Ayaka Teshima has joined UCT as a predoctoral researcher (ICO-IDIBELL). Originally from Japan, Ayaka holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Japan and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Imperial College London. Her doctoral research focuses on studying trends in tobacco product consumption and tobacco control policies in Europe. The research is supervised by […]
On May 22nd, as part of the activities programmed for Smoke-Free Week, the 1st Smoke-Free Hospital Conference took place at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital. The 1st Smoke-free Hospital Day, organized by the Germans Trias Smoke-free Hospital Committee, wanted to give visibility to the actions carried out in health centers against the consumption […]
The Tobacco Control Unit recently welcomed the latest EUREST-RISE Secondee, Karina Mocanu. Seconded by the European Network of Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) from Brussels, Belgium, on the 17th of April she was warmly welcomed at the Catalan Institute of Oncology in Barcelona, Spain. Karina is currently the Communication Manager of the ENSP and the […]
Once again, the Tobacco Control Unit actively participated in the Conference of the Catalan Society of Tobacco Treatment (SCATT), which took place on May 19 at the Hospital del Vall Hebron in Barcelona. This significant event gathered renowned experts in the field of smoking cessation, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts across sectors. The conference […]
The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology has announced its support for the Citizens’ Call to achieve the first European generation free of tobacco by 2030. The Catalan Institute of Oncology, along with several European organizations, is leading this initiative to promote a series of measures that can contribute to a […]
The Tobacco Control Unit actively participated in the 9th European Tobacco or Health Conference (ECToH), held in Madrid from April 26 to 28. With the theme “To achieve in 2040 a Tobacco Free Generation”, this forum, organized every three years under the auspices of the Association of European Cancer Leagues, brings together the most outstanding […]
Researchers from the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology-University of Barcelona have published results on the transitions in smoking status in a cohort of nursing students from Catalonia in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. This study, funded by the Counsel of Nurses of Catalonia, was composed of 4,381 participants in the baseline […]
Dr. Cristina Martinez, deputy head of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) has participated in a training course for managers from 6 countries of the Central and Eastern European Region of the WHO to develop national smoking cessation programs. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death and malaria in the WHO European Region and the […]
The Tobacco Control Unit at the Catalan Institute of Oncology is leading the DuCATA project addressed to cannabis users who are assisted in substance abuse program (SAP) centers to quit or reduce this substance. The aim of the study is to characterize the consumption pattern of cannabis and tobacco and its withdrawal syndrome through a […]
Dr. Marcela Fu and Prof. Esteve Fernández, senior researchers at the Tobacco Control Unit (TCU), have started in mid-March short-term secondments at the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP). This collaboration is conducted in the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Programme-RISE project, EUREST-RISE, an initiative that aims to support an integrative series […]
