ATTUD the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependency
 

ATTUD is an organization of providers dedicated to the promotion of and increased access to evidence-based tobacco treatment for the tobacco user.

Link - New PHS 2008 Tobacco Treatment Guideline

Statement by ATTUD “A prospective cohort study challenging the effectiveness
of population-based medical intervention for smoking cessation”

Nov 11, 2011 ATTUD & SRNT Follow-up Letter to FDA
regarding Citizen's Petition re: NRT Labeling

Letter to PA Dept of Public Welfare requesting that Medicaid
patients have access to all 7 FDA approved tobacco treatment medication

ATTUD Talking Points and Resources
A National Call To Integrate Tobacco-Free Policy And Tobacco Cessation
Services Into Behavioral Healthcare

ATTUD Letter to FDA:
Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee’s (TPSAC)
Report on Use of Menthol in Cigarettes

ATTUD Letter to Joint Commission:
Proposed Tobacco Treatment Measures for Hospitalized Smokers.

Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation - Rx for Change, which draws heavily from the Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, is a comprehensive, turnkey program for training students and licensed clinicians in virtually any health professional field. Slide packs, video vignettes, and materials for clinicians and patients are available online for the following versions:
(1) the 5 A's (comprehensive counseling), (2) Ask-Advise-Refer (brief counseling), (3) Psychiatry, (4) Cancer Care Providers, (5) Cardiology Providers, (6) Mental Health Peer Counselors, and (7) Surgical Providers.

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is pleased to announce the availability of a free, online, one-hour CME program on treating tobacco use and dependence.

Participants will learn best evidence-based practices-such as what combinations of counseling and medications are most effective-culled from the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (2008).

Simply log on to: http://cme.medscape.com/viewprogram/17710

AAFP Resources Guide Members in Coding, Getting Paid for Tobacco Cessation Counseling

New Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Accreditation Program Website

ATTUD Position Statement:
Integrating Tobacco Treatment within Behavioral Health

ATTUD Partner HealthCPR is a not-for-profit, consumer-driven organization. Its aim is to raise the awareness of evidence-based treatment for mental health conditions and addictions and to help consumers access treatment www.healthcpr.ca

Citizen Petition to the FDA
"The ATTUD-SRNT (Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco) Citizen's Petition to FDA requesting that they adopt a more flexible evidence-based regulatory approach to the treatment of tobacco dependence and that Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) labeling indications and instructions be modified to be consistent with current science"

Barriers to the Use of Smoking Cessation Medications.
A white paper written by ATTUD and SRNT in support of the FDA petition

2008 Clinical Practice Guideline Update: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Slides from ATTUD webinar conducted by Dr. Michael Fiore, 2008
(The audio of this presentation can be found on the ATTUD members-only page)