The CDC states to fully control asthma, individuals should remove triggers which cause symptoms. These triggers include ceasing use of tobacco and nicotine products and to remove second and third hand smoke from all environments as smoking tobacco and nicotine products and subsequent exposure can significantly impact an individual’s ability to control their asthma.
Following the national trend, the 2016-2018, New Mexico Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) shows among adults with asthma in New Mexico are more likely to smoke compared to adults with no asthma.
Working in Collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Health Tobacco Use Prevention And Control Program and the New Mexico Department of Health Asthma Control Program, Constellation Consulting has created an Asthma Resource Guide. This guide, published in June of 2021 and updated in June, 2022 with two free CME training modules for medical providers, features secondhand smoke resources, online training resources, systems change guidance, and state and national online resources. This guide is free to download, and will be updated as appropriate.
NM Tobacco System Change Training and Outreach Program will customize training for your clinic or organization. Providing technical assistance and resources to systematically identify tobacco users, provide advice, and make appropriate referrals to patients.
Enhancing Asthma Control in New Mexico: Addressing Youth Cessation
This session, presented by Rebecca Padilla, CTTS and Dr. Page Pomo, covers asthma prevalence rates in New Mexico, Adolescent tobacco and nicotine use rates, and the connection of increased risk of use to asthma diagnosis. Additionally, an overview of the EXHALE package for asthma control is provided.
Updating Electronic Medical Records to Address Nicotine Use Disorder
This session, presented by Rebecca Padilla, CTTS, and provides a general overview of health system care for tobacco/nicotine use disorder treatment. Quality metrics, along with types of EHR mods for integration and opportunities for enhancement are also covered.
Rebecca Padilla is a respected leader in both health systems change efforts and evidence-based tobacco use disorder treatment in clinical and public health settings. Rebecca is a process expert on evidence-based recommendations, emerging trends, implementation best practices and strategies to advance health equity. Rebecca facilitates national, state and local opportunities for collaboration between multiple teams to best leverage limited staff capacity and offers educational and organizational development consulting. Rebecca expertly advises public health professionals and health systems staff on proven-effective action steps to execute activities and initiatives that result in measurable quality improvements. “Resourceful Rebecca” always focuses on strategic, innovative, forward-thinking approaches to both opportunities and challenges. Rebecca is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Evaluation Association, New Mexico Evaluators, the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD), and the NM Allied Council on Tobacco, in addition to being an active committee member and volunteer for several other local, regional and national organizations. Rebecca has the following licenses and certifications: Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (Six Sigma Society); Social Behavioral Research (CITI Program); Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (Mayo Clinic); and Freedom from Smoking Facilitator – Trainer (American Lung Association). She has presented for a variety of organizations include the New Mexico Allied Council on Tobacco and the North American Quitline Consortium. She has been instrumental in the development and launch of the American Lung Association’s behavioral health provider tools including reference guide, digital toolkit, organization assessment tools, and glossary.
Dr. Page Pomo is a General Pediatrician and American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter Champion for Youth E-Cigarette Use, Prevention and Cessation in New Mexico. She is with Presbyterian Medical Services in Farmington, NM.
Providers viewing both Enhancing Asthma Control in New Mexico: Addressing Youth Cessation and Updating Electronic Medical Records to Address Nicotine Use Disorder are eligible for a maximum of 2 CMEs. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS) through the joint providership of the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association and The New Mexico Department of Health. The Greater Albuquerque Medical Association is accredited by the NMMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. GAMA designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 2 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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