June 22, 2011
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act:
Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry
Powerpoint Presentations (80 MB)
On Demand Videos:
- Welcome and Introductions (Dean Frenk)
- Overview of the Meeting (Connolly)
- Senator Kennedy and the Battle for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products (Teitz)
- Can the FDA Regulate the Tobacco Industry? (Carpenter)
- Regulatory Science and the Implementation of the FSPTCA (Ashley)
- Tobacco Use in America 2000-2010 (Giovino)
- How the Tobacco Industry Responded to the Ban on Light Descriptors (Hammond)
- Tobacco Product Regulation: Progress and Potential to Improve Public Health (Connolly)
- Nexus of Policy Design, Agency Capture, and Free Markets in FDA Regulatory and Advisory Process (Givel)
- Lessons Learned: Applications for Future Regulation(Vargyas, Healton)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Involvement of Stakeholders in the Regulatory Process: Still Time to Remedy the Situation (Gardiner)
- Breaking the Tobacco Industry’s Monopoly over Self-Regulation of Tobacco Products (Myers)
- The Kennedy Family’s Contributions to a Tobacco-Free America (Kennedy III)
- What Can We Learn From the History of Regulation of Cocaine and Opium? (Montagne)
- Future Trends in Tobacco Product Use and Implications for Regulation (Pachacek)
- The State of the Science and Challenges to the Regulation of Tobacco Product Abuse Liability (Henningfield)
- Can the “Threshold” Addicting Dose of Nicotine be Determined? (Hurt)
- The Regulation of Tobacco by State and Local Governments in the 21st Century (Blanke)
- Developing a Vision and Regulatory Science for a Tobacco-Free America: Pipedream or Reality (Cummings)
- Open Discussion with Panelists
May 25, 2011
Abuse Liability Assessment: State of the Science and Challenges in Application to Tobacco Products
View Webcast
Powerpoint Slides
March 1, 2011
Tobacco Control Lecture
Making Smoking History Worldwide: The Greek Experience
December 2-4, 2010
The First Pan-Hellenic Congress on Tobacco Control
Athens, Greece
Click here for the conference agenda
Hellenic Education and Advocacy and Research Project in Tobacco Control (HEART)
Conference Presentations
January 31, 2010
Symposium on Israel
Secondhand Smoke Levels in Israeli Bars, Pubs and Cafes
What can be done in Israel?
October 2, 2009:
“Tobacco Industry Circumvention of the FDA Ban on ‘Light’ and ‘Ultra-light’ Descriptors on Cigarettes”
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Harvard School of Public Health
Kresge Building, Room G3
Speakers:
David Hammond, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Studies and Gerentology
University of Waterloo, Canada
“The Tobacco Industry’s Use of Colors and Sensory Descriptors on Cigarette Packs in Other Countries with a Ban to Mislead Smokers about the Risk of Light Cigarettes”
Gregory N. Connolly, DMD, MPH
Professor of the Practice of Public Health
Interim Director of the Division of Public Health Practice
“Recently Introduced Tobacco Brands into the US Market; Compliance with the Intent of the Law and Potential Impact on Public Health”
Meeting and Conferences
There are no meetings or conferences scheduled at this time. Please visit this page at a later date for information on future events to attend.
Previous Conferences and Symposia
2008
- Third International Conference on “Fire Safer” Cigarettes – Norwood, Massachusetts
- Treating Nicotine Addiction (Continuing Professional Education Program):What you can do to help your patients quit smoking – Nicosia, Cyprus
- The Cigarette Industry’s Entry into the Smokeless Tobacco Market – Boston, Massachusetts
2007
- Making Smoking History in Europe and America – Boston, Massachusetts
- Making Smoking Hisotry with Youth, A Comprehensive Approach – Nicosia, Cyprus
2006
- Second International Conference on “Fire Safer” Cigarettes – Boston, Massachusetts
- Making Smoking History, A Training Course – Lamaka, Cyprus
- Can We Make Smoking History in our Lifetime? – Boston, Massachusetts
2005
- The First World Conference on “Fire Safer” Cigarettes – Boston, Massachusetts