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REGISTRATION : Agenda Moderator: Rosa Sandoval, International Advisor for Tobacco Control, Risk Factors and Nutrition Unit, PAHO Opening and Welcome Vanessa Garca-Larsen, Head of the Risk Factors and Nutrition Unit, PAHO Contextualizing the role of tobacco control in the Better Care for NCDs Initiative and a regional overview of the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the Americas Rosa Sandoval, International Advisor for Tobacco Control, Risk Factors and Nutrition Unit, PAHO Overview of smoking cessation in the Region: progress, challenges, and its ethical role Adriana Bacelar, Tobacco Surveillance Specialist, PAHO WHO clinical guidelines and recommendations for smoking cessation Dongbo Fu, Medical Officer, Department of Health Promotion, WHO Importance of cessation in tobacco and NCD control Eduardo Bianco, Member of the WHO Clinical Guidelines Development Group on Cessation Treatment in Adults, Uruguay Integrating cessation services into primary health care: practical examples and recommendations Vasant Basdeo, Family Medicine Specialist, Trinidad and Tobago Toll-free cessation lines and their integration with primary care Costa Rica's experience Gabriela Rojas, Patient care, Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Costa Rica Question and answer session Closing remarks and next steps in the Learning Pathway Vanessa Garca-Larsen, Head of the Risk Factors and Nutrition Unit, PAHO Series of certifiable webinars - Better Care - 2025 Title: Expanding Quality NCD Services in the Community, from an Equity Perspective Duration of each session: 90 minutes