AGENDA
The Virtual E-Cigarette Summit was held 3-4 December 2020. The 2021 Summit is currently being parallel planned as a physical/virtual meeting. We will update this site as soon as we have better clarity of the Covid situation.
The agenda below is the 2020 Virtual Summit, held in November. If you would like to access this content on demand, you can do so by registering for the event here, and we will send you login details to access all presentations and videos.
VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2020
While we would ideally love everyone to be able to join us for the live event, we appreciate that multiple time zones and challenging schedules means that joining the Summit for the duration in real time may be difficult for some, so we have designed the agenda to work as individual sessions which can be viewed on demand from Tuesday 1 December. (We have added an approximate viewing time for each session in the headings below to help you plan your schedule). The live panel and Q&A sessions will take place as per the agenda below, but you will have an opportunity to submit questions in advance to the panels and watch later on playback if you are not able to join in real time.
We are very grateful to our speakers for taking the time to pre-record their presentations and hope that this will be a valuable resource for you all.
All times indicated are GMT (London)
PRE-SUMMIT CONTENT
DAY ONE - Available on demand to registered delegates
SESSION 1: Science and Evidence - (Viewing time 1hr 15mins)
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Welcome from the Chair
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Absolute and relative risks of electronic cigarettes
Speaker
Prof Alan Boobis, OBE Emeritus Professor of Toxicology - Imperial College London
10:55 am - 11:10 am
The latest Cochrane review of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: key conclusions and comparisons with existing policy
Speaker
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Managing Editor, Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group & Senior Research Fellow - University of Oxford
11:10 am - 11:25 am
E-cigarettes and vascular health
Speaker
Prof Jacob George Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics - University of Dundee
11:25 am - 11:40 am
The pulmonary effects of e-cigarettes
Speaker
Prof Sanjay Agrawal Professor of Respiratory Science, Institute of Lung Health - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Chair of the Tobacco Special Advisory Group, Royal College of Physicians
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Break
11:55 am - 12:10 pm
E-Cigarettes and the media – the highs and lows of getting the evidence into the news
Speaker
Tom Sheldon Senior Press Manager - Science Media Centre
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
Speakers
Prof Alan Boobis, OBE Emeritus Professor of Toxicology - Imperial College London
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Managing Editor, Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group & Senior Research Fellow - University of Oxford
Prof Jacob George Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics - University of Dundee
Prof Sanjay Agrawal Professor of Respiratory Science, Institute of Lung Health - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Chair of the Tobacco Special Advisory Group, Royal College of Physicians
Tom Sheldon Senior Press Manager - Science Media Centre
12:40 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch
SESSION 2: Nicotine & Public Health Policy - (Viewing time 1hr)
1:20 pm - 1:30 pm
Introduction
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Making smoking obsolete
Speaker
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Public Health England
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Use pattern of flavoured snus in Norway – what will be the public health effect from a ban on flavours?
Speaker
Karl E. Lund Senior Researcher - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Nicotine as a cultural drug: It’s harmfulness and dependence
Speaker
Karl Fagerstrom Professor Emeritus - President, Fagerstrom Consulting
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Nicotine reduction strategy:
Speaker
Prof Dorothy Hatsukami Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - University of Minnesota
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Panel discussion and live Q&A: Nicotine and public health policy
Session Responder
Dr Jasjit S. Ahluwalia Physician and Professor - Brown University School of Public Health and Alpert Medical School
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
Speakers
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Public Health England
Karl E. Lund Senior Researcher - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Karl Fagerstrom Professor Emeritus - President, Fagerstrom Consulting
Prof Dorothy Hatsukami Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - University of Minnesota
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Break
SESSION 3: THR & Public Health Policy - (Viewing time1hr)
3:15 pm - 3:25 pm
Welcome from the Chair
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Public Health England
3:25 pm - 3:40 pm
A Magic Bullet? The Potential Impact of E-Cigarettes on the Toll of Cigarette Smoking:
Speaker
Prof Kenneth Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Dean Emeritus - University of Michigan School of Public Health
3:40 pm - 3:55 pm
Taking the measure of youth addiction to nicotine in the USA
Speaker
Prof Martin Jarvis Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Behavioural Science & Health - University College London
3:55 pm - 4:10 pm
Transitioning Dual Users off Combustible Cigarettes: Maximizing Complete Switching
Speaker
Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy - University of Illinois, Chicago
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
An update on Australia’s ban on sales of e-Cigarettes:
Speaker
Prof Wayne Hall National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research - The University of Queensland
4:25 pm - 4:55 pm
Panel discussion and Live Q&A
Session Responder
Prof Tikki Pangestu Visiting Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine - National University of Singapore
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Public Health England
Speakers
Prof Kenneth Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Dean Emeritus - University of Michigan School of Public Health
Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy - University of Illinois, Chicago
Prof Wayne Hall National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research - The University of Queensland
Prof Martin Jarvis Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Behavioural Science & Health - University College London
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing remarks
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Public Health England
DAY TWO - Available on demand to registered delegates
SESSION 4: Tobacco Control & Regulation - (Viewing time1hr 15mins)
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Welcome from the Chair
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Why the TPD needs to be strengthened
Speaker
Deborah Arnott Chief Executive - Action on Smoking and Health
10:55 am - 11:10 am
FCTC-MPOWER plus THR
Speaker
Prof Robert Beaglehole Emeritus Professor - University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
11:10 am - 11:25 am
What if we were serious about making smoking obsolete?
