19th Annual MD Tobacco Control Resource Center Best Practices Conference

We are the resource center for tobacco use cessation and prevention for the State of Maryland. Our resource center is funded by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and located on the campus of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine.

Maryland Tobacco Control Resource Center

An annual conference which brings together public health, clinical, and behavioral health professionals to discuss tobacco control.

Sheraton Baltimore Washington Airport Hotel - BWI

We are at in-person capacity for the conference but hope you will join us in 2026. To attend this year virtually, please sign up for the waitlist.

Free parking in rear. Registration and breakfast begin at 8:00 AM. Please join the waitlist for a virtual attendance option. FREE CEU/CMECertified Health Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES): Sponsored by University of Maryland School of Medicine, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 5.25 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0.Community Health Workers: A certificate for 5.5 CEUs will be awarded upon completion of this conference.Continuing Medical Education (CME): The AAFP has reviewed 2025 Annual Tobacco Control Resource Center Best Practice Conference and deemed it acceptable for up to 5.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 03/27/2025 to 03/27/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.Counselors/Therapists: A certificate for 5.5 CEUs of Category A will be awarded upon completion of this conference. University of Maryland School of Medicine has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Examiners as an authorized sponsor who may provide Category A CEUs for certified or licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug counselors. University of Maryland School of Medicine maintains responsibility for the program.Social Workers: A certificate for 5.5 CEUs of Category I will be awarded upon completion of this conference. University of Maryland School of Medicine has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners as an authorized sponsor who may provide Category I CEUs for social workers. University of Maryland School of Medicine maintains responsibility for the program.

Agenda

Registration/Breakfast

Welcome

Tobacco and Lung Cancer

Behavioral Health Training - What Have We Learned

Gen Z Perspective - Vaping and Quitting

Vaping and the Middle School Teacher

Vaping in Youth and Children

Communicating about Nicotine & Tobacco Product Advertising

A toolkit for Black and Latine LGBTQ+ Youth Tobacco Prevention

Maryland Quitline Texting Experience

State of Tobacco and Nicotine in Maryland

Working Lunch 

Pharmacotherapy for Tobacco Treatment; Janaki Deepak, MBBS---------------------------------------NRT Prescription to Youth: Opportunities and Challenges; Patricia Kapunan, MD, MPH

Track 1 Breakout

Clinical Informatics Use in Tobacco Treatment; Sharon Feinstein, MD & Julia Melamed, RN, CTTS---Lung Cancer Screening and Billing/Coding; Ashutosh Sachdeva, MBBS, MBA

Track 2 Breakout

Adjourn

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