Vaping Related Illnesses

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the origins of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
• Describe the demographic most impacted by e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
• Describe the potential health effects of vaping for adolescents and young adults.
• Describe the likely causative agents for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
• List key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for preventing e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
• Identify strategies health care providers can use to manage patients with known or suspected e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
• Identify strategies health care providers can use to reduce the risk for rehospitalization and death in patients with e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injuries.
• Describe the proper documentation and tracking of EVALI-related health encounters.