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LITTLE ROCK — The 26th Annual Family Medicine Update with Tobacco & Disease Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 18 hours of online continuing education October 25–28 for primary care physicians, doctors of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists,…
Target Audience and Goal Statement: Pulmonologists, primary care physicians The goal of the updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement was to evaluate the benefits and harms of primary care interventions on tobacco use cessation in adults, including pregnant persons. Question Addressed: What were the benefits and harms of primary care interventions on tobacco use cessation in adults, including pregnant persons? Synopsis and Perspective: In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report concluding that cigarette smoking was a cause of lung cancer in men, a ...
email article While research suggesting e-cigarettes may be useful for helping adult smokers quit continues to build, the evidence remains inadequate to support a formal recommendation, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) determined. JAMA, "The USPSTF recommends that clinicians direct patients who use tobacco to other tobacco cessation interventions with proven effectiveness and established safety," the statement read. The advisory group also found the data insufficient to assess the safety of established smoking cessation pharmacotherapies in pregnant women who smoke. The...