title: A CME approach to smoking cessation.
abstract: Overall, both project participants and project coordinators were very positive about their experiences and the outcomes of the projects. Several projects went beyond expectations, utilizing patient audits to determine outcomes and indicated changes in processes and behaviors to improve patient outcomes in smoking cessation. Many grantees indicated that their project was a catalyst for future programs and other policy changes. Finally, local CME coordinators acknowledged that this type of project with supporting evaluation and content assisted them in providing higher quality CME and meeting the new Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements.
authors.affiliation: Physicians' Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Addleton
authors.forename: Adele B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States