CoEHAR

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Summit
2022-04-21 15:30 - 23:30 (Europe/Rome)
Shelby County Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Summit

About this event

The Memphis Area Prevention Coalition, The University of Memphis, Church Health, and Alliance Health Care bring you the 2022 ATOD Summit! This will be an all-day event offering 6 Continuing Education hours! This conference is free!
Alcohol kills on average 95,000 Americans every year. Tobacco related deaths average 480,000 per year. Once again, meth is back on the scene in full force and taking over US cities. Hear from local experts about current data and find out what we can do to help prevent unnecessary ATOD related deaths.
To join the ATOD Summit, visit the ATOD Summit Webpage (Click Here ).
Thank you to our wonderful Summit Sponsors:

University of Memphis

Smoking, Quitting and Vaping
2022-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Rome)
Why do people smoke? And why is it so difficult to quit? Could vaping be part of the solution?
By Professor Lynne Dawkins, Professor of Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, School of Applied Sciences, LSBU

2nd edition Vaping Expo 02/03/04 April 2022
2022-04-02 - 2022-04-04 | MalpensaFiere | Centro Fiere Congressi ed Eventi, 16 Via XI Settembre, Busto Arsizio, 21052, Italy

EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2022
2022-04-02 | Philadelphia, United States
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2022Pennsylvania Convention Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAApril 2-5, 2022
Abstract Title: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Exhibit LowerToxicity Compared to Cigarettes: “The Replica Study Experience”Presenting Author: Alfio DistefanoSession Title: Interdisciplinary/translational science (SEBM)Session Day: Sunday, April 3, 2022Programming Society: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The New Look of Nicotine
2022-03-30 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Rome)
Overview of vaping, prevalence of use, toxicology & safety

About this event

In this presentation, “The New Look of Nicotine Addiction” , participants will receive an overview of vaping 101, the prevalence of use, toxicology and safety, secondary exposure cessation and harm reduction as well as youth use and risks. What does new research tell us about youth vaping and COVID-19? With almost 1 in 4 Ohio high school students using a vaping product and the FDA identifying vaping as an epidemic, what should you and your community know about vaping and Juuling?

Participants will:
• understand the history, growth and iterations of the electronic cigarette
• be able to identify common myths about the electronic cigarette
• be able to identify health risks of using electronic cigarettes
• be able to identify best practice vape prevention tools as well as alternative to suspension interventions.

CEUs
Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services has been approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board to offer continuing education credit hours to Counselors and Social Workers (Provider #RCS111304) and the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board to offer recognized clock hours to Chemical Dependency Counselors and Prevention Professionals (Provider #50-17863) and has approved this training for 1.5 hours of CEUs.
In order to ethically provide CEUs, we use a platform that generates attendance time reports. We must have a total time in attendance for each participant in order to issue CEUs and the CEUs issued are based on the total amount of time accumulated between the time an attendee joins and the time the attendee logs off. We are ethically bound to report the accumulated amount of time a participant attended, therefore we cannot issue CEUs to:

Individuals sharing a monitor, computer, and/or login
Individuals joining by audio phone only
Individuals missing more than 10 minutes of a training that is 60 minutes in length

CEUs will be adjusted to the nearest quarter hour to reflect the amount of time present for sessions over 60 minutes in length.
This session will not be recorded. If you are unable to attend but would like to request more information and resources from the speaker, please contact Becky Ketron at bketron@mcadamhs.org

43rd Annual National Convention of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM)
2022-03-23
43rd Annual Convention of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM), with which we are organizing a satellite symposium entitled “Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR)”.
Title: “Potential Impact of THR on Cigarette Use in Adult Smokers”.
Speaker: prof. Riccardo Polosa

Tobacco, It's Lit, But Is It Really Just Smoke?
2022-03-22 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Join us virtually as Tiffany Thigpen, Region 10 Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, comes to present about tobacco and what it really is.

SRNT (Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco)
2022-03-15 - 2022-03-18
2022 SRNT Annual Meeting – Baltimora
Poster Presentation
Giovanni Li Volti and Massimo Caruso

“E-CIGS EXHIBIT LOWER TOXICITY COMPARED TO CIGARETTES: THE REPLICA STUDY GROUP EXPERIENCE”
“COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CYTOTOXICITY ASSAYS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF TOBACCO RELATED PRODUCT TOXICITY”

Vaping and E-cigarettes Awareness workshop
2022-03-07 14:00 - 15:15 (Europe/Rome)
An interactive workshop for Oxfordshire based health and social care workers to learn about e-cigarettes and how they help smokers quit.
Find out more: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/social-and-health-care/health-recovery-and-wellbeing/smoke-free-oxfordshire

Virtual Tobacco Cessation Program_ Series # 2
2022-03-05 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Rome)
This program is for active tobacco users only. Please ONLY sign up if you are a current tobacco user interested in reducing your tobacco use.
Thank you
Your health is very important to us. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Onsite Tobacco Cessation program will take place virtually instead of in-person .
Your assigned Onsite Health Coach will contact you with additional details prior to your first scheduled session.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science
2022-02-11 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past decades, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science.
In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2015.

