The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) participated this Saturday, June 14, in the new edition of Sinergia , the open doors of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Bellvitge health campus with the support of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. This event aims to explain the science that is done at IDIBELL in order to bring […]
The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology has had a prominent participation in the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 , held this June in Dublin, Ireland. The event, an international benchmark in the field of tobacco control, has brought together experts, policymakers and activists from around the world to address
Pioneering research led by the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has analyzed the presence of tobacco-related images in television programs during prime time in Spain. The research, recently published in the journal Tobacco Induced Diseases , reveals a worrying exposure of young audiences to
On 26 June, Dublin hosted the Global Network for Tobacco Free Healthcare Services (GNTH) General Assembly and Gold Forum conference in a hybrid format. During the morning meeting, the network’s member hospitals presented their activities in 2024 and presented their strategic lines for 2025. Psychologist Laura Antón , representing the Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals
The Joint Action Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases (JA PreventNCD) held its second annual European consortium meeting in Katowice, Poland , on 16 and 17 June. The event brought together over 100 participants, including several professionals from the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) , national health authorities from participating countries, youth representatives and public health experts from across
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On Monday 9th December, the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) hosted the 7th edition of the ICO-WHO Symposium on Tobacco Control. This conference, organised by the Tobacco Control Unit of ICO-IDIBELL in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to provide a space to discuss and reflect on the main advances, current challenges and
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On 2 December, the Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals held its 22nd annual meeting at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). It was an opportunity for most of the representatives of the network’s member hospitals to meet again and exchange experiences. Dr Maica Galán, Director of Care at the ICO, welcomed the participants and Dr
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Seven out of ten homes in Europe are smoke-free, according to a major survey published today in ERJ Open Research. The study, lead by the IDIBELL and ICO Tobacco Control Unit in collaboration with the Milan Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research IRCCS, shows how some countries have come further than others in protecting children and adults from
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Two members of the Tobacco Control Unit (TCU) attended the XX INEBRIA (International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs) Congress in Barcelona on 21-22 November. During the event, two of the unit’s research projects were presented. Cristina Martínez, director of the UCT, presented the ISCI-SEC project, which aims to improve smoking cessation
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Olena Tigova, a predoctoral researcher from the UCT, recently presented updates on the adapted Smoke-Free Homes project in Catalonia to the original project team at Emory University. The Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC), part of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University (Atlanta, US), originally developed and tested this evidence-based intervention in various
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