Objectives:

1.  Explain their clinical role in tobacco dependence treatment

2.  Describe and deliver brief interventions to assist tobacco users in quitting according to the Ask, Advise, Refer model

3.  Refer patients to local cessation resources and the Illinois Tobacco Quitline

4.  Knowledge of evidence-based tobacco treatment

5. Communication skills in motivating patients to change behavior

6. Identifying best practices in hospital and ambulatory settings for smokers