in observation of National Lung Month, PSPHP presents "#TalkPH: Public Health Initiatives in Tobacco and Nicotine Control" on August 17, 2024, from 2pm to 5pm. The webinar intends to present the public health challenges on tobacco and vape use, the frameworks used in public health initiatives to control them, and the good public health practices being done locally to control the use of tobacco and vape.
The speakers will be the following:
- Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo, Executive Director, Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance
- Atty. Benedict Nisperos, HealthJustice Philippines
- Dr. Donnabel Panes, Baguio City Medical Officer
The webinar is granted 2.5 PRC CPD points for physicians and 2.5 PRC CPD points for nurses. Only the Zoom participants will have CPD points, and must attend 75% of the duration of the webinar.
Register in the Zoom meeting at bit.ly/talkph-smoking. The Zoom meeting can accommodate up to 1,000 participants.
UPDATE (August 10, 2024, 12:20PM):
We received 3,900+ registrations for this webinar, which can only accommodate 1,000 participants.
At present, the REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN, because we select participants NOT on first-come, first-served basis, but based on the following:
- PSPHP membership (automatically accepted; go to psphp.org/membership to join us!),
- nature and relevance to work of the webinar,
- interest in the topic (based on response provided in the registration form),
- urgency of need (expiring PRC license in 2024 and 2025; please message us privately the name and PRC number so we can verify in PRC website),
- geographical location (we give consideration to those located far from urban areas).
The webinar will be livestreamed in our Facebook page. While we cannot provide CPD to those participating via Facebook livestream, we invite everyone to join us, and we will still acknowledge your participation through the comment section.
For those who are accepted to participate in the webinar but cannot join on August 17, please inform us (send us a message), so we can provide your slot to other waitlisted participants.
Due to overwhelming interest in this PSPHP #TalkPH, we will soon offer other FREE CPD-accredited webinars! Like our page for updates!