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Permanent Secretariat World Conference on Tobacco or Health [email protected] | wctoh.org Final Programme 16TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON TOBACCO OR HEALTH | TOBACCO AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES | FINAL PROGRAMME 2 WELCOME TO THE 16TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON TOBACCO OR HEALTH On behalf of the Organising Committee and Emirates Cardiac Society, we are honoured to invite you to the 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) which will be held from 17 to 21 March 2015 in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Conference is a call for a collective resolution to fight tobacco by working together and integrating tobacco control into two broad agendas for achievement of our common health and development goals. The Conference theme of “Tobacco and Non-Communicable Diseases” highlights the fact that tobacco use is the most alarming risk factor for diseases causing millions of deaths every year and contributing to the enormous burden of NCDs all over the world. Through the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and MPOWER, considerable progress has been made since the WCTOH 2012 in Singapore, but many challenges remain. The Conference format will include panel discussions, symposia, posters, workshops and post-graduate courses on the many aspects of the tobacco epidemic and will highlight the efforts being made to control it through the WHO FCTC and MPOWER. Tracks on «New Emerging Products and Challenges, the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the Supply and Demand Side of the Tobacco Industry and the Globalisation of Tobacco Industry Interference» will give all participants the opportunity to discuss the current situation and come up with proposals on how to accelerate tobacco control in all countries. With UAE making efforts towards ending the tobacco epidemic by banning smokeless tobacco and introducing strict tobacco control laws, we recognise this Conference as an outstanding opportunity to evaluate current global strategies to fight tobacco and to develop a way forward collaboratively. It is imperative that tobacco control efforts be stepped up further with progressive, groundbreaking and radical international measures moving towards a tobacco-free world. Although success in tobacco control efforts has been regionally skewed, there are a number of positive developments and activities in our global tobacco control movement that can be replicated as best practice. We look forward to learning from your experiences and insights pertaining to various facets of tobacco control including governance, policy, advocacy and research. Your participation will contribute immensely to the success of the 2015 World Conference on Tobacco or Health. We look forward to welcoming you to Abu Dhabi, where you will find both constructive discussions at the Conference and warm UAE hospitality. Dr Wael A. Al Mahmeed Prof Harry Lando President, WCTOH 2015 Chair, Scientific Programme Committee Conference Permanent Secretariat Conference Venue International Union Against Tuberculosis Abu Dhabi National Exhibition and Lung Disease (The Union) Centre (ADNEC) 68 boulevard Saint-Michel, Khaleej Al Arabi Street, P.O. Box 5546 75006 Paris, France Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel: (+33) 1 44 32 03 60 | Tel: +971 (0) 2 444 6900 Fax: (+33) 1 43 29 90 87 Fax: +971 (0) 2 444 6135 www.wctoh.org www.adnec.ae U.S. National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Research Branch tobaccocontrol.cancer.gov The Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB), part of NCI’s Behavioral Research Program (BRP), works towards a world free of tobacco use and related cancer and suffering. TCRB supports research efforts to understand patterns of tobacco use, the impact of tobacco control policies, and the effectiveness of prevention and cessation interventions in diverse settings. TCRB also collaborates with a range of partners in building the evidence base needed to support global tobacco control and prevention. Details about NCI-supported grants around the world can be found at maps.cancer.gov/overview/map/index.jsp. TCRB Highlights • Web and mobile tools that give free, evidence-based • Tobacco Control Monograph Series – Established in smoking cessation information and on-demand support to 1991, these reports (available online) review the state of smokers who want to quit. Available at smokefree.gov. the science on current and emerging issues in tobacco • Smokeless Tobacco and Public Health: A Global control. Perspective (2014) – A new report from NCI and CDC • The Tobacco Use Supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau’s documenting the impact of smokeless tobacco use by 300 Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) has served since million people in over 70 countries. 1992 as a key source of national and sub-national data on • Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building tobacco use behavior, attitudes, and policies in the U.S. Program – A grants initiative supporting transdisciplinary See appliedresearch.cancer.gov/tus-cps. research and capacity-building projects in low-income • Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) – and middle-income nations, launched in 2002 by the NIH A collaborative effort of TCRB and BRP, HINTS collects Fogarty International Center. nationally representative data on Americans’ use of • Partnerships with NCI’s Center for Global Health to cancer-related information, including information on support training and incorporate tobacco control as a key tobacco use and public attitudes toward tobacco. element in cancer control planning and implementation See hints.cancer.gov. efforts. See cancer.gov/globalhealth. tobaccocontrol.cancer.gov smokefree.gov 4 WCTOHAd_Final.indd 1 2/18/15 8:53 AM WELCOME MESSAGE DR MARGARET CHAN I send my best wishes to participants at this 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. WHO is especially delighted to be a technical sponsor, as this year marks the 10th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Among the many items on the agenda, this event will be documenting the impact of tobacco use on cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease. That impact is already enormous, and growing. WHO estimates that one out of every six deaths from these diseases can be attributed to tobacco use. Without question, full implementation of the WHO Framework Convention, and the related MPOWER best-buy measures, would deal the greatest single preventive blow to this group of noncommunicable diseases. Evidence that the measures set out in these instruments reduce tobacco use is overwhelming. This is an opportunity that must not be missed. Since the start of this century, noncommunicable diseases have overtaken infectious diseases as the leading cause of premature mortality worldwide, with 82% of these deaths now occurring in low- and middle-income countries. All of these diseases are costly as well as deadly. The fact that the burden of NCDs is heaviest in the countries least able to manage – and pay for – their multiple complications is another compelling reason to unite behind the power of prevention through tobacco control. We have highly effective instruments for doing so. We also have experience on our side. Several countries have been successfully reducing tobacco use for decades, using both supply and demand reduction measures. Their populations are well informed about the hazards of tobacco use. In a growing number of countries, smoking in indoor public places has been denormalized. Legislators have raised taxes on tobacco products and been rewarded with more money in public coffers and fewer young people getting addicted to nicotine. The banning of advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco has also had a measurable impact. Great progress in implementing the MPOWER best-buy measures for reducing demand has been made despite opposition from the tobacco industry, but much remains to be done. Experience tells us another thing: the most effective measures are the ones most vehemently – and viciously – fought by the tobacco industry. I am personally encouraged to see more and more countries taking a stand against this industry, supported by the voice of an articulate and determined civil society. When we look at tobacco or health in the context of preventing NCDs, we gain a host of new arguments, data, and statistics on trends and their costs that can build even greater momentum. Although our efforts to reduce tobacco use face a powerful opponent, the scientific evidence you will be presenting during this conference is a power that must ultimately prevail. I thank the many agencies, sponsors, and foundations that are supporting this conference, including the Health Authority, Abu Dhabi, and wish you a most successful event. Dr Margaret Chan Director-General, World Health Organization CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2015 Registration ......................................................................................10 Youth Pre-Conference Workshop .............................................54 Acknowledgements ........................................................................11 Session Summaries .......................................................................55 Exhibitors...........................................................................................11 Update on WHO FCTC and MPOWER ..................................56 Tobacco or Health TV ....................................................................11 Launch of Tobacco Atlas ..............................................................58