Category: News

By nosmoke / July 1, 2021 / News

New Date for the 4th Summit

The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction: Novel Products, Research & Policy will be held virtually, on 29-30 September 2021, a week later from the initially announced dates. The 4th Scientific Summit […]

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By nosmoke / October 14, 2020 / News

A summary of selected sessions

The 3rd Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction featured 50 renowned speakers from 26 countries. About 300 attendees from 38 countries* worldwide participated in the event. The key message of […]

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By nosmoke / October 1, 2020 / News

THR in low- and middle-income countries

The situation about tobacco harm reduction and how this approach is perceived in non-European countries, such as Indonesia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Tunisia and India, was presented by […]

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By nosmoke / September 28, 2020 / News

Tobacco Harm Reduction as a Public Health Policy tool globally

The question whether Tobacco Harm Reduction should become a Public Health Policy tool globally, was discussed at a panel discussion, on Summit’s second day. Participants in this panel have prominent […]

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By nosmoke / September 25, 2020 / News

Declaration of Founding Members of SCOHRE

The founding of the International Association on Smoking Control & Harm Reduction (SCOHRE) was announced today, at the closing of the 3rd Scientific Summit. Forty scientists from 21 countries* voted, […]

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By nosmoke / September 25, 2020 / News

The doctor’s dilemma: alternative smoking products for adult smokers?

“The doctor’s dilemma: Providing guidance on alternative smoking products to adult smokers amid controversy and change” was the subject discussed in a panel discussion on the second day of the […]

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By nosmoke / September 25, 2020 / News

New Legislation on smoking control in Greece

The “New Legislation on smoking control in Greece” was the subject of Mr. Ioannis Faropoulos’ talk, as Scientific Advisor to the General Secretariat for Public Health of the Greek Ministry […]

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By nosmoke / September 25, 2020 / News

COVID-19 and Nicotinic Cholinergic System

The second day of the Summit started with the hot topic “COVID-19 and nicotinic cholinergic system: an interaction which affects Public Health”, discussed by Professors Konstantinos Poulas and Konstantinos Farsalinos. […]

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By nosmoke / September 25, 2020 / News

Clinical Assessment and Research

In the afternoon session entitled “Clinical Assessment and Research”, chaired by Dr Peter Harper and Dr Ignatios Ikonomidis, results from several studies on alternative tobacco products versus standard cigarette smoking […]

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By nosmoke / September 25, 2020 / News

The role of medical community in policy making on tobacco control

Professor David Khayat in his keynote lecture today, sought to answer the question “Could the scientific and medical community play a role in making policy makers to reconsider the tobacco […]

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