BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.13//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@arcancercoalition.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181107T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181107T183000 DTSTAMP:20181012T165544Z URL:https://arcancercoalition.org/events/uams-freedom-from-smoking-group-4 / SUMMARY:UAMS Freedom From Smoking Group DESCRIPTION:UAMS to Offer 7-Week Freedom from Smoking\nGroup Starting Oct. 10\nLITTLE ROCK –A free seven-week program sponsored by the University o f Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is ready to help smokers kick the h abit.\n\nThe small-group Freedom from Smoking program will be offered from 5-6:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays starting Oct. 10 in the Rahn Interprofes sional Education Building at UAMS. There is no cost to participate.\n\nAdv ance registration is required by contacting certified tobacco treatment sp ecialist Claudia Barone\, D.N.P.\, Ed.D.\, at BaroneClaudiaP@uams.edu or 501-686-7997.\n\nParticipants receive one-on-one support\, hear first-han d stories from former smokers\, and get information on nicotine replacemen t therapies\, healthy eating habits and stress management.\n\nSince it was introduced by the American Lung Association (ALA) almost 30 years ago\, F reedom from Smoking has helped more than 1 million Americans end their add iction to nicotine. The program is offered by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefe ller Cancer Institute and uses materials provided by the ALA.\n\nUAMS is t he state’s only health sciences university\, with colleges of Medicine\, Nursing\, Pharmacy\, Health Professions and Public Health\; a graduate sc hool\; hospital\; northwest Arkansas regional campus\; statewide network o f regional centers\; and six institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cance r Institute\, Jackson T. Stephens Spine &\; Neurosciences Institute\, H arvey &\; Bernice Jones Eye Institute\, Psychiatric Research Institute\ , Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and Translational Research Institu te. It is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 2\,7 27 students\, 822 medical residents and five dental residents. It is the s tate’s largest public employer with more than 10\,000 employees\, includ ing 1\,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS\, its regional campuses throughout the state\, Arkansas Children’s Hospital\, the VA Me dical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.c om. Find us on Facebook\, Twitter\, YouTube or Instagram. CATEGORIES:UAMS LOCATION:University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences\, 4301 West Markham\, Little Rock\, AR\, 72205\, United States GEO:34.7486214;-92.320853 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4301 West Markham\, Little Rock\, AR\, 72205\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences:geo:34.7486214,-92.320853 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR