Conduct and Get Paid for Tobacco Cessation Group Visits

Steven C. Masley, MD, FAAFP, is Medical Director of Carillon Executive Health in St Petersburg, Florida; Medical Director of Ten Years Younger: Younger, Trimmer, Fitter Program; and has been Chair of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians Group Visit Committee.

It is the policy of the AAFP that all CME planning committee/faculty/authors/editors/staff disclose relationships with commercial entities upon nomination/invitation of participation. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflict of interests and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation. Only these participants who have no conflict of interest or who agree to an identified resolution process prior to their participation were involved in this CME activity. Dr. Masley has indicated that he is the owner of the book Ten Years Younger and that his Web site sells books and supplements.

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This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 2.0 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Of these credits, 1.0 conforms to the AAFP criteria for evidence-based CME clinical content. CME credit has been increased to reflect 2 for 1 credit for only the EB CME portion. AAFP accreditation begins 5-16-07. Term of approval is for two years from this date with option for yearly renewal. When reporting AAFP credit, claim total Prescribed and Elective credit for this activity. It is not necessary to label credit as evidence-based CME for reporting purposes.

The EB CME credit awarded for this activity was based on practice recommendations that were the most current with the strongest level of evidence available at the time this activity was approved. Since some clinical research is ongoing, the American Academy of Family Physicians recommends that learners verify sources and review these and other recommendations prior to implementation into practice.

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This webcast is supported in part by the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center.