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 […]
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 […]
The Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) participated this Friday, 7 June, in the first edition of the Research Day of the Epidemiology, Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Palliative Care Programme (EPIBELL) of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL). The main aim of the conference was to strengthen links between the […]
On the occasion of Smoke-Free Week and World No Tobacco Day 2024, the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), in collaboration with the University of Barcelona (UB), has produced a series of videos to debunk five myths about tobacco. Starring UB medical and nursing students, the videos aim to debunk […]
On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the team of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) has taken to the streets to promote a life free of tobacco and help people to quit smoking. The unit has set up several information tables at the entrance of […]
The head of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Esteve Fernández, participated on Thursday 29th May in the World No Tobacco Day organised by the Ministry of Health. The event was attended by numerous representatives of the scientific community and professionals from the administration and the third sector. In […]
Once again this year, the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) has teamed up with the JOIA Foundation to help patients with mental disorders quit smoking. This non-profit organisation provides integration services for people with mental disorders in 10 centres in Barcelona. Specialist nurses from UCT’s outpatient clinic gave an informative workshop to a number of patients, […]
The Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), a collaborating centre of the World Health Organization (WHO), once again participates in the celebration of the World No Tobacco Day (31 May) with the aim of informing the population about the dangers and risks associated with the consumption of tobacco and its derivatives. […]
A study led by the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), in collaboration with the Health Department of Catalonia and six hospitals in the province of Barcelona, has demonstrated the effectiveness of a proactive, motivational telephone intervention in getting patients with severe mental disorders to stop smoking. It is estimated that […]
The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) and nearly thirty anti-smoking groups and social and health organisations met on 22nd March with the Minister of Health, Mónica García, to evaluate the Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Control of Smoking 2024-2027. The meeting was attended by the head of the department, Esteve Fernández, and the deputy head, […]
