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The 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health

Building capacity for a tobacco-free world

July 12-15, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Thursday, July 13, 2006: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Meeting Room 9 (Renaissance Hotel)
The Impact of Various Cessation Interventions: From Quitlines to Mandated Coverage
Moderator:Cheryl A. Ferguson (USA)
3:30 PMFeasibility of Brief Tobacco Cessation Advice for Tuberculosis Patients
Asma El Sony (Sudan), Karen Slama (Sudan), Elhaj Hussein (Sudan), Mohamed Salieh (Sudan), Khadija Adam (Sudan), Amar Hassan Khamis (Sudan), Donald A. Enarson (Sudan)
3:45 PMEureopean Network of Quitlines - Developing Best Practice Tools and Policy Recommendations
Victoria C. Bateman (United Kingdom), Steve Crone (United Kingdom)
4:00 PMControl of Tobacco Use and Smoking Cessation at Allianz Portugal
Paulo D. Vitoria (Portugal), Carlota Simões-Raposo (Portugal), Patrícia B. Moon (Portugal), Vanda Cruz (Portugal), Manuel Rosas (Portugal), José M. Pádua (Portugal)
4:15 PMCost effectiveness analysis of National Smoking Cessation Service (NSCS) delivered in different settings in Taiwan
Chih-Kuan Lai (Taiwan), Shi-Tzu Tsai (Taiwan), Tsai-Hsing Liao (Taiwan), Ying-Fu Liao (Taiwan), Pi-Yao Chen (Taiwan)
4:30 PMEffects of Establishing Nicotine Dependence Treatment Services on Reduction of Medical Costs and Smoking Prevalence
Masakazu Nakamura (Japan), Takako Morita (Japan), Akira Oshima (Japan)
4:45 PMBringing Cessation Services to the People: Mandating Insurance Coverage
Cheryl A. Ferguson (USA)

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