International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century:
The Endgame for Tobacco

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Pre-Conference: September 9&10, 2013

08:00 - 18:00 - Registration

September 9, 2013

09:30 - 17:30: (PCW-1) Using State Specific Surveillance Data from India: Data to Policy & Building Blocks of Tobacco Control Research

September 10, 2013

09:30 - 17:30: (PCW-1) Using State Specific Surveillance Data from India: Data to Policy & Building Blocks of Tobacco Control Research

09:30 - 17:30: (PCW-2) Advancing Tobacco Control in Developing Countries - Experiences from Project STEPS

09:30 - 17:30: (PCW-3) Capacity Building Workshop on Prevention and Control of NCD Risk Factors

09:30 - 17:30: (PCW-4) Integrating tobacco control and health promotion in health professionals education in India

Conference Day One: September 11, 2013

08:00 - 18:00 - Registration

09:00 - 10:30 - Inaugural Ceremony

10:30- 11:00: (PP-1) Poster Presentations&Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30: (PL-1)Opening Plenary:'Preparing for a Tobacco-Free World: From FCTC to Tobacco Endgame'

12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch Seminars

13:45 & 15:15 - Concurrent Symposia

(S 1) The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control

(S 2) Multi-Sectoral Partnerships: A Cornerstone for the Tobacco Endgame

(S 3) Transitioning to Alternative Livelihood: Crucial to Endgame

(S 4) Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: An Imperative in NCD Prevention

(S-5) Getting the World to Agree and Act: From Consensus to Governance

15:15 - 15:45: (PP-2) Poster Presentations & Coffee Break

15:45 - 17:15: (OP-1) Oral Presentations

17:15 - 18:15 - Concurrent Panel Discussions

(PD-1) "Cancer Societies: What Role Can They Play in Promoting the Tobacco Endgame?" (Invited partner session by ACS)

(PD-2) Tobacco Endgame via Development: Role of UN and Development Partners

(PD-3) Increasing Effectiveness of Tobacco Cessation

(PD-4) Advocating Full Implementation of 'FCTC'

18:15 - 20:30: FCTC&COTPA@10 and Cultural Event

20:30 onwards - Dinner

Conference Day Two: September 12, 2013

08:00 - 12:00 Registration

08:45 - 10:15: (HP-1) Are We Game for Endgame?

08:45 - 10:15: (HP-2) Countering Industry Response

10:15 - 10:45: (PP-3) Poster Presentations&Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:15 - Concurrent Symposia

(S-6) Best Practices for Closing TAPS

(S-7) Plain Packaging: A Shining Armour in the Tobacco Battle (Invited partner session by HRIDAY)

(S-8) Impact and Challenges of Tobacco Use in India: Findings from TCP India Project (Invited partner session by Healis-Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health)

(S-9) The Tobacco - Free Generation Endgame (Invited partner session by National University of Singapore)

(S-10) Riding the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Development Waves to Curb the Tobacco Epidemic (Invited partner session by HealthBridge)

12:15 - 13:15 - Lunch Seminars

13:30 - 15:00 - (OP-2) Oral Presentations

15:00 - 15:30 - (PP-4) Poster Presentations & Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:30 - Concurrent Panel Discussions

(PD-5) Illicit Trade: - Implications on Endgame Objectives

(PD-6) Law, Ethics and Human Rights: Building Blocks of Tobacco Endgame

(PD-7) Conflicting Goals, Motivators, and Rules for Different Players "Where You Stand is a Function of Where You Sit".

(PD-8) Trade and Investment Agreements in the Context of the WHO FCTC and its Guidelines

16:30 - 18:00 - (PL-2) Closing Plenary - Integrating Elimination of Tobacco into Post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda