics of FDA approved effective medications used to treat tobacco dependence
• Distinguish between effective and ineffective approaches to convey information about tobacco dependence and treatment

Speaker:

Laurie Groskopf, BA,

is the regional outreach specialist for northern Wisconsin at the UW Center for Tobacco Research & Intervention. Groskopf provides training and technical assistance to medical facilities, coalitions, therapists, and others with an emphasis on implementing US Public Health Service Clinic Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. She has worked to make smoking cessation available to the uninsured. She has been doing tobacco outreach with UW Madison School of Medicine since 2001.

Weight Management with Family Planning Clients: Lighten Up
October 19 (Thur.) - 11:30 —1pm CST (Registration deadline is Oct. 12)

Objectives - At the end of this program participants will be able to:

• Discuss the epidemiology of obesity among women of childbearing age
• Clarify the relationship between obesity, thromoembolic events, and hormonal contraception
• Describe the effect of obesity on the efficacy of hormonal contraception
• Discuss the role of weight assessment in contraceptive counseling

Speaker:

Dr. Anjel Vahratian, PhD, MPH,

has a Masters in Public Health with a focus on Reproductive and Women’s Health and a PhD in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. She is a research investigator in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. She is a member of several professional societies and has consistently earned grants, honors, and awards for her academic and scientific contributions. Her knowledge and current research on the implications of maternal obesity on reproductive health make her a terrific resource for our audio broadcast (U of M bio).

To Participate

1. Register by fax, mail, or on-line with HCET prior to the audio conference date.
2. Choose a location that is quiet and convenient for you to call in.
3. Watch for the handouts and toll free dial-in number to be e-mailed 2-3 days prior to the broadcast.
4. Distribute or copy handouts to all who plan to listen.*

• $20 per session for WI residents
• $25 per session for non-WI residents

• $30 both sessions for WI residents
• $40 both sessions for non-WI residents

• $10 Nursing Contact Hour fee for each contact hour request.
• $10 Certified Health Education contact hour fee

Register On-line Fields in MAROON are required fields Agency Contact's Name - First: MI: Last: Agency: Job title: Street address: Address (cont): City:   State: Zip: Is this your work or home address? Work Home Phone: format:(123) 456-7890 Fax: format:(123) 456-7890 E-mail: Which session(s) do you wish to participate in? Both Sept. 28 - Empowering Women to Quit Smoking only October 19 - Lighten Up Full Name and title of ALL participants:   CEs? CHES? 1. Name: Job Title: 2. Name: Job Title: 3. Name: Job Title: 4. Name: Job Title: 5. Name: Job Title:

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