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Last Friday, October 15, the EPIBELL seminar series of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) hosted an inspiring conference by Dr. Mark Parascandola , director of the Research and Training Branch of the Center for Global Health of the National Cancer Institute (NCI, USA). In his presentation entitled “Implementation Science for Global Cancer Control” , […]

On September 29, 2025, the Global Network for Tobacco Free Healthcare Services (GNTH) hybrid international workshop, entitled “Gold meets Gold” , was held at the University Clinical Center in Gdańsk (Poland). The meeting brought together professionals from several countries in Europe and Asia with the aim of sharing experiences and strategies to advance towards tobacco-

On September 30th, Eva Gavilán, a nurse at Vall d’Hebron Hospital and researcher at the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT), defended her doctoral thesis at the International University of Catalonia (UIC). The thesis, titled “Effectiveness of Pre-Surgical Interventions to Promote Smoking Cessation, Level of Intervention and Factors Related to Implementation in Pre-Surgical Visits in Catalan Hospitals”,

On September 22 and 23, the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) led a training within the framework of the Joint Action Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases (JA PreventNCD), an European initiative that promotes coordinated strategies to reduce the burden of cancer and other non-communicable diseases through the prevention of risk factors and

Dr. Cristina Martínez , head of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), has recently participated in an initiative by the NGO Más que Ideas , aimed at promoting smoke-free spaces and reducing the prevalence of tobacco consumption. Within the framework of this collaboration, Dr. Martínez highlights the need to

From September 2 to 5, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria hosted the XLIII Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) , which this year was held under the motto “Ethics, lifestyle habits and action in Public Health” . The meeting was attended by professionals from the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the inclusion of cytisine , a powerful smoking cessation drug, on the Model List of Essential Medicines (MEL) for 2025. This decision is an important step in strengthening global support for tobacco cessation, especially in resource-poor countries. According to the WHO Expert Committee, cytisine has been added to

Research led by the Tobacco Control Unit has analyzed the impact of tobacco control policies on the prevalence of consumption and quit rates in the European Union (EU), focusing on social inequalities. The study, published in the journal BMJ Public Health , assesses the association between the degree of implementation of anti-smoking policies and the

The Second Annual Meeting of the Prevention and Early Detection (P&ED) Cluster – Implementation Research recently took place in Barcelona, hosted by the Public Health Agency of Catalonia and organized by members of the PIECES Project, coordinated by the Tobacco Control Unit. The event brought together representatives of the six projects that make up the

L’Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), centre públic del Departament de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya, líder en oncologia dedicat a l’assistència, la investigació, la prevenció i la docència inicia un procés de selecció per a incorporar un/a Titulat/da de Grau Superior en ciències de la salut a la Unitat de Control del Tabac (UCT), per