UCLA - Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

UCLA Smoking Cessation Program
Division of Pulmonary Medicine

General Information

The UCLA Department of Pulmonary Medicine, in conjunction with the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation program and UCLA Wellness Initiative, is committed to aid in the prevention of smoking-related illness. UCLA offers a comprehensive Smoking Cessation Program that provides the smoker with the tools to quit and learn to be smoke-free for life. A free orientation is offered monthly. In this orientation, the program medical director, Dr. Ammar Sakkour, presents the smoker with clinical options to help guarantee quitting results. Also, an American Lung Association trained facilitator will present the layout of the seven-week Freedom From Smokingâ social-support program. The Freedom From Smoking® facilitators take a step-by-step process to teach smokers to quit and help the newly quit-smoker to deal with long-term issues, such as stress management, weight control, and social situations. After orientation, if you choose to have a full evaluation by a UCLA pulmonologist, you may need a referral from your primary care physician. If you have questions regarding insurance coverage, please ask before making an appointment. The Freedom From Smoking support group does not require that you be referred by a physician and runs for seven weeks after orientation. This is a self-pay program, costing $120.

Freedom From Smoking® Program Layout

Orientation
Session 1 - On the Road To Freedom
Session 2 – Wanting to Quit
Session 3 – QUIT DAY
Session 4 – Winning Strategies
Session 5 – The New You
Session 6 – Staying Off
Session 7 – Celebration

Class Time:
Tuesdays 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm or
Mondays 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Clinics usually run for 90 minutes to 2 hours

Freedom From Smoking® Team:

Ammar Sakkour, MD
Medical Director
Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Todd Bates, Licensed Respiratory Therapist
Freedom From Smoking® Facilitator
Email: tbates@mednet.ucla.edu

Lauren Harning, BS, Exercise Physiologist
Freedom From Smoking® Facilitator
Email: lharning@mednet.ucla.edu

Ellen Wilson, PT Director, Rehabilitation Services

Erin Smith, RN, MSProgram Supervisor

For more information or to make an appointment, contact us at:

Telephone: (310) 825-0014
Fax: (310) 206-4360

To download a copy of the brochure/ registration card, please visit: http://hr.healthcare.ucla.edu/wellness/docs/smoking.pdf

Location
AB200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Conference Room 204
Los Angeles, CA 90095

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