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Toxicology of Secondhand Smoke (Chapter 2): The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General

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About the Course

Toxicology of Secondhand Smoke (Chapter 2): The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General reviews the evidence relevant to coherence and includes the mechanisms relevant to the pathogenesis of diseases caused by secondhand smoke. This chapter also sets out a foundation for interpreting the observational evidence that is the focus of most of the following chapters. The discussion that follows details the mechanisms that enable smoke components to injure the respiratory tract and cardiovascular system and to cause nonmalignant and malignant diseases and other adverse effects.

Course materials are from Chapter 2, found on pages 27 to 66 of pdf document (pages 1 to 40 if using Adobe toolbar page finder).

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Toxicology of Secondhand Smoke (Chapter 2): The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General created by U.S. Surgeon General

Journal/Publisher

U.S. Surgeon General

Publication Date:

2008

Course Material Author

U.S. Surgeon General

U.S. Surgeon General authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, and social workers who seek knowledge about the toxicology of secondhand smoke. It is appropriate for intermediate to advanced levels of participants' knowledge

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Explain the toxicology of secondhand smoke.
  2. Identify the carcinogenic effects from secondhand smoke exposure.
  3. Examine the mechanisms of respiratory tract injury caused by secondhand smoke exposure.
  4. Describe the mechanisms of secondhand smoke exposure and heart disease.

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty: Max Schwanekamp

There are no relevant disclosures.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Retired
Course Number 102168
  • 2 CE credit hours
  • NBCC: 1.5 CE credit hour

  • Reading-Based Online
Exam Fee $11.94
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