FDA’s Rulemaking Process & Upcoming Tobacco Product Standards
2022-02-10 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Rome)
Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is holding a public webinar titled “FDA’s Rulemaking Process and Planned Tobacco Product Standards to Prohibit Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor in Cigarettes and Flavors in Cigars.” In April 2021, FDA announced plans to advance two tobacco product standards within the next year: one to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and another to prohibit all characterizing flavors, except tobacco, in cigars. The webinar will provide an overview of the following:
FDA’s planned tobacco product standards and why they matter to public health
FDA’s rulemaking process and how stakeholders can participate
Information about cessation resources and tools
FDA experts will also answer some of the most commonly submitted stakeholder questions. Please note FDA will respond only to questions submitted by February 4. To submit a question, please register for the webinar and complete the appropriate field on the registration form.
The public webinar will be a live webcast. The link will be provided in the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours after registering, please contact Malini Runnells at malini.runnells@fda.hhs.gov.
For More Information
If you have questions about this program, please email ctpoutreach@fda.hhs.gov.

Understanding Synthetic Nicotine: A Comprehensive Scientific and Legal Review
2022-02-09 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/Rome)
Webinar
Understanding Synthetic Nicotine: A Comprehensive Scientific and Legal Review
The webinar will begin with a scientific review of synthetic nicotine, including how it is made, how testing can distinguish it from tobacco-derived nicotine, and whether it poses its own unique health concerns. Following that review, the webinar will discuss perspectives on FDA’s authority to regulate these products and consider potential regulatory approaches at the federal, state, and local levels.
Kevin Burd, Chief Executive Officer, Chemular, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer, North American Nicotine
Bonnie Coffa, Business Development Manager, Enthalpy Analytical
Kathleen Hoke, Law School Professor and Director, Network for Public Health Law Eastern Region, Francis King Carey School of Law, University of Maryland
Eric N. Lindblom, Independent Consultant and Senior Scholar, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown Law Center
Moderated by Kenneth Michael Cummings, Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

TPE
2022-01-26 - 2022-01-28
TPE 2022 will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 26-28, 2022 for 3 days of in-person business and networking.

FDA Grand Rounds
2022-01-13
Development and Testing of Warnings for Tobacco Products: Scientific and Regulatory Considerations

The E-Cigarette Summit 2021
2021-12-07 09:00 - 2021-12-08 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
The UK E-Cigarette Summit which will take place virtually on 7-8 December 2021 and hope that the Virtual Summit will provide a welcoming focal point to grapple with the challenging questions posed by e-cigarettes and new novel nicotine products.
For decades, the known harms from smoking and combustible products has aligned public health and tobacco control communities to a common goal. However, the emergence of e-cigarettes and novel nicotine products has created clear divisions within the both the scientific and policy communities. At the same time governments have a pressing demand to interpret conflicting evidence in to appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks.
The E-Cigarette Summit has a single aim of facilitating respectful dialogue and thoughtful analysis from global experts to explore the evidence and discuss how this should be interpreted to deliver the most effective health strategies to reduce smoking related death and disease. We hope that you can join us in December.
To help with challenging schedules and different time zones, speaker presentations will be pre-recorded and available to view on the virtual platform from Tuesday 30 November (5pm GMT). You will have to have registered to gain access. The Summit and panel discussions will be streamed live on 7-8 December at the times listed below. All times are UK GMT.
To view the agenda please visiti the link
To register, visit the website: register

International Conference on Otorhinolaryngology with Riccardo Polosa
2021-11-22 08:00 - 2021-11-23 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Scientex Conferences cordially invites you to participate in the
“International Conference on Otorhinolaryngology” during November 22-23, 2021 at Dubai, UAE.

