MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Offers Tobacco Treatment Training and Education Opportunities

Posted on January 30, 2025

Complete Your Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training This Spring

Advice and assistance from a healthcare professional remains a powerful tool for helping tobacco users quit and these patients should be offered assistance at each healthcare visit. The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence provides a variety of tobacco treatment trainings and education programs for providers and health professionals. The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Training and Education Program is fully accredited by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP).

If you are interested in obtaining Tobacco Treatment Specialist certification, there are two training pathways through CTI that you can choose from:

• Accelerated Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training: March 2025
• Classic Pathway Training Offerings: To fulfill Tobacco Treatment Specialist certification requirements, you must attend all three trainings in the Classic Pathway: Essential Skills, Intensive Skills, and Annual Conference. Multiple Offerings in Spring 2025

Learn more about additional training opportunities at CTIMaine.org/Education and sign-up for our newsletter list for the latest training information.

CTI provides education and training on evidence-based tobacco treatment to healthcare, behavioral health, and public health professionals in Maine on behalf of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. Our goal is to improve access to high quality, best practice tobacco treatment and create a network of tobacco treatment specialists.