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The TCRC organises workshops on tobacco control especially designed
for the European medical profession. As well as giving
practical guidance on the action that both NMAs and
individual doctors can take to tackle tobacco, the
workshops provide a supportive environment in which
participants can share their experience and challenges
in tobacco control.
Workshops are arranged in collaboration with the
national medical association in the host country,
and can be tailored to address local needs and interests.
To receive further information, or if your association
might be interested in hosting a workshop contact:
tcrc@bma.org.uk
summer and autumn 2002
With funding from the Department of Health, the BMA
TCRC will pilot a series of half-day workshops on
smoking cessation to address these needs. Workshops
are scheduled to run throughout England & Wales
in October 2002 and will include presentations by
expert speakers, group discussion and interactive
sessions.
They will address the evidence base for clinical
effectiveness as well as providing a supportive environment
in which practitioners can seek practical advice and
share their own experiences and challenges. A toolkit
of training resources will also be developed. To facilitate
participation, funds will be made available for locum
cover.
A subsequent stage is envisaged, should the pilot
training prove effective. This would involve training
GP tutors to deliver the course directly to their
trainees.
For more information please contact: lisa.buck@bma.org.uk
february 2002
TCRC was invited to hold a workshop as part of the
WHO European Ministerial Conference for a Tobacco-free
Europe which took place on 18-19 February 2002 in
Warsaw.
Our keynote speaker, Sir Richard Doll, University
of Oxford, UK, recounted the history of his groundbreaking
study which linked smoking with lung cancer and discussed
his plans to finalise the 50 year study. Dr Eva Kralikova,
Charles University, Czech Republic, covered the practical
aspects of smoking cessation work carried out by doctors
across Europe. Other speakers included Dr Sinéad
Jones, TCRC, Dr Alan Rowe, former secretary of EFMA
and Dr Konstanty Radziwill, President of the Polish
Chamber of Physicians and Dentists.
spring 2000
The first TCRC workshop was held on 16 March 2000 in Warsaw, Poland,
in conjunction with the annual plenary meeting of
EFMA. The meeting was hosted by the Polish Chamber
of Physicians and Dentists. Representatives from 13
European medical associations participated.
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