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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 […]

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

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

The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) has sent its first monthly newsletter where you can find latest news, interviews, research projects, published papers, job offers and much more!

Dr Cristina Martinez from the ICO-WHO Collaborating Centre delivered an influential presentation on capacity building for tobacco cessation services at the recent workshop held on 25-26 June. The event, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, aimed to improve tobacco cessation strategies in the Balkan countries and Malta. Dr Martinez’s presentation focused on strategies

Since 2022, the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) has been a partner of the Smoke Free Partnership (SFP), a specialised network of EU and national organisations with technical expertise in tobacco control policy. On 25-26 June, two UCT members attended the annual meeting organised by the SFP in Ljubljana (Slovenia) to discuss the main achievements of 2024 at national

Five members of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) participated in the XIV Congress of the National Committee for the Prevention of Smoking (CNPT) held in Seville on Friday 14 June. During the event, which was attended by the heads of entities involved in the prevention of smoking, several research projects of the unit were presented.

The second annual meeting of the PIECES project, an ambitious EU-funded project led by members of the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), took place in Utrecht (The Netherlands) on 10-11 June. The event brought together partners from 15 countries to share the latest developments in their respective working groups. This meeting,