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Youth vaping: What health care providers need to know about a rapidly evolving trend

Event information

Dates: April 15, 2021

Location: Virtual

Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C42zCnTtSeufAnYS-t9ZjQ

About this event

Presented by the Canadian Paediatric Society, this webinar features Dr. Nicholas Chadi, paediatrician and clinician investigator specializing in adolescent and addiction medicine, CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal. Dr. Chadi is principal author of the new CPS guidance document on vaping.

Target audience: Paediatricians, family physicians, nurses/nurse practitioners, social workers, youth justice workers, school staff.

Learning objectives:

  • Discuss the short- and long-term health effects of e- cigarettes and vaping among youth
  • Apply a youth-centered approach for screening and treatment of vaping and e-cigarette use
  • Describe the importance of reporting illness (and how to do so) This webinar will be presented in English, but the Q&A session will be in English and French.

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