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The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) participated in the final conference of the European project PEACHD , held jointly with the INEBRIA 2026 congress in Prague from October 14 to 16. The PEACHD project, which runs from February 2024 to January 2027, brings together entities from Poland, the Czech

The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) participated in the second annual meeting of the Joint Action SAFE consortium , held in Athens from 21 to 23 October. As leader of Work Package 5 (WP5), focused on promoting a smoke- and aerosol-free Europe, the ICO team coordinated the session corresponding

On October 23, Puigcerdà hosted the first Smoking Conference of the Alt Pirineu and Aran Health Region , a meeting that brought together professionals from different areas of health to share experiences, knowledge and challenges in tackling smoking in the region. The conference was jointly organized by the Catalan Society for the Care and Treatment

The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) took part in the National JA PreventNCD Conference, held on 28 September at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. The event brought together public health professionals, policymakers, researchers and representatives of organisations involved in health promotion and the prevention of non-communicable diseases

La Unitat de Control del Tabac de l’Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO) ha presentat els primers resultats de l’estudi d’avaluació de les polítiques de platges sense fum durant la Jornada de Platges Saludables 2026, celebrada el passat 6 d’octubre a Barcelona. La jornada, organitzada pel Servei de Salut Pública de la Diputació de Barcelona, ha reunit responsables polítics, personal

On 18 September, Amsterdam hosted the Dutch Implementation Science Symposium 2026, bringing together researchers and professionals from a range of disciplines to discuss current challenges in implementation science. Under the theme “Implementation Science for All: Towards Equitable and Adaptive Practice”, the symposium focused on how evidence-based interventions can be adapted and integrated across diverse settings

Exposure to second-hand smoke remains a major global public health concern. A new study published in The Lancet Public Health as part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study estimates that second-hand smoke exposure was responsible for 1.66 million deaths and 44.8 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among non-smokers in 2023. Led by

L’exposició al fum de segona mà continua sent un important problema de salut pública mundial. Un nou estudi publicat a The Lancet Public Health en el marc de l’Estudi de Càrrega Mundial de Malalties (Global Burden of Disease, GBD) 2023 estima que el fum passiu va ser responsable de 1,66 milions de morts i de

The use of e-cigarettes among young people in the European Union has doubled over the past decade, while waterpipe use has fallen to less than half its previous level. These are among the main findings of a study co-led by the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and recently published

Dr. Cristina Martinez and Dr. Olena Tigova researchers at the Tobacco Control Unit (TCU) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), once again took part as lecturers in the course Introduction to Implementation Science, organised by the School of Public Health of Mexico as part of its Public Health and Epidemiology Continuing Education Programme (PASPE).