Seminar: Living systematic review with Renèe O'Leary
2021-11-16 14:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Rome)
Tuesday 16 November at 14.00 CET a seminar on “Living systematic review: a new standard for medical research questions” will be held online on the ZOOM Platform direct by dr. Renèe O’Leary, project leader by In Silico Science.
Opening panelist:
prof. Riccardo Polosa, CoEHAR Founder and prof. Giovanni Li Volti, CoEHAR Director.
CoEHAR researchers will take part in the event, including Robin Varnooij (researcher of the In Silico Science project).
REGISTER BY 12 NOVEMBER

Moldavia: Conference presenting the DIASMOKE international project
2021-11-16 10:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Rome)
Meeting agenda:

Opening remarks and greetings. University introduction and main collaboration prospective

Prof. Emil CEBAN, rector of Nicolae Testemitanu University

Strategic priorities for research development within Nicolae Testemitanu University.

Academician Stanislav GROPPA, vice-rector for research activity

Tobacco harm reduction and possible health impact. Presentation of DIASMOKE international project.

Prof. dr. Riccardo POLOSA, University of Catania, Italy

Overview of the DIASMOKE study and its digital tools

Dr., associate professor, Lorina VUDU,

Overview of project coordination

Dr. John ISAAC, Iie ZABICA,
METANOIC HEALTH Ltd., United Kingdom

Closing remarks

Magdalena Walicka - Lectio Magistralis (smoking and diabetes)
2021-10-12 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Rome)
On Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 3pm in the Biological Tower of the University of Catania
a Lectio Magistralis will be held by Magdalena Walicka (Mossakowski Medical Research Centre of Warsaw, and Visiting Professor of the University) on this topic:

“Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on metabolic parameters in diabetes: a complex and confusing tale”

Thursday 22th of April, CoEHAR organizes the kick-off online meeting of the Smile Study
2021-04-14 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
The Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR) is pleased to present the “Smile Study”, a new research project committed to reducing the damage caused by smoking to dental health.
On Thursday 22th of April, from 9.30 to 16.00, the CoEHAR organizes the kick-off online meeting of the Smile Study international research project on Zoom.
The Smile Study is an international randomized controlled trial designed to determine whether conventional cigarette smokers who switch to reduced-risk systems (ie e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products) have measurable improvement in oral health and dental appearance parameters, such as a consequence of the lack of exposure of cigarette smoke.
The event will present all the activities on the effects of reduced-risk products on teeth and oral cavity, involving six international partners.
Participants in the international meeting will include delegates from the University of Bologna, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Addendo Dental Clinic (Italy), Universitas Padjajaran (Indonesia), the University Hospital of Warsaw (Poland), Fala Dental Clinic (Moldova).

Monday 22 March - kick off meeting of the research project Diasmoke 2.0
2021-03-22 09:30 - 17:00 (Europe/Rome) | Catania, Via Santa Sofia 89, Catania, 95123, Italy
On Monday 22 March from 9.30 to 17.00 CET, on the Zoom platform, the CoEHAR (Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction) will hold the kick off meeting of the international research project Diasmoke 2.0.

“Diasmoke” (Assessing the impact of combustion free-nicotine delivery technologies in Diabetic Smokers) is an international randomized controlled trial designed to determine whether conventional cigarette smokers who switch to reduced-risk products have a measurable improvement in cardiovascular risk parameters, as a consequence of the lack of exposure to the toxic substances of tobacco smoke.

The event is dedicated to the official presentation of all the activities envisaged by the innovative project which aims to help diabetic smokers to quit smoking, involving many international partners.

In addition to the research teams of the University of Catania, there will be delegates from: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS in London (UK), Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw (Poland), IMSP Republican Clinical Hospital in Chisinau (Moldova), Metanoic Health of London (UK), Confidosoft Ltd (UK).

For the first session of the meeting, scheduled at 9.30 am, the following Institutional representatives are invited:

Vania Patanè – Vice Rector of the University of Catania
Salvatore Baglio – Rector’s Delegate for Research
Giovanni Li Volti – CoEHAR Director
Francesco Purrello – Director of the Medclin Department and President of the Italian Foundation on Diabetes & Research
Agostino Consoli – President of the Italian Society of Diabetology
Paolo Di Bartolo – President of Italian Association of Diabetologists
Coordinator of the work of the Kick Off: prof. Riccardo Polosa, CoEHAR Founder

