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 Institute of Oncology, who presented several oral communications related to smoking control and health promotion.
Among the studies presented by the UCT team, work related to:
- Cannabis consumption in users who combine cannabis and tobacco in Spain
- Inequalities in access to brief interventions for cancer prevention
- The creation and promotion of smoke-free homes
One of the most relevant moments of the meeting was the presentation of the monograph:
“20 years of application of the measures of the Framework Convention of the World Health Organization for the prevention and control of smoking in Spain” , drawn up by the smoking working group of the SEE, made up of professionals from the UCT and other relevant institutions in the field.
The SEE annual meeting has established itself as a key space for the exchange of scientific knowledge , the debate on public health policies and the updating of lines of action in epidemiology. It also fosters collaboration between professionals and institutions involved in disease research and prevention.
