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11ᵗʰ ENSP-ECTC Istanbul 2026

All times local to the event · Europe/Istanbul

4 Nov 2026 · Grand Opening

11:30–12:30 Registration

Participants registration & Welcome coffee

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Start the Conference by connecting with colleagues from across Europe and beyond, sharing experiences, and exploring opportunities to work together towards a common goal: protecting children and young people from nicotine addiction and advancing tobacco control worldwide.

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11:30–15:00 Registration

Participants registration & Welcome coffee

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Start the Conference by connecting with colleagues from across Europe and beyond, sharing experiences, and exploring opportunities to work together towards a common goal: protecting children and young people from nicotine addiction and advancing tobacco control worldwide.

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12:30–14:00 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Protecting young minds from nicotine: what your government can do at the United Nations (UN)

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Jeltsje Boersma (Impact Unfiltered), David Chalom (Doctors Against Tobacco, Sweden)

With the Distinguished Participation of the Honourable Valerie Esang Whipps, First Lady of the Republic of Palau. Palau asked the UN to review nicotine, and that review is now under way. Any government can take part. This session covers what your government can do, and what you can do to move it.

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Where we are, and what happens next

Dr. David Chalom

Doctors Against Tobacco, Sweden

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How a country joins: what a notification is, how to send one, and by when

Ms. Jeltsje Boersma

Impact Unfiltered

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The questionnaire: what WHO will ask your government, and who should answer it

Dr. David Chalom

Doctors Against Tobacco, Sweden

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The vote: 36 of 53 at the CND, and why the seats are decided a year earlier at ECOSOC

Ms. Jeltsje Boersma

Impact Unfiltered

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Questions and open discussion

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15:00–17:30 Opening

Opening Remarks & Welcome Address

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Turkish Green Crescent Society

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Dinç

General President of the Türkiye Yeşilay Society.

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European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention

Prof. Panagiotis Behrakis

President ENSP

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Head of the WHO FCTC Secretariat

Mr. Andrew Black

Head of the WHO FCTC Secretariat

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UNICEF Türkiye Country Office

Mr. Paolo Giuseppe Marchi

UNICEF Türkiye Country Office

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Deputy Minister of Health of Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şuayıp BİRİNCİ

Deputy Minister of Health of Türkiye

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Nicotine and the Developing Brain: Understanding the Risks of Early Addiction and Its Lifelong Consequences

Prof. Dr. Cevdet Erdöl

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5 Nov 2026 · Conference Day 2

09:00–10:30 SYMPOSIUM

Tobacco Control Policy, Regulation and Emerging Products

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Chairs: Mrs. Susann Koalick, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Açık

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SESRIC’s Contributions to Tobacco Control and Health Capacity Building in OIC Member Countries: Initiatives, Tools and Good Practices

Alia Şerifi Ortak

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From Healthcare Services to the Community: GNTH Standard 7 and the Engagement of the Next Generation in Tobacco and Nicotine Prevention

Mrs. Susann Koalick

President – Forum Nikotinprävention und Beratung Schweiz (FNBS) / Global Network for Tobacco free Healthcare Services (GNTH)

Co-authors: dr hab. Łukasz Balwicki, prof. uczelni / M.D., Ph.D., Assoc. Prof., Department of Public Health and Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland Melinda Pénzes, MD, PhD Department of Public Health, Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary Chi-Wei Lin Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Taiwan Marianne Hochet Senior Executive, RESPADD, Tobacco-free health services France Laura Antón Tobacco Control Unit, WHO Collaborating Center on Tobacco Control, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain Edward Murphy Project Manager, HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme, Ireland

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From Clinical Practice to Policy: Healthcare Professionals as Leaders in Tobacco Control

Prof. Dr. H. Volkan Kara

Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery (Göğüs Cerrahisi Ana Bilim Dalı Başkanı) at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty

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Synergizing Tobacco Control and Energy Policies for Climate Action: A Structural VAR Analysis of Tobacco Consumption, Tobacco Production and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Greece, Romania and Bulgaria

Dr. Alexander Osarogue

The Hellenic Thoracic Society (HTS)

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Patients as Policy Entrepreneurs: The Untapped Role of Cancer Advocacy in Advancing Tobacco Control and Nicotine Regulation in Europe

Dr. Adela Maghear

Head of Policy – Centre for Innovation in Medicine (INOMED)

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09:00–10:30 CONTRE-FEU FRANCE SYMPOSIUM

The Tobacco Endgame in the Era of Novel Nicotine Products: Stopping Big Tobacco from Hooking the Next Generation

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Pierre Bizel, MSc, MPH, PMHSc, President OXY Belgium/ Marion Catellin, Executive Director, Contre-Feu

PART I — UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT FOR A NEW GENERATION AT RISK: NICOTINE USE, PERCEPTIONS AND HEALTH HARMS A. Beyond Cigarettes: How French Teenagers Perceive And Use Nicotine Products ? B. Beyond addiction: the respiratory health risks of nicotine products PART II — EXPOSING INDUSTRY STRATEGIES: HOW TO COUNTER NICOTINE MARKETING TARGETING YOUNG PEOPLE? PART III – PROTECTING THE NEXT GENERATION: HOW INDUSTRY LOBBYING THREATENS EU NICOTINE REGULATION?

