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Webinar: Current Trends in "Roll-Your-Own" Tobacco Regulation
October 2, 2012 at 1:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern Time
This webinar, hosted by the Public Health Law Center, will describe the growth of the "roll-your-own" tobacco (RYO) industry in recent years and the resulting economic and public health effects. The webinar will describe federal laws that regulate the sale and distribution of RYO, as well as opportunities for state and local policies to fill remaining gaps and regulate RYO machine operators. Click here for more information.

Webinar: Implications for Global Quitlines of a Recent Study on NRT and Quitline Counseling in England
October 3, 2012 at 6:00-7:30 am Eastern Time and 5:00-6:30 pm Eastern Time
The North American Quitline Consortium is hosting a webinar that will highlight implications of the recent article by Ferguson et al. published in the British Medical Journal describing a 2x2 randomized study conducted in the UK comparing standard quitline care to proactive counseling, and provision of NRT to no NRT. Presentations will include a summary of the study design and findings, as well as formal responses from two international quitline researchers who are also strongly aligned with the quitline practice community. Strengths and weaknesses of the study, as well as implications for quitlines will be discussed. Click here for more information. Click here to read the abstract of the study that will be highlighted in this webinar.

Webinar: The National Asian Quitline: A Tobacco Cessation Resource for Asian-language Speakers
October 3, 2012 at 4:30 - 5:30 pm Eastern Time
Hosted by the APPEAL PROMISE network with featured speaker Dr. Shu-Hong Zhu, this webinar will provide information about the upcoming launch of the National Asian Quitline. Participants will learn about the multilingual Asian Quitline's proven success in providing tobacco cessation services for Chinese-, Korean-, and Vietnamese-speaking smokers in the U.S. and find out how to ensure that this resource reaches Asian American communities. Click here to register. Registered participants will receive a confirmation email containing login information for the webinar.

Summit on Tobacco Policy
October 4-6, 2012
Kansas City, MO
The National Center for Tobacco Policy is hosting this event to discuss tobacco-free campus policy implementation in higher education institutions and hospitals. Read more here.

Webinar: Implementing Evidence-based Interventions within Healthcare Systems
October 9, 2012 at 2:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern Time
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Research to Reality (R2R) October cyber-seminar will highlight three of the R2R Mentorship Program projects that are implementing cancer control interventions within healthcare systems. Three participants in this mentorship program will share the details of their projects (colorectal cancer screening programs and a program to increase the use of evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies) and how the lessons they learned may be translated to other communities and inform future research. Click here for more information.

Webinar: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Next Steps for Tobacco Control
October 10, 2012 at 12:30 – 2:00 pm Eastern Time
The American Lung Association and the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) will host this webinar on implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it impacts work in tobacco control. The webinar, open to everyone in the tobacco control community, will feature presentations and discussion on: federal actions to implement the ACA and how they affect tobacco cessation treatment coverage, what is happening at the state level, upcoming actions and decision points to be aware of, and next steps for the tobacco control community. Representatives from Oregon and New York will share their experiences in, and guidance on, getting involved in ACA implementation. To register for the webinar, click here.

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
October 27-31, 2012
San Francisco, CA
The American Public Health Association's 2012 Annual Meeting & Exposition will focus on Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span and offer public health professionals countless opportunities from networking to continuing education and much more. Click here for details about registration. Registration is now open.

5th Annual Ottawa Conference: State of the Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation
February 1-2, 2013
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is hosting its fifth annual conference, a nationally recognized reference point for health professionals interested in gaining knowledge in clinical smoking cessation. This is an accredited opportunity for knowledge exchange for a variety of stakeholders including physicians, nurses, other healthcare and community practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. This event will bring together national and international experts sharing the latest concepts in clinical tobacco treatment, program development, and smoking cessation research. Plenary and breakout sessions, panel discussions, poster displays, and networking opportunities will be featured. Click here for more information.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VIII
May 5-8, 2013
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Looking for the best tried and true strategies for winning a smoke-free effort in your city or state? The purpose of The American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation sponsored 3-day skills-building and strategy planning Institute is to enhance awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke, share recent science and economic data and first-hand experiences, and expand the capacity of smoke-free advocates, researchers, and other public health professionals nationwide. Click here for more details. Please fill out the two-page registration application and do not send money at this time. A separate application is required for each person. To apply for a partial scholarship, fill out the one-page scholarship request form, in addition to the registration application. To submit a request to bring family members and/or guests, please also complete the family form. On occasion, applicants are waitlisted due to space constraints. For more information, email Stephanie Shedd. Early bird registration ends September 30, 2012.

CADCA's 2013 National Leadership Forum
February 4-7, 2013
National Harbor, MD
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) Forum is the nation’s largest meeting for community prevention leaders, treatment professionals and researchers. The Forum will be held in conjunction with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s (CSAP) 9th Annual Prevention Day. Learn new skills to help you tackle community substance abuse problems, hear from experts in the field and network with nearly 3,000 substance abuse professionals from across the country. Click here to learn more about CADCA, or click here to register for CADCA’s 23rd Annual National Leadership Forum.

Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting
March 13-16, 2013
Boston, MA
The Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco is holding its 19th annual meeting in March 2013 in Boston. Abstract submissions are no longer being accepted, but those wishing to host pre-conference workshops may submit their requests through October 19, 2012. Click here for more information.

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