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The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is pleased to host a stakeholder event on tobacco endgame.
ERS will bring together experts, academics, clinicians, members of the community and public, as well as members of its Tobacco Control Committee, to discuss the implementation of the proposed tobacco cessation policy in the UK, which will prohibit the sale of cigarettes to individuals born in or after 2009. Stakeholders will discuss how this policy relates to similar, but distinct, Tobacco 21 policy, and how these two policies could work together.
The event will provide a platform where experts and community members can come together to discuss the scientific evidence, implementation and behavioural science, and community perspectives around the operationality and feasibility of this tobacco cessation policy.
The day will consist of three sessions:
Session 1: Understanding the UK proposal: implementation, advocacy, and foreseeable challenges.
Session 2: How did this policy work in New Zealand? The context, adoption, implementation, and ultimate repeal. What are the next steps?
Session 3: What would it take for similar tobacco cessation policies to be adopted by other countries in the European region?
There are limited onsite spaces available for this event, if you are interested in attending, please contact the ERS Advocacy team
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