The Addressing Tobacco Through Organizational Change (ATTOC) Approach is guided by a 10-Step model designed to help an organization systematically improve their tobacco addiction treatment for patients/clients and change their culture to better address tobacco. ATTOC has been demonstrated to be an effective approach in helping many addictions, mental health, hospital and other clinical settings.
Dr. Ziedonis, Exective Vice President of UNM Health Sciences and CEO of the UNM Health System, is internationally regarded as one of the top leaders in innovation and implementation. He has been involved in this field for 25 years and began developing the model in the 1990’s with the collaboration and partnership of Dr. John Slade.
The approach has been evaluated in NIH studies, state-wide initiatives, and local performance improvement evaluations. Faculty working on this program include Douglas Ziedonis, MD, Brian Isakson, PhD, Andrew Sussman, PhD, Michelle Harkins, MD, Amy Bachyrycz, PharmD, and Prjakta Asdul, PhD.
