Archives: Seminars

On the last day of September 2022 Public Health England closed its doors. On the first day of October the Office of Health Improvement started work in earnest. Some may have anticipated a slowing of the pace on e-cigarettes but by the end of the month Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid was talking… Read more »

Which problems are we primarily trying to solve – smoking or nicotine dependence? Has risk communication been appropriate to the scale of the problem? What are the greatest barriers to improving the quality of the harm reduction debate What role would/could a medicinal product have in reducing smoking and changing the harm reduction debate? What… Read more »

Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of poor health outcomes and inequalities amongst people experiencing extensive health and social needs (e.g., homelessness, substance dependencies). An erroneous perception exists that individuals living with such needs do not engage in health services and as such, are described as ‘hard to reach’, ‘disengaged’ or ‘uninterested’. This talk highlights… Read more »

Public health professionals in England recognise that vape products can play a useful role in helping smokers cut down or quit, but a recent rise in young people’s use of disposable devices has led to calls for increased regulation. This presentation will explore the rise of disposables from the point of view of ordinary smokers… Read more »

It’s well-established that vaping helps some people quit smoking, but concerns over the unknown long-term health effects and rise in youth disposable vaping, has seen greater demand for tighter restrictions. But policy decisions have consequences and not all of them are intended.  In this session, Dr Jasmine Khouja will present a recent study that asked… Read more »

Until recently, disposable e-cigarettes were considered of historic interest, made obsolete by rechargeable devices with better nicotine delivery. For instance, just 1 in 20 British vapers chose disposable e-cigarettes as their main device from 2016 to 2020. Yet over the past two years, we have witnessed the market become flooded with new disposable e-cigarettes that… Read more »

This talk will look at what were the hopes and fears for the public health impact of e-cigarettes to 10 years ago, how far these have come to pass, and what we might expect in 10 years’ time, depending on policies adopted and technological change. It will take an international perspective, examining the landscape in… Read more »

E-cigarettes have emerged as a more popular quitting aid among pregnant smokers than traditional NRT. Such use of e-cigarettes has been condoned in the UK but advised against in the US.  In this session, Prof Hajek will look at some of the evidence regarding nicotine effects in pregnancy, specifically the existing human data, as opposed… Read more »

Cigarette smoking is a significant public health concern, despite stringent regulation. Switching smokers to a less harmful product would therefore mitigate some of this harm. Few alternatives have proven attractive to smokers. Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS or e-cigarettes) deliver nicotine in a way similar to that of conventional cigarettes and hence potentially provide an… Read more »