Ayaka Teshima, an early career researcher at the Tobacco Control Unit and University of Barcelona PhD student, has been selected as a Youth Ambassador for the European Cancer Leagues (ECL) Youth Ambassador Programme. She recently participated in a Summer school organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe. The ECL Youth Ambassadors for the European […]
Tobacco Control Webinars Institut Català d’Oncologia / Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge We are glad to announce the next Tobacco Control Webinar, organized by the Tobacco Control Unit/ WHO Collaborating Center for Tobacco Control. These Webinars are aimed at introducing challenging topics and ongoing research on tobacco control by national and international experts in a […]
The Tobacco Control Unit, of the Institut Català d’Oncologia, is carrying out a validation study of a scale that measures the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of professionals in the field of substance use in smoking cessation. This study is part of the ACT_ATAC project, funded by the FIS, and its main objective is to […]
Control of tobacco in Brazil is a constant challenge and we must never stop fighting against any form of tobacco products because they harm people hooking them to nicotine and causing several of the most prevalent diseases associated with morbidity, disability, and death. Brazil is an international reference in tobacco control and has been implementing […]
The Tobacco Control Unit is organizing the kick-off meeting for the PIECES project, an ambitious project funded by the European Union under the Horizon program. The project focuses on Implementation Science for Cancer Prevention Interventions. This innovative initiative aims to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a cancer-specific methodological implementation framework known as the Primary Cancer Prevention […]
The UCT celebrated, as it does every May 31st, World No Tobacco Day. This initiative, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to raise awareness among the population about this significant public health issue. This year, the WHO has proposed the slogan ‘Grow food, not tobacco,’ with the goal of sensitizing tobacco-producing countries to […]
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 […]
