Children's Hospital and Tobacco Free Adagio Health Vaping & School Policy Workshops - March 2025

March 13, 2025 to March 27, 2025

The UPMC Health and Division's Healthy Schools program in partnership with the Tobacco Free Adagio Health Team is hosting a four part series focusing on increasing knowledge around vaping, talking to students about vaping and nicotine, and developing vaping policies. These are important workshops that will equip teachers, school administrators and staff how to be prepared to help students avoid and or quit vaping and nicotine.

Target Audience

RN

Learning Objectives

1. Understanding the Epidemic: Participants will be able to identify the current statistics and trends related to vaping and nicotine use among school-aged children, enabling them to understand the scope and seriousness of the issue

2. Recognizing Risks: Participants will learn how to effectively communicate the health risks associated with vaping and cigarette smoking to students, emphasizing both short-term and long-term impacts on physical and mental health.

3. Engagement Techniques: Participants will be able to demonstrate specific techniques for engaging with students in open and supportive dialogues about vaping and nicotine use, to create an environment of trust and understanding.

4. Promoting Healthy Choices: Participants will be able to list strategies to encourage students to make informed decisions regarding their health, including practical approaches to promote healthier lifestyle choices and alternatives to vaping and smoking, which will lead to healthy lives.

5. Support Resources: Participants will be able to list resources and support systems available for students who may be struggling with vaping and or nicotine addiction, enabling them to effectively guide students towards appropriate help and intervention.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
03/13/2025
Course expires: 
03/27/2025
Event starts: 
03/13/2025 - 8:58am EDT
Event ends: 
03/27/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
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United States

Bidgetta Devlin

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. 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.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.5 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

  • 0.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
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