Description

Miriam Schizer, MD, MPH
Medical Director of the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program at Boston Children’s Hospital

 

 

Dr. Miriam Schizer discusses adolescent cannabis use and nicotine vaping.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Review the epidemiology of cannabis and nicotine use, with attention to the rapidly changing landscape
2. Discuss the adverse health effects of cannabis and nicotine (vaping)
3. Strategies for treating cannabis and nicotine use in the primary care setting

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 1.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistant

Boston Children’s Hospital has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credits for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosure Policy 
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients: