COE Vaping - JHF

July 30, 2025

Participants will learn about current vaping practices and device, the physical and mental health impacts of vaping nicotine and cannabis on youth and adult users, the current research on the efficacy and safety of e-cigarettes to support smoking cessation, and community resources for prevention and treatment.

Agenda:

  1. Introductions
  2. Introduction to vaping devices and current product landscape
    1. Types of devices: disposables, pods, refillables
  3. Common vaping terms and product branding concerns
  4. Youth vaping trends and influencing factors
    1. Adolescent risk perception and social media impact
    2. State-level high school vaping data
    3. Chemical contents and risks of vape aerosol
    4. Surge in youth health impacts and lung injuries
  5. Adult vaping trends and dual use patterns
    1. Vaping among individuals with mental health conditions
    2. Mental health consequences of nicotine use
    3. Cannabis vaping: risks and trends
    4. Dabbing: methods and associated dangers
  6. Review of evidence on vaping for smoking cessation
    1. ASAM guidelines and FDA harm reduction perspective
    2. Recent research on vaping and health risks (COPD, hypertension)
    3. Discussion of long-term unknowns and unanswered questions
  7. Integrated behavioral strategies for nicotine cessation
    1. Resources for quitting nicotine and vaping in Pennsylvania
    2. Regional cessation support across the Commonwealth

 

Target Audience

  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Social Worker

Learning Objectives

• Describe the current vaping devices on the market today.
• Cite the impact of vaping nicotine and cannabis on youth and adult physical and mental health.
• Share data on the safety and efficacy of using e-cigarettes to stop smoking.
• Demonstrate an understanding of community resources for prevention and treatment.

 

 

Additional Information

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File Audience Disclosure slides (1.25).pptx50.71 KB
File Vaping_Objectives_Agenda_References.docx36.33 KB
PDF icon Vaping What we know and want we don't know VF.pdf4.25 MB
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/30/2025
Course expires: 
10/31/2025
Event starts: 
07/30/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/30/2025 - 1:30pm EDT
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Participants will learn about current vaping practices and device, the physical and mental health impacts of vaping nicotine and cannabis on youth and adult users, the current research on the efficacy and safety of e-cigarettes to support smoking cessation, and community resources for prevention and treatment.

Agenda:

  1. Introductions
  2. Introduction to vaping devices and current product landscape
    1. Types of devices: disposables, pods, refillables
  3. Common vaping terms and product branding concerns
  4. Youth vaping trends and influencing factors
    1. Adolescent risk perception and social media impact
    2. State-level high school vaping data
    3. Chemical contents and risks of vape aerosol
    4. Surge in youth health impacts and lung injuries
  5. Adult vaping trends and dual use patterns
    1. Vaping among individuals with mental health conditions
    2. Mental health consequences of nicotine use
    3. Cannabis vaping: risks and trends
    4. Dabbing: methods and associated dangers
  6. Review of evidence on vaping for smoking cessation
    1. ASAM guidelines and FDA harm reduction perspective
    2. Recent research on vaping and health risks (COPD, hypertension)
    3. Discussion of long-term unknowns and unanswered questions
  7. Integrated behavioral strategies for nicotine cessation
    1. Resources for quitting nicotine and vaping in Pennsylvania
    2. Regional cessation support across the Commonwealth

 

Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Tony Klein

 

imageIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
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