Speaker
Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Tobacco Harm Reduction and Politics in the US:
Speaker
Stefanie Miller Managing Director - FiscalNote Markets
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Break
11:55 am - 12:10 pm
Global view: how have recent US developments affected the global regulatory environment for products offering an alternative to combustible tobacco?
Speaker
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Panel discussion and live Q&A: What are the key considerations for prudent regulation of e-cigarettes?
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
Speakers
Deborah Arnott Chief Executive - Action on Smoking and Health
Prof Robert Beaglehole Emeritus Professor - University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
Stefanie Miller Managing Director - FiscalNote Markets
12:40 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch
SESSION 5: Working with Tobacco Harm Reduction - (Viewing time 50mins)
1:20 pm - 1:50 pm
The UK Stop Smoking Services in a new era
- How has vaping influenced or changed the stop smoking service and how does this fit within the traditional NRT and Medicinal tool kit
- Do you think there is a value for a medicinal e-cigarette that can be prescribed
- What concerns do service users have about e-cigarettes
- What was the experience of developing vaping policies within the local government and/or health hierarchies
- Flavours and nicotine limits remain contentious issues -what are your views
- How long should people vape for
- What advice would you give to a commissioner who wanted to add vaping to their menu of options for service users
- have e-cigarettes had a positive or negative impact on stop smoking services and the community they serve.
Chair
Professor Robert West Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology - Dep't of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London
Speakers
Louise Ross Vice Chair - NNA
Nicky Coote Service Lead & Specialist Smoking Cessation Practitioner - Barnet Stop Smoking Service, Public Health
Richard Holley Area Manager (Smoking Cessation), Tobacco Control Lead - Northamptonshire Stop Smoking Service
1:50 pm - 2:10 pm
Live Q&A – Working With THR in Smoking Cessation Services
Chair
Professor Robert West Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology - Dep't of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London
Speakers
Richard Holley Area Manager (Smoking Cessation), Tobacco Control Lead - Northamptonshire Stop Smoking Service
Louise Ross Vice Chair - NNA
Nicky Coote Service Lead & Specialist Smoking Cessation Practitioner - Barnet Stop Smoking Service, Public Health
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm
Break
SESSION 6: Tobacco and Health Inequalities - (Viewing time 45mins)
2:15 pm - 2:20 pm
Introduction and welcome from the Chair
Chair
Professor Robert West Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology - Dep't of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Relapse prevention: a matter of taste?
Speaker
Prof Caitlin Notley Chair of Addiction Sciences - University of East Anglia
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm
Reaching ‘the unreachable’: Responding to people in high-risk smoking groups during the Covid-19 pandemic
Speaker
Dr Sharon Cox Senior Research Fellow - University College London
2:40 pm - 2:50 pm
The struggle for the vape industry; the view from the ground
Speaker
Dr Frances Thirlway Research Fellow - Sociology Department, University of York
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm
Panel discussion and live Q&A: Tobacco and health inequalities
Chair
Professor Robert West Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology - Dep't of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London
Speakers
Dr Sharon Cox Senior Research Fellow - University College London
Dr Frances Thirlway Research Fellow - Sociology Department, University of York
Prof Caitlin Notley Chair of Addiction Sciences - University of East Anglia
3:15 pm - 3:25 pm
Break
SESSION 7: Tobacco Control and THR - (Viewing time 1hr)
3:25 pm - 3:30 pm
Welcome from the Chair
Chair
Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Setting the agenda for tobacco harm (reduction) research
Speaker
Ray Niaura Interim Chair of Dep't of Epidemiology, Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences - School of Global Public Health, New York University
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Attractiveness of less risky alternatives versus attractiveness of cigarettes. Are we nearly there yet?
Speaker
Peter Hajek Professor of Clinical Psychology - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Reflections from the front line
- What do we know?
- What do we need to find out?
- …and finally, does it matter?
Speaker
Dr Jasjit S. Ahluwalia Physician and Professor - Brown University School of Public Health and Alpert Medical School
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote and closing address: Prof Steven A. Schroeder
Speaker
Prof Steven A. Schroeder, MD Distinguished Professor of Health and Healthcare - University of California, San Francisco & Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Panel discussion and live Q&A: Tobacco control and THR – friend or foe?
Session Responder
Cliff Douglas JD Director, Tobacco Research Network, Adjunct Professor, Dep't of Health Management and Policy - University of Michigan School of Public Health
Chair
Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
Ray Niaura Interim Chair of Dep't of Epidemiology, Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences - School of Global Public Health, New York University
Peter Hajek Professor of Clinical Psychology - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
Prof Steven A. Schroeder, MD Distinguished Professor of Health and Healthcare - University of California, San Francisco & Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
Dr Jasjit S. Ahluwalia Physician and Professor - Brown University School of Public Health and Alpert Medical School
5:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing remarks
Chair
Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine