On 6 November, the Global Network for Tobacco-Free Healthcare Services (GNTH) 2024 Conference took place in Hiroshima, Japan, as a pre-conference event of the Health Promoting Hospitals Network (HPH Network) International Congress. More than 80 attendees joined in person and online to hear inspiring presentations on key topics such as smoking cessation, prevention strategies and […]
On 1 November, Dr Cristina Martínez represented the UCT at the I Tobacco Forum in São Paulo, Brazil. Organised by the Paulista Society of Pneumology and Tisiology, the event brought together leaders in respiratory health, public health and tobacco control to discuss policies and innovations to reduce tobacco consumption and exposure to second-hand smoke. Smoke-free
The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) participated in the XXXV edition of the School of Public Health of Menorca on the 23rd and 24th of September. Researchers Cristina Martínez and Olena Tigova, together with Prof. Maria E. Fernández, Professor of Health Promotion and Director of the Center for Health
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The General Assembly of the Global Network for Tobacco-free Healthcare Services (GNTH), an independent, international, not-for-profit association registered in Switzerland, took place on 17 September in Dublin, Ireland. The purpose of the GNTH is the promotion of tobacco control in hospitals and other health care settings. Laura Antón, a psychologist from ICO’s Tobacco Control Unit,
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For yet another year, the Tobacco Control Unit (TCU) actively participated in the Annual Congress of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE), held in Cadiz from 10-13 September 2024. Several members of the team presented key studies and projects, reflecting the unit’s commitment to the fight against smoking and the promotion of smoke-free environments. One
The Catalan Government has appointed Esteve Fernández as the new Secretary for Public Health in the Catalan Health Department. Professor Fernández, an epidemiologist with expertise in tobacco control, has coordinated cancer prevention at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) during his 25 years of service. Fernández’s work as a researcher has focused mainly on tobacco
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Members of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and other Spanish experts recently presented the key findings of the Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2 (JATC2) at the Ministry of Health. The conference, organised by the UCT, was attended by representatives of all the Spanish organisations involved in JATC2.
Dolors Carnicer-Pont, Armando Peruga and Anna Mar López from the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) attended the final conference of the Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2 (JATC2) in Brussels on 12 and 13 September. Three years after its kick-off, the European partners involved in the initiative met for the last time to present the final
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A research led by the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and the University of Barcelona (UB) has highlighted the need for early implementation of tobacco prevention and cessation strategies among nursing students in Catalonia, given their essential role in tobacco control and health promotion in their future careers as
Our predoctoral researcher, Ayaka Teshima, had the great opportunity to attend the FILTERED conference “Challenging Big Industry Narratives: Alcohol, Tobacco, Unhealthy Food, and Drinks” held from June 27th to 28th in Ljubljana, Slovenia, as a youth delegate. This conference, organized by the European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare) and the International Youth Health Organization, focused on