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Beyond Cigarettes: How French Teenagers Perceive And Use Nicotine Products ?

Mrs. Ellen De Guiran

Scientific and Prevention Manager, Contre-Feu

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Beyond addiction: the respiratory health risks of nicotine products.

Dr. Maria Juusela , MD, PhD

Helsinki University Central Hospital, member of the Tobacco Control Committee of the European Respiratory

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Exposing industry strategies: how to counter nicotine marketing targeting young people?

Ms. Astrid Billard

Communications manager, Contre-Feu

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Protecting the next generation: how industry lobbying threatens eu nicotine regulation?

Mr. Martin Drago

Advocacy manager, Contre-Feu

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Q&A Discusssion

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09:00–10:30 PARALLEL SESSION

Youth Prevention, Education and Supportive Environments

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Paraskevi Katsaounou, Endrit Reka

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Prevention of Health Risk Behaviours Among Romanian Youth: Development and Perspectives for Implementation of a Guideline for Health Care Professionals from Schools and Universities

Prof. Lucia Maria Lotrean

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A Long-Term, Sport-Integrated Youth Prevention Model: Eight Years of Health Education Within an Ice Hockey Academy

Dr. Valentina Bianchi Galdi

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The SMART Initiative: Revolutionizing Youth Smoking Prevention Through Experiential Learning

Prof. Paraskevi Katsaounou

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Patterns of Adolescent Substance Use of Nicotine, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs: A Latent Class Analysis in Three European Countries

Prof. Joan Hanafin & Prof. Luke Clancy

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Youth Uptake of Nicotine Pouches in Europe: A Systematic Review on Prevalence and Dual Use

Mrs. Carlotta Bianchin

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Peers as Protectors: How Turkish Green Crescent Society and Youth Clubs Support Tobacco- and Nicotine-Free Campuses

Green Crescent University/Youth Clubs (TBC)

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Q&A Discussion

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09:00–10:30 SYMPOSIUM

Oral Health and Nicotine Addiction Prevention in Youth

Ajda Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Eleana Stoufi and Prof. Manuel Rodríguez Aranda

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CED & HDA on the Frontline: Preventing Nicotine Addiction Among Youth

Dr. Vasileios Stathopoulos

Chair, Council of European Dentists (CED) and Hellenic Dental Association (HAD)

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How to prevent and tackle new ways of tobacco and nicotine use with new generations at dental offices

Prof. Manuel Rodríguez Aranda

SEPA, University of Valencia

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New Nicotine Products and Oral Health: The Contemporary "Trojan Horse” – Emerging Risks in a Changing Adolescent Nicotine Landscape

Prof. Eleana Stoufi

HCS and ENSP, Lecturer HSD

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Silent Damage: Tobacco, Vapes and Nicotine Pouches and the Oral Health of Children and Adolescents

Prof. Dr. Cenker Zeki Koyuncuoğlu

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10:45–12:30 PLENARY SESSION

ERS-ENSP SYMPOSIUM Youth Nicotine Addition: from prevention to protection

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Dr. Arzu Yorgancıoğlu, Prof. Florin Dumitru Mihălțan

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What do we know about Nicotine, the 7 million deaths per year related molecule

Dr. Charis Girvalaki

ENSP Scientific Director

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Türkiye’s Tobacco Epidemic: Lessons

Prof. Asli Gorek Dilektaşlı

ERS

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Pattern of Nicotine use in European Teens and consequences for prevention

Prof. Luke Clancy

ENSP, TFRI

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Could the Tobacco Endgame lead to a Nicotine Free World

Prof. Des Cox

Chair Tobacco Control Committee ERS

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How do we achieve a Nicotine Free World

Mr. Laurent Huber

ASH-US

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Palau's notification to the UN on nicotine and why it matters

Dr. David Chalom

Doctors Against Tobacco, Sweden

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Q&A Discussion

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10:45–12:30 PARALLEL SESSION

Children Rights and Protection from Nicotine Harms

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Dr. Şaziye Senem Başgül and Mrs. Helen Stjerna

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Introduction Adolecent Health, Brain

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raziye Dut

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Pediatrics and First Level Prevention

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Demet Taş

ASH-US

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Breathing Smoke Before Birth: Tobacco and Nicotine Exposure and Children’s Lung Health

Prof. Dr. Ela Erdem Eralp

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No Safe Level at Home: Second- and Third-