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ELIMINATE TOBACCO USE TEXAS SUMMIT 2023

Friday, April 28th

Virtual & In-Person, Dallas, TX

8th Annual Summit

#EliminateTobacco

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2023 Agenda

Texas Summit: Friday, April 28th (Hybrid)
Time (CT) Topic/Title Speaker
8:45 AM Registration Opens (In-Person Only)
9:00-9:15 AM Opening Comments

David Lakey, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs, The University of Texas System

Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jennifer Cofer, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Director, EndTobacco® Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 

Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., Director and Associate Dean of Oncology Programs, UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

9:15-9:45 AM What is the Toll of Tobacco in Texas?

Delaney LaBrutta, M.P.H., Epidemiologist II, Texas Department of State Health Service

9:45-10:15 AM Landscape Review of Tobacco-Free Campus Policies In Texas

Shelley Karn, Ed.D., Program Director, Tobacco Research and Evaluation Team, University of Texas at Austin

10:15-11:00 AM Dallas/Fort Worth College Panel: Best Practices and Current Challenges

Aneesah Hyder, M.S.P.H., Public Education and Community Outreach Coordinator,UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thaddeus Mantaro, Ph.D., Dean, Student Health and Wellness, Dallas College

Latoya Oduniyi, University Wellness Coordinator, University of Texas at Arlington

Kymberle L. Sterling, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor, School of Public Health – Dallas Regional Campus, UTHealth Houston

    Moderator: Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Dallas County Health and Human Services

    11:00-11:05 AM Transition to Concurrent Breakouts
    11:05-11:50 AM Breakout Sessions

    Concurrent Sessions:

    Breakout #1 - Tobacco Control in Healthcare Institutions

    Suggested Attendees: Researchers, Clinicians and Healthcare Providers

    David Balis, M.D., Professor & Director of Smoking Cessation Clinics, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health and Hospital System

    Patricia Chalela, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor and Associate Director for Education and Training Program, UTHealth San Antonio

    Maher Karam-Hage M.D., Medical Director, Behavioral Science & Tobacco Research and Treatment Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Aimee Israel, L.C.S.W., Assistant Director, Community Outreach, Engagement and Equity, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Irene Tami-Maury, D.M.D., M.Sc., Dr.P.H., Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, UTHealth Houston

    Moderator: Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Breakout #2 - Tobacco Control On College Campuses

    Suggested Attendees: Students, Employee/Student Health, Campus Life and other Campus Administrators

    Lauren Dorsett, M.S., M.C.H.E.S., Director of Health Promotion, Texas A&M University

    Daniela Lerma, M.B.A., Wellness Manager, University of Texas at El Paso

    Tonny Williams, Regional Program Coordinator, University of Texas at Tyler

    Elizabeth Yett, Pharm.D., B.C.A.C.P., T.T.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Tyler

    Moderator: Nagla Elerian, M.S., Director of Population Health Strategic Initiatives, The University of Texas System

    11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Transition to Lunch
    12:00-12:30 PM Lunch

    Lunch/Action planning with Institutional Colleagues/Networking

    12:30-1:15 PM Leaders Share High-Level Action Plans for the Year Ahead

    Volunteers Needed

    1:15-1:45 PM Including College Student Voices For Your Campus Success

    Jennifer Brown, Lee College

    Tristha Joshi, University of Texas at Arlington

    Irene Elsa Jayan, University of Texas at Dallas

    Christopher Lemaire, University of Texas at Arlington

    Moderator: Bryan Coleman, Director of Experiential Learning, Youth Leadership Development, Truth Initiative and Hien Nguyen, M.Ed., Ph.D., Senior Research Program Coordinator, Tobacco Research and Evaluation Team, University of Texas at Austin

    1:45-2:00 PM Closing Comments

    David Lakey, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs, The University of Texas System

    Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Jennifer Cofer, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Director, EndTobacco® Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Continuing Education Credits Available

    NCHEC:

    Sponsored by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Up to 3.75 hours of entry level CHES/MCHES credits available for April 27, 2023 Up to 3.00 hours of entry level CHES/MHES credits available for April 28, 2023. Up to 6.75 hours available for both days. NCHEC Provider # MEP 99697

    CEU:

    The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work is an approved provider of Continuing Education Units by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for LMSW and LCSW CEUs. LMFT and LPC CEUs are available to participants upon approval of their licensing boards. Up to 4.25 CEU’s are available for April 27, 2023. Up to 5.25 CEU’s are available for April 28, 2023. Up to 9.5 CEU’s are available for both days.

    The Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit welcomes a variety of professionals working in higher education, professionals working in tobacco prevention, cessation, and policy, as well as community and non-profit partners whose mission aligns with that of Eliminate Tobacco Use. Summit organizers reserve the right to decline participant registration to any entity not meeting these inclusion criteria.