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PCSS Webinar: Improving Opioid Safety for Patients
Wednesday | January 24, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Presenter: Sharon Wrona, DNP, RN-BC, PNP, PMHS, AP-PMN, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: Measuring Alcohol-Related Harm: Politics and Science
At national level alcohol-related harm and especially the net cost of harm versus benefits are slippery concepts. Malleability and policy salience combine to make the estimates contested territory, seen as justifying reduced alcohol taxes...
Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes: Report Release Webinar
Six members from the Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will present the findings of the committee, which will be available online at 11 AM on January 23, 2018.
Exposure to Tobacco Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors among Non-Smoking Adults in Smoking-Restricted and Non-Restricted Areas
Abstract Objectives: Secondhand smoke (SHS) has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the aims of the paper are to assess SHS exposure among non-smoking adults in Malaysia attending various smoking-restricted...
Association of Occasional Smoking with Total Mortality in the Population-Based Tromsø Study
Abstract Objectives: There is a shift in the smoking population from daily smokers to light or occasional smokers. The knowledge about possible adverse health effects of this new smoking pattern is limited. We investigated smoking habits...
17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health WCTOH 2018
About the Conference
The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 7-9 March 2018. It will unite researchers, academics, non-governmental organisations, civil society, scientists, healthcare professionals and public officials working on all aspects of tobacco control from more than 100 countries.
The Effect of Cigarette Smoking during Pregnancy on Endocrine Pancreatic Function and Fetal Growth
Introduction: Cigarette smoking in pregnancy is a common cause of fetal growth restriction. We aimed to investigate endocrine pancreatic function of mother–infant dyads in relation to cigarette smoking, as a possible mechanism for the poor...
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting provides an excellent opportunity for attendees of all experience levels to participate in professional programming devoted to research and practice in the field of nicotine and tobacco research.
Society for Social Work and Research Conference
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference offers a scientific programme that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform,