MaineHealth is here to help health care professionals gain the knowledge and skills needed to engage patients and clients who use tobacco. Our training program is nationally accredited as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification Program.
Training Opportunities
Basic Skills Training
This one-day training provides health care professionals with the information and tools needed to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice. Learn more
Intensive Skills Training
This two-day skills-focused training will build on knowledge gained in the Basic Skills Training, to assist clinicians in offering more intensive tobacco treatment. Learn more
Annual Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Conference
This two-day annual conference brings nationally recognized speakers and local experts together to discuss a wide array of tobacco treatment and prevention topics, new research and innovative approaches to tobacco control. Learn more
Onsite Trainings
In-service trainings for clinicians on best practices for treating tobacco dependence are offered at no charge. For more information about onsite training opportunities, call 207-662-7154 or email tobaccotrng@mainehealth.org.
Educational Resources
Learn more about educational offerings and tools that can assist you in providing evidence-based treatment to your patients who use tobacco.
Referring Patients to the Maine Tobacco HelpLine
MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence
The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI) promotes evidence-based tobacco treatment through consultation and technical assistance for providers and clinical staff. CTI works with MaineHealth hospitals and practices to integrate referrals to the Maine Tobacco HelpLine into electronic health records. The goal is to increase the number of patients who are screened for tobacco use and offered evidence-based tobacco treatment services.
Embedding tobacco treatment referrals into the electronic health record increases referrals to evidence-based tobacco treatment and improves the quality of referrals when paired with onsite-training, performance feedback and technical assistance. CTI conducts ongoing performance improvement activities to drive tobacco intervention improvements across the MaineHealth system.
The QuitLink
The Maine Tobacco HelpLine accepts provider-assisted referrals, or patients self-refer from The QuitLink.
Patient Resources
Our online toolkit includes a variety of resources to use with your patients or clients.