| Program - World Conference on Tobacco OR Health * |
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March 7th 2009
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| 0700 - 2000 Hrs |
Registration & Badge Collection for all Participants |
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March 8th 2009
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| 0700 - 1700 Hrs |
Registration & Badge Collection for all Participants |
| 1700 – 1830 Hrs |
No Registration |
| 1700 Hrs onwards |
Inaugural Ceremony |
| 1830 – 2000 Hrs |
WCTOH Registration only for Youth Workshop Delegates |
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March 9th 2009
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| 0830 - 1000 Hrs |
| Hemi-Plenary 1: |
Tracking the Tobacco Toll: Global Profile of Health Burdens
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers
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| Hemi-Plenary 2: |
How can the world make the most out of the FCTC?
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers
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| 1000 - 1030 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display |
| 1030 – 1200 Hrs. |
8 Simultaneous Symposia
| Symposium 1: |
Harm Reduction-I: Does smokeless tobacco qualify?
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| Symposium 2: |
Biomarkers of tobacco exposure
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| Symposium 3: |
If movies are a cause of adolescent smoking, what should be done about it?
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| Symposium 4: |
Curbing illicit trade in tobacco
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| Symposium 5: |
Tobacco and Tuberculosis: An evidence update
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| Symposium 6: |
Tobacco and Cardio Vascular Health: An evidence update
(Session supported by the World Heart Federation)
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| Symposium 7: |
Global Tobacco Surveillance (Youth)
(Session coordinated and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Symposium 8: |
Worksite Wellness Initiative: Promoting Smoke-free Workplaces in India
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2 Chairs and 4 Speakers at each Symposium
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| 1200 – 1330 Hrs. |
Lunch Break
Posters on Display
Networking Meetings
Sponsored Symposium: Breathe Uruguay: A Novel and Interactive Program to Prevent Tobacco Use in Youth (Sponsored by Pfizer) |
| 1330 – 1500 Hrs. |
14 simultaneous sessions for Proffered Papers
(7 papers presented per session, i.e, 7x14 = 98 papers in this timeslot) |
| 1500 – 1530 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display
Networking Meetings |
| 1530 – 1630 Hrs. |
Each Panel will feature 1 Moderator and 4 Panelists
10 simultaneous sessions for Proffered Papers
(4 papers per session, i.e, 4x10 = 40 papers to be presented in this timeslot)
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| 1630 – 1730 Hrs. |
- GYM (Global Youth Meet on Tobacco Control) Review Meeting
- India Hour – Government of India session
- Special Interest Group Meetings
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| 1730 – 1830 Hrs. |
- Bloomberg Awards for Global Tobacco Control
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March 10th 2009
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| 0830 - 1000 Hrs. |
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| 1000 - 1030 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display |
| 1030 – 1200 Hrs. |
8 Simultaneous Symposia
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers at each Symposium
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| 1200 – 1330 Hrs. |
Lunch Break
Posters on Display
Networking Meetings
Sponsored Symposium: Tobacco-free Workplaces (Sponsored by Pfizer) |
| 1330 – 1500 Hrs. |
14 simultaneous sessions for Proffered Papers
(7 papers presented per session, i.e, 7x14 = 98 papers in this timeslot) |
| 1500 – 1530 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display
Networking Meetings |
| 1530 – 1630 Hrs. |
Each Panel will feature 1 Moderator and 4 Panelists
10 simultaneous sessions for Proffered Papers
(4 papers per session, i.e, 4x10 = 40 papers to be presented in this timeslot)
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| 1630 – 1730 Hrs. |
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GYM (Global Youth Meet on Tobacco Control) Review Meeting
- Regional meetings on FCTC Implementation (simultaneous sessions for Regional Strategy and Action Plans)
- India Hour – by VHAI
- Special Interest Group Meetings
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| 1700 - 1830 hrs |
Sponsored symposium: Supporting Smoking Control Initiatives in the Developing World (Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline) |
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March 11th 2009
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| 0830 - 1000 Hrs. |
| Hemi-Plenary 5: |
Tobacco Cessation: Can we step up the success rates?
