MAY/JUNE 2008
Volume 14 - No. 2

SRNT Newsletter

MAY/JUNE 2008, Volume 14, Number 2

In the Spotlight

Honors, Awards, & Achievements

Nancy Rigotti was elected President of the Society of General Internal Medicine, the professional organization for academic general internists.

Ellen R. Gritz receives Alma Dea Morani, M.D. Renaissance Woman Award. Women Faculty Programs is pleased to announce that The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine recently announced Ellen R. Gritz, Ph. D. as the 2008 recipient of the Alma Dea Morani, M.D. Renaissance Woman Award. This award honors an outstanding physician or scientist

· who has furthered the practice and understanding of medicine in our lifetime and made significant contributions outside of medicine;

· whose determination and spirit have carried beyond traditional pathways in medicine and science; and

· who challenges the status quo with a passion for learning.

Dr. Gritz will receive a sculpture representing humanism in medicine. The Award will be presented in conjunction with an annual lectureship in conjunction with The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in October 2008.

About Alma Dea Morani, M.D., FACS
Alma Dea Morani, M.D., FACS, was the first female member for the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Her difficulty obtaining training in the specialty would have caused others to abandon the goal, but she pursued it with greater vigor. Her career path as a plastic surgeon was diverse and challenging. She served as a role model for a whole generation of women who, in turn, acted as mentors for many others to pursue careers in plastic surgery.

Conference Updates & Upcoming Training Opportunities

Intensive Treatment of the Tobacco Dependent Patient: A Certification Program for Tobacco Treatment Specialists (CTTS). The ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education & Research The University of Mississippi Medical Center. TTS 4-Day Workshops: Fall 2008: October 13 _ 16. Offered since 2000, this workshop provides the experiences and resources necessary for attendees to establish and deliver an evidence-based, cognitive-behavioral, high-intensity tobacco intervention program. The curriculum is designed to meet TTS Core Competency Standards set forth by Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD: www.attud.org). Features include: Learning modules that address tobacco products, their use and effects, clinical assessment and intervention strategies (including group treatment), pharmacotherapy, program implementation, outcomes evaluation, and administrative considerations, attendees receive the Workshop Manual; as well as important supplemental documents provided the on the Resource Disc., extensive practice in the delivery of the ACT Center's standardized Tobacco Dependence Intervention program. Materials provided include the Therapist Treatment Guide, Client Workbook, and Clinic Chart, option to take the online examination for Certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS), our On-Line Clinical Database is now available, permitting secure storage of all data, generation of clinical intake reports and progress notes, output of program outcome statistics, and capacity to export data to standard statistics package formats (set-up fee and small monthly charge for this service), trainings may be conducted at other institutions / locations, permitting greater convenience for trainees, often at a reduced cost (call for details). Registration: $500 (General), $300 (MS residents), $250 (students limited seating). Covers all materials, continental breakfast / lunch / snacks each day, and certification costs.

TTS 2-Day Upgrade Workshop: By request. For those already trained as a TTS, this workshop provides the experience and materials to deliver the ACT Center Tobacco Dependence Intervention program. Fee covers all materials, continental breakfast / lunch / snacks each day. Registration: $250. To register and for more information, please visit http://actcenter.umc.edu/specialist_goal.html or contact Sue Lane: 601.815.1912 slane@sod.umsmed.edu.

Richard D. Hurt, M.D. of the Mayo Clinic would like to announce the following upcoming educational events sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, Rochester MN:

Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification Trainings:
- June 23-27, 2008
- September 15-19, 2008
- November 3-7, 2008
Motivational Interviewing (Facilitating Behavior Change)Workshops:
- August 18, 2008

All Courses are offered in Rochester, MN. Please call 507-266-1093 for more information, or see the Mayo Clinic's website for more information: http://ndc.mayo.edu

The University of Massachusetts Medical School's Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training is pleased to announce its Fall 2008 Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Core Certification Training. Our Tobacco Treatment Specialist Core Certification Training is a nationally recognized training program which is held in Worcester, Massachusetts, twice a year. This is an intensive 5-day training designed to help tobacco treatment providers master the necessary core competencies for providing evidence-based treatment for nicotine dependence. The training is based on the Association for Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD) core competencies. Our instructors have extensive research and clinical expertise thus providing a well rounded source of up-to-date tobacco treatment information. Participants who are planning to attend Core Certification training are required to be tobacco-free at least 6 months prior to the training.

Completion of the Basic Skills online course prior to attending Core Certification training is required. Persons interested in certification as a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS) must complete both Basic Skills and Core Certification training before continuing on with the rest of the certification process.

Our professional TTS training and certification program is the ONLY TTS training program that offers Master level TTS Certification (CTTS-M). Master Tobacco Treatment Speciaists have a minimum of 2000 hours experience in tobacco treatment and possess the highest level of tobacco treatment knowledge and skills.

Cost of Training: $800 Massachusetts residents; $950 out-of-state residents

Spring Dates: September 22 - 26, 2008 - Registration deadline is September 1, 2008

To register or for more information about either the Basic Skills online course or the 5-day TTS Core Certification training, please go to www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/tobacco and click on TTS Training and Certification. You may also call Beth Ewy at 508-856-2935 for additional information.