Members of USPHS Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Committee

This committee was officially established in August 2013 and was chaired by RADM David Ashley, with LCDR Jonathan Kwan serving as project manager.  They developed a self-nomination process which helped identify 33 Commissioned Corps officers with experience in the research and treatment of tobacco use cessation to participate in the Committee.  Each member was assigned to one of four working groups based on their expertise.  The working groups are outlined below:

• Survey (led by CAPT Ann Malarcher) – To develop, administer, and analyze data from a brief, anonymous on-line survey instrument directed to all Commissioned Corps Officers to assess the extent of tobacco product use. 
• Content (led by CDR Megan Wohr) – To develop recommended tools Commissioned Corps officers can use to improve their likelihood of success at tobacco use cessation, including HHS-accepted pharmaceuticals and other therapies which have been scientifically demonstrated to improve the likelihood of successful cessation.
• Resources (led by CDR Andrew Plummer) –To identify support resources available to Commissioned Corps officers that aid in successful tobacco cessation, including those available from Tricare and elsewhere.
• Communications (led by CDR Michael Ahmadi) – To disseminate  information containing the tools and support resources that Commissioned Corps officers can use to improve their likelihood of success at tobacco use cessation.   

A special thank you to all the members of the Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Committee

Office of the Surgeon General’s Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Committee Members