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers
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| Hemi-Plenary 6: |
Shutting out second hand smoke
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers
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| 1000 - 1030 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display |
| 1030 – 1200 Hrs. |
7 Simultaneous Symposia
| Symposium 17: |
Environmental costs of Tobacco
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| Symposium 18: |
Trade Agreements and Tobacco
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| Symposium 19: |
Making health (packet) warnings effective
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| Symposium 20: |
Tobacco Control in Youth: Determinants, Dynamics, Policies and Programmes
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| Symposium 21: |
Harm Reduction–II: Is harm reduction possible in smoked products?
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| Symposium 22: |
Reproductive effects of tobacco
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| Symposium 23: |
Cancer and Tobacco-II
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2 Chairs and 4 Speakers at each Symposium
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| 1200 – 1330 Hrs. |
Lunch Break
Posters on Display
Networking Meetings
Sponsored Symposium: The Emerging Science of Tobacco Use and Addiction (Sponsored by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
| 1330 – 1500 Hrs. |
14 simultaneous sessions for Proffered Papers
(7 papers presented per session, i.e, 7x14 = 98 papers in this timeslot) |
| 1500 – 1530 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display
Networking Meetings |
| 1530 – 1630 Hrs. |
Each Panel will feature 1 Moderator and 4 Panelists
10 simultaneous sessions for Proffered Papers
(4 papers per session, i.e, 4x10 = 40 papers to be presented in this timeslot)
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| 1630 – 1730 Hrs. |
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GYM (Global Youth Meet on Tobacco Control) Review Meeting
- Regional Meetings
- India Hour - by Salaam Bombay Foundation, Healis and ACT India
- Special Interest Group Meetings
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| 1800 – 1900 Hrs. |
The Luther Terry Awards |
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March 12th 2009
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| 0830 – 1000 Hrs. |
| Hemi-Plenary 7: |
Funding Tobacco Control in the Developing Countries
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers
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| Hemi-Plenary 8: |
What is the tobacco industry upto?
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers
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| 1000 – 1030 Hrs. |
Nutrition Break
Posters on Display |
| 1030 – 1200 Hrs. |
8 Simultaneous Symposia
| Symposium 24: |
Impact of smoke-free legislation in the UK
(Session coordinated by the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) and supported by the UKCTCS, Department of Health in England and Health Scotland)
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| Symposium 25: |
Smoking and Co-morbid Diseases
(Session coordinated and supported by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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| Symposium 26: |
Tobacco-related lung disease in Asia – actions to avert the epidemic
(Session coordinated and supported by the Asia-Pacific Society for Respirology (APSR)
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| Symposium 27: |
Incorporating tobacco control into poverty alleviation schemes
(Session coordinated and supported by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
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| Symposium 28: |
Dentistry against Tobacco: Awareness, Education, Implementation
(Session coordinated and supported by Indian Dental Association)
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| Symposium 29: |
How can civil society effectively partner governments?
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| Symposium 30: |
Closing the gap: Monitoring adult tobacco use and key tobacco control measures
(Session coordinated and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Symposium 31: |
African Tobacco Situational Analysis: Tobacco Control in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Kenya, Mauritius and Nigeria
(Session coordinated and supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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| 1030 – 1200 Hrs. |
Breaking News Session
2 Chairs and 4 Speakers at each Symposium
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| 1200 – 1300 Hrs. |
Closing Ceremony (Full Plenary)
- Pre-conference survey resultss
- Overview of conference proceedings
- Call for action (Mumbai declaration)
- Announcement of ‘International Tobacco Documents Award’
- Announcement of the next WCTOH
- Closing remarks
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| 1400 - 1500 Hrs. |
- Regional meeting - AFTC (Advocacy Forum for Tobacco Control) Meeting
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