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Supporting tobacco harm reduction is more than just pragmatic positioning to appease financial analysts and stakeholders. For Imperial Brands, one of the world’s major tobacco companies, THR represents a consumer-focused commitment to helping individuals switch to less harmful forms of tobacco. It's a strategy that balances both head and heart, reflecting a thoughtful approach to the future of saf...

Regulation round up – global perspectives - Workshop | #GFN24 by GFN.TV

We delve into the key insights and discussions from the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN). Our expert speakers share their experiences and reflections on the evolution of tobacco harm reduction, exploring the intersection of science, economics, and politics. Learn about the challenges faced, the progress made, and the future of tobacco harm reduction in public health.

Scientific data are critical to our understanding of the harm reduction potential of novel tobacco and nicotine products. Such data can be used in shaping evidence-based regulation and to inform consumers of the relative risks of tobacco product use. Increasingly, there are calls to preclude data generated by manufacturers in informing policy, as this data is seen by some as not ‘independent’ and...

Tragically, those who should know better—medical doctors, public health officials, and the media—are reluctant to promote nicotine vaping as a tool for harm reduction. Instead, they make a deliberate choice to ignore or avoid acknowledging the truth about vaping. This problem is widespread, including in Latin America. Learn more in this special hybrid English/Spanish episode of GFN Interviews. Fea...

We all have to have a voice in this discussion! | GFN24 Commentary Team hosted by Sarah Cooney by GFN.TV

An examination of the nature of the THR debate, including different factions' objectives and the tactics being used, such as misinformation, emotive appeals and personal attacks. Panellists will share their own experiences, discuss why the debate is being conducted as it is, and ask how we should best operate in a challenging and often hostile environment. GFN 2024 Panel Discussion #4 - hosted by...

Join host Rebecca Taylor, a health policy specialist and former member of the European Parliament, as she leads an insightful discussion on the recent European election results and their implications for tobacco harm reduction, featuring: - Michael Landl - Director of the World Vapers Alliance from Austria; - Konstantinos Farsalinos - Physician and public health researcher from Greece; - Fernando...

Despite considerable scientific evidence to support the efficacy - and relative safety - of safer nicotine products (SNPs) powerful voices continue to place obstacles in the way of consumers. Consumers are an often neglected voice in the debates that often result in disproportionate regulation, restrictions on sales and use and outright bans applied to SNPs. There are some notable exceptions, wher...

Join Brent Stafford of RegWatch as he hosts an engaging panel with renowned harm reduction advocates from Australia, the UK, and Canada. In this lively discussion, our experts tackle critical issues facing Commonwealth countries. Featuring Fiona Patten, Martin Cullip, and Maria Papaioannoy, this conversation dives deep into the contradictions and complexities of harm reduction strategies in the Co...

Join us for an in-depth live commentary from the Global Forum on Nicotine 2024, held in Warsaw! In this video, Will Godfrey of Filtermag sits down with two of the leading advocates in the field of tobacco harm reduction: Fiona Patten and Samrat Chowdhery. Fiona Patten's take on the prohibition impact in Australia and the rise of illegal markets. Samrat Chowdhery's insights into the black market co...

The hosts, together with a panel representing scientists, consumers and other stakeholders will review a selection of scientific papers, published in the past 12 months, on nicotine and THR-related issues, identifying the best and worst examples. GFN 2024 Panel Discussion #3 - hosted by Clive Bates with panellists: Arielle Selya, Gizelle Baker and Roberto Sussman.

Harry Shapiro is joined by Lindsey Stroud and David Sweanor for this Commentary Team session, filmed at the 2024 edition of the Global Forum on Nicotine! Join us for an in-depth look at these crucial topics with insights from leading experts at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2024! Overview of progress and challenges in tobacco harm reduction across different regions, examination of diverse regulator...

Philip Morris International is at the centre of the battle over the coming smoke-free world, having spent billions transitioning to reduced-risk products like oral tobacco, heated tobacco products, and vaping. Yet they are still one of the largest producers of combustible tobacco products. How is the journey to the smoke free future going? Featuring: Ondrej Koumal Director External Affairs, Philip...

An examination of the health and economic impact of tobacco control measures and the role for proportionate regulation and risk management for alternative nicotine products. GFN 2024 Panel Discussion #2 - hosted by Clive Bates with panellists: David Sweanor, Nevena Crljenko, Konstantinos Farsalinos and Joe Thompson.

How health, economics and harm reduction interact? | GFN Voices 2024 #1 by GFN.TV

An examination of the health, social and economic costs of prohibition, with a panel reflecting on parallel experiences with illicit drugs and alcohol. The panel comprises politicians, thought leaders from the drug and alcohol fields and a consumer/vape trader perspective. GFN 2024 Panel Discussion #1 - hosted by Ethan Nadelmann with panellists: Fiona Patten, Lindsey Stroud, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh...

Australia intensified its war on vaping with new, punitive regulations that will criminalize nicotine vaping products to an extent unseen in the Western world. The government explicitly states that its goal is to 'reverse the increasing uptake of recreational nicotine. Featuring: Prof., Dr. Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh Physician, Prof. Public Health, National University of Malaysia Chairman of the Malay...

GFN 2024 Keynote #3 given by Vivien Azer, hosted by David Sweanor, response from Jonathan Fell Vivien is a nicotine market specialist, and until recently, the Managing Director & Senior Analyst, Global Beverages, Tobacco and Cannabis, at TD Cowen, in New York City. In her keynote she will address a number of themes, among them: - What factors prompted and drove initial investment in this field? -...

Michael Russell Award 2024 - presented to Dr. Colin Mendelsohn by Professor Gerry Stimson

GFN 2024 Keynote #2 - delivered by Garrett McGovern, response from Alex Wodak - titled "Over/misinterpretation of the precautionary principle in relation to safer nicotine". Whilst no activity has a total absence of risk, science has to embrace risks and challenges to evolve. The over/misinterpretation of the precautionary principle is often an impediment to progress. Drawing on his experience of...

GFN 2024 Keynote #1 - delivered by Andrzej Fal, hosted by Grzegorz Król, response from Michelle Minton - titled "Health and economic benefits of tobacco harm reduction". - What does the current evidence tell us about the potential health and economic benefits of safer nicotine products? - How should we weight this evidence? - What more do we need to know, what is the prognosis for the future and w...

2024 Michael Russell Oration - delivered by Cliff Douglas - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Action to End Smoking - titled "Bridging the Divide: Taking Global Action to End Smoking"

What’s holding up the transformation to safer nicotine products in low-income and middle-income countries, known as LMICs? In India, there are over 300 million tobacco users, with many using what Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan calls “risky forms of tobacco” that significantly increase cancer severity. Hear Dr. Sud’s “bottom of the pyramid” plan to supercharge the tobacco transformation in LMICs. Featuri...

Australia intensified its war on vaping with new, punitive regulations that will criminalize nicotine vaping products to an extent unseen in the Western world. The government explicitly states that its goal is to 'reverse the increasing uptake of recreational nicotine. Featuring: Fiona Patten Former Member, Parliament of Victoria, Australia Chair, Australian Consumers’ Association Harm Reduction,...