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CA Quits 2022 - Recap and Wrap Up

CA Quits concluded the 2022 Tobacco Learning Collaborative (TLC) on December 19th. Participants shared capstone presentations about the work over the 9-month TLC course. A total of 25 organizations joined the TLC this year representing public hospital clinics, community clinics, local health departments, and health plans. The TLC allowed participants to network virtually, learn from one another, and receive tailored support from CA Quits experts. Participants identified specific goals for improvement within their organization’s unique settings, and CA Quits provided tools and strategies to reach those goals.  

Topics discussed during the TLC virtual sessions included: 

• CLINIC: Workflow, Policy, and Connections to Kick It California
• PROVIDER: Cessation Treatment
• PATIENT: Effective Messaging and Strategies
• POPULATION: Utilizing Data to Address Care Gaps and Health Equity  

It has been a tremendous year of shared learning and support brought together by a wonderful group of champions! Many thanks to our 25 dynamic TLC partners and their long-term commitment to improving tobacco treatment in California!

Contact Moreen Sharma: mmsharma@ucdavis.edu for more information or to participate in the TLC. The 2023 TLC will transition into a quality collaborative with the public hospital clinics that encourage strategies and partnerships for population health and health equity.



Community-Based Pharmacy Pilot with CPESN 

As part of a research grant for smoking cessation implementation, a pilot project involving 7 community pharmacies from Community-based Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network California (CPESN CA) was started to screen, counsel, and furnish nicotine medications to tobacco users. Pharmacy participants completed tobacco cessation training and collected, tracked, and documented services for billing reimbursement under California AB 1114.

CPESN California pilot pharmacy participants:

1. WesternU Pharmacy (LA and San Bernadino Counties)
2. Yosemite Drug (Madera County)
3. Sebastopol Family Pharmacy (Sonoma County)
4. VivaRx (Riverside County)
5. Inland Pharmacy (Riverside County)
6. Pucci's Pharmacy (Sacramento County)
7. Haller's Pharmacy and Medical Supply (Alameda County)

During the 3-month pilot, a total of 3,846 patients were assessed for tobacco use—about 43% of the 7 participating pharmacies’ combined total number of eligible patients—and 402 were identified as current smokers.

One of the pharmacies, Pucci's Pharmacy was recognized by the Greater Sacramento Smoke and Tobacco-Free Coalition at their November Recognition meeting for their commitment to providing care to the community.

Community pharmacies have the potential to extend tobacco treatment and serve as important partners for clinics and the community.

• NEW Flyer in English & Spanish: AB 541-Helping Tobacco Users in Substance Use Treatment

• Tobacco Endgame Matters: Prioritizing the Social Determinants of Health in Tobacco Control Programming (Podcast)

• JAMA Network Open - Association Between Smoking, Smoking Cessation, and Mortality by Race, Ethnicity and Sex Among US Adults evaluates the mortality risk among Americans based on their smoking history (Research)

• (Recorded Webinar) UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership offers 1 FREE CME credit on The Epidemiology and Treatment of Smoking in People with Mental Illness.

• (Webinar) Jan 12, March 21, May 16: American Lung Association hosts Tobacco Basics Workshop

• (Webinar) Tues, Feb 7: Center for Tobacco Independence hosts Tobacco Smoking and Smoking Cessation Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations

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