Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Free 1-hour CME/CE credit course for physicians, nurses and pharmacists; developed by the Univ of Wisc Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention and offered through Medscape at: www.medscape.com/viewprogram/3607

Tobacco CME
Funded by NHLBI, managed by Clinical Tools, Inc. Offers 19 free online CME courses: Overview, Pharmacotherapy, Case Studies, Older Adults, Smokeless, Youth, Advocacy, Women, and more: www.TobaccoCME.com

Tobacco Free Patients
Managed by Clinical Tools, Inc. Offers 9 Core and 4 Advanced courses online, most are 1-hour.  CME/CE for counselors/social workers ($15 per credit hour): www.TobaccoFreePatients.com

Basic Skills for Working with Smokers
University of Massachusetts online training; 12 hr self-study with module exercises and short test upon completion. CEUs offered for RNs, RTs, certified health education specialists, certified substance abuse counselors, social workers and nutritionists/dieticians. Cost: $125: www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/tobacco/reqtrain.aspx

Clinician's Guide: Conducting an Intake, Assessment and Treatment Planning Session for Tobacco Cessation
Free 1-hour CME course offered by UMASS Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control (which also offers the "Basics Skills" course above and a tobacco Treatment Specialist certification training: www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/tobacco/intake.aspx

American Academy of Family Physicians CME Webcasts
Four free webcasts from AAFP (with up to 2 CME/CE credits each). 1) Conduct and Get Paid for Tobacco Cessation Group Visits, 2) Beyond the Guidelines: Advances in Tobacco Cessation Treatment and Payment, 3) Become a Tobacco Aware Practice: Using an Organizational and Team-based Approach, and 4) Treating Tobacco Dependence: www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/tobacco/cme/webcasts.html

Strategies for Smoking Cessation
American College of Chest Physicians online course based on the USPHS clinical practice guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (no CMEs): www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/vol15/lessons13_14/lesson13.php

Nicotine Dependence Across the Lifespan
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides an online course for up to 5 CME credits for Texas physicians and for educational purposes for all others. www2.mdanderson.org/app/tobacco

Smoking Cessation (2006 Update)
Free online CME course from the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School: cme.med.umich.edu/iCME/SmokingCessation06

Tobacco: Prevention, Cessation
3.0 hour CME course from a California nonprofit, includes test (for a $24 fee) and online printable certificate: www.learnwell.org/tobacco.htm

Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine Dependence
1.0 Category 1 CME credit is available for reading this online journal article and taking the test (valid until September 1, 2006): http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/55/5/281

Effective Strategies for Smoking Cessation
AMA/PRA Category 1 CME course provided by the Texas Medical Association: www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=1747

Smoking Cessation with Adult Patients
Free online CME course offered by the New York State Quitsite, focus is on effective brief intervention based on PHS clinical practice guideline: www.nysmokefree.com/newweb/cme1view.aspx?P=10

Quitters Win, No Ifs, Ands, or Butts
Free online CME offered by Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, focus is on effective provider intervention that integrates referral to state quitline (can be applied to Virginia): www.mdhelpquit.org

Cigarette Smoking--Are New Paradigms on the Horizon?
Online course from UC Davis Health System.  CME approved until July 6, 2008: www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cme/distance_education/webevents/06_IM__7-6-06_Cross_page.html

Smoking Cessation Therapy: Medical Considerations to Optimize Treatment Success
Free online course (CE credit date expired but course is till available): www.powerpak.com/index.asp?page=courses/105049/disclaimer.htm&lsn_id=105049

Smoking Cessation Approaches for Primary Care
Free online course (CE credit date expired but course is till available): www.medscape.com/viewprogram/3468

Best Practices in Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Online course offered by the Indiana Tobacco Prevention & Cessation agency through Clarian Health Partners.  Cost for out-of-state is $125 (ITPC certificate of completion upon passing test): http://bestpracticesitpc.org

Smoking Cessation
American College of Physicians PIER course accessible from Modern Medicine website by search using smoking cessation as key words (registration required): www.cme.modernmedicine.com

Counseling for Change: An Online Tobacco Cessation Course
Northwest AHEC site offers five lesson course for $20 (registration required), available until December 31, 2008.  Go to website and scroll down for link: www1.wfubmc.edu/NWAHEC/Online+CE.htm

Smoking Cessation: Options for Helping Patients Quit
Online course offers 0.25 AMA Category 1 credits; intended for primary care providers; registration required to access course: www.pri-med.com/PMO/Activity.aspx?activity=599