New Clinical Practice Guideline Released

The HealthCare Partnership’s continuing education programs are based on the best research evidence available, including the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. An updated clinical practice guideline was released May 7, 2008 (read the press release) and has identified new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit tobacco use. For more information or to download a copy of the Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, please visit http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm

Arizona QUITZone Centers Featured in Family Physician Focus

The Spring 2008 issue of Family Physician Focus, the official quarterly magazine of the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians, published a feature article by HealthCare Partnership staff highlighting Arizona’s QUITZone Centers. Titled “Arizona QUITZones: Tobacco-Free Campuses Lead the Way,” the full-page article cited the recent Certificate of Excellence received by Kingman Regional Medical Center and encouraged family physicians to help their facilities lead the way as Arizona QUITZone Centers.

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