Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network

A network linking state and national cessation leaders to share information, resources and strategies.

The Network’s convening activity concluded in 2008. This site is kept as a record of the material it published.

Schedule

This page reproduces material published by the Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network between 2005 and 2008. Names, roles, partners and funders are as published at that time and do not describe any current relationship, endorsement or funding. Nothing here is medical advice.

Roundtable Conference Call and Discussion Forum Series: April 3, 16 & 17 and May 1 & 19, 2008. Registration was required for these calls and call-in information was emailed to registered participants before each call.

Topic: Expert Advice for Providing Services for Tobacco Users with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. Hosted by the BEA Expert Advisory Committee.

Roundtable Conference Call and Discussion Forum Series, April–May 2008
Call dateTopic PresentersCall time
Call dateApril 3, 2008 TopicThe problem of tobacco use and MI/SUD: barriers and challenges for treating these populations, the spectrum of illness that people seeking treatment are likely to have and how it affects their treatment, and what the BEA project found about treatment for people with MI/SUD. PresentersChad Morris, PhD, University of Colorado; Wendy Bjornson, MPH, Oregon Health and Science University Call time11:30–12:45 PDT
Call dateApril 16 & 17, 2008 TopicClinical solutions in providing tobacco dependence treatment for people with MI/SUD: the importance of the initial assessment, assessing stability and functionality for treatment planning, addressing medication issues, and the importance of clinic monitoring and referral. PresentersEric Heiligenstein, MD, University of Wisconsin; Gary Tedeschi, PhD, California Smokers' Helpline Call time11:30–12:45 PDT
Call dateMay 1 & 19, 2008 TopicTobacco free policy issues and adapting tobacco treatment programs: the importance of tobacco free policies for promoting cessation, addressing resistance in mental health and substance use facilities, and how programs can be adapted to better serve people with MI/SUD. PresentersDouglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, U Mass Memorial Medical Center; Janet Smeltz, MEd, LADC-I, M-CTTS, Director, TAPE Project, Institute for Health and Recovery Call time11:30–12:45 PDT

Published 2008 · Reviewed 10 August 2026 · All call times were 11:30–12:45 PDT (2:30–3:45 EDT; 8:30–9:45 Hawaii). These calls are a record of the 2008 series; registration is closed.

Conference call materials

Materials from earlier Network calls, as listed on the original schedule page.

May 23, 2007

Innovative Programs for Reaching Multicultural Populations

  • Agenda
  • Engaging the Hispanic Community in Tobacco Cessation
  • Reaching Multicultural Populations through the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline
  • Examples of radio ads used to reach multicultural audiences in Oklahoma
  • Tobacco Treatment Interventions & Outcomes in a Low-Income Asian Pacific Islander Community

April 17, 2007

Advocating for Medicaid Benefits

  • Agenda
  • Introductions and Overview
  • Advocating for a Medicaid Benefit in Massachusetts
  • Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation in Kentucky
  • Information Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Medicaid and Smoking Cessation (KY)

March 20, 2007

New Initiatives for Reaching Smokers with Mental Illness

  • Agenda
  • Facts about Smoking and Mental Disorders
  • New Initiatives in Colorado
  • Ohio Tobacco Dependence Project
  • Initiatives in New Jersey

January 16, 2007

Increasing Medical Benefits: Strategies for States

  • Agenda
  • You Can Afford to Quit: Medicaid Covers It
  • A Campaign to Promote Medicaid Tobacco Dependence Treatment Benefits in Wisconsin
  • Massachusetts Medicaid Smoking Cessation Program

November 21, 2006

An update on the Role of Health Plans in Tobacco Cessation

  • Agenda
  • Trends in Health Care Benefits
  • The Role of Health Plans in NYS
  • Model Cessation Benefits

October 24, 2006

Results of the TCLN Survey of Statewide Implementation of Tobacco Cessation Services

  • Agenda
  • Quitline Practice in North America
  • TCLN Survey of Statewide Implementation of Tobacco Cessation Services

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