Comparison of Virtual and In-Person Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training

Telehealth and Medicine Today November 3, 2023
James Davis, MD, Sonia Clark, MHA, Jennifer Greyber, Jillian Dirkes, MSW, LCSW, Sally Herndon, MPH, Joyce Swetlick, MPH, Susan Trout, LCSW, MSPH, NCTTP, Farid Manshaii, Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH

Purpose: There is limited research comparing virtual and in-person tobacco treatment specialist training. As a result of COVID-19, the Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program (Duke-UNC TTS) transitioned from an in-person to a virtual format, allowing for a comparison of these two training formats.

Materials and Methods: We conducted an observational study comparing Duke-UNC TTS attendance and evaluations at three courses provided in-person in 2019 with the same three courses provided virtually in 2020.

Results: The transition from in-person to virtual format was associated with more than a doubling of course attendance (in-person format enrolled 112 participants; virtual format enrolled 232...

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