Detailed program of the day

REPLICA HARMONIZATION MEETING YEAR 2
2020-11-04 08:00 - 2020-11-12 17:00 (Europe/Rome) | Catania, Via Santa Sofia 89, Catania, 95123, Italy
The international partners of the Replica Project and the CoEHAR researchers will meet virtually for the REPLICA HARMONIZATION MEETING YEAR 2 that will be held on tomorrow, November 4th, 6th and 12th.
All the patners are invited to join a three day session. The meeting is divided into mandatory sessions on November 4th (three hours) and November 6th (two hours). A Training Lab Session is scheduled for November 12th.
Due to the circumstances, the meeting will be held online: it is a great opportunity for all the researchers and partners involved to discuss the updates of the project and bring up suggestions on the development of the research.
To coordinate the activities of this new project involving more than 20 university researchers and 30 international experts, there will be Giovanni Li Volti, full professor of biochemistry and Rector delegate to research in the biomedical sector, and Massimo Caruso, assistant professor of biochemistry, both from the School of Medicine of the University of Catania.
Replica is one of the most ambitious projects of the CoEHAR and it aims to replicate 10 international scientific studies to analyze the toxicity levels of conventional cigarette smoke and compare them with those deriving from the use of electronic cigarettes and products without combustion.

REPLICATION STUDIES - Kick off Meeting Harmonization and Training
2019-11-25 10:00 - 2019-11-28 15:30 (Europe/Rome) | Torre Biologica, Via Santa Sofia 89, Catania, 95123, Italia
From November 25th to 28th the CoEHAR will host the international partners of the “Replication Studies” project, the third of the nine projects launched last June by the Research Center for the Reduction of Smoking Damage of the University of Catania, directed by prof. Riccardo Polosa.
On Monday 25th from 10 am at the Biological Tower of the University of Catania, the Rector Prof. Francesco Priolo will welcome the delegates of the Universities of Greece, Serbia, Russia, Oman, Indonesia and the United States.
To coordinate the activities of this new project involving more than 20 university researchers and 30 international experts, there will be Giovanni Li Volti, full professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine of the University of Catania and Rector delegate to research in the biomedical sector.
The “Replication Studies” will replicate 10 international scientific studies to analyze the toxicity levels of conventional cigarette smoke and compare them with those deriving from the use of electronic cigarettes and products without combustion. For the first time, repetition will occur by analyzing only human cells.
Event program

Board Meeting Fondazione Smoke Free World
2019-11-04 00:00 - 2019-11-06 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Torre Biologica, Via Santa Sofia 89, Catania, 95123, Italia
CoEAR e la Fondazione Smoke Free si incontrano per stipulare nuovi accordi

International Summer School on Project Management (ISPM)
2019-09-30 00:00 - 2019-10-06 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UNA HOTELS, Via Recanati 26, Giardini Naxos Sicilia, 98035, Italia
E’ iniziata la prima Summer School del CoEHAR!
The International summer School on Project Management (ISPM) aims at training young graduates/professionals on the best practices about leading project management methods, combining a theoretical background with a practical approach. Students will also have the opportunity to work in a team in simulation activities of proposal building and project management.
Thanks to the ISPM, students will experience different factors that determine the successful completion of a project. Young project managers will be able to face the challenges of a particular sector such as the project management, which is highly requested, extremely versatile and requires great adaptability and organizational skills.

Catania: Notte dei Ricercatori
2019-09-27 | Piazza Università catania, Via Roccaforte, Catania, Catania, 95124, Italia
La Notte dei Ricercatori si svolgerà il 27 Settembre 2019

Conrad Challenge Winners
2019-09-02 09:00 - 2019-09-04 18:00 (Europe/Rome) | Torre Biologica, Via Santa Sofia 89, Catania, 95123, Italia
Il CoEHAR diventa un premio per il Conrad Challenge, una competizione annuale multi-fase per l’innovazione e l’imprenditorialità che incoraggia i giovani a partecipare alla progettazione del futuro. Ogni anno, gruppi di 2-5 studenti, di età compresa tra 13 e 18 anni, provenienti da tutto il mondo creano prodotti e / o servizi per affrontare alcune delle sfide più urgenti a livello globale e locale. Diventano risolutori di problemi imprenditoriali, affrontando problematiche sociali, scientifiche e sociali impegnative utilizzando la loro creatività e capacità di pensiero critico.
Cinque studenti americani tra i 13 e i 18 anni hanno vinto la competizione della sezione Smoke Free World con il progetto VapeMate, un device che gli svapatori possono collegare alla propria sigaretta elettronica. Il dispositivo è collegato a un’app mobile che gli utenti possono scaricare e che dice loro quanta nicotina consumano.
Questi studenti saranno in visita a Catania dal 2 al 4 settembre per conoscere il CoEHAR, che si occupa appunto di innovazione, trasferimento tecnologico e analisi tossicologiche.
