Integrating Tobacco Control Into Behavioral Health Care

Session Description: This is a breakout session on Behavioral Care, and there will be a chance for open discussion.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss approaches to integrating tobacco control/smoking cessation into mental health and substance abuse care.

Scott Sherman, MD, MPH
Professor of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Dr. Sherman is a Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Over the last 30 years, he has been involved in research, policy and practice for tobacco control. He is particularly interested in how to best engage people who smoke into treatment and deliver more evidence-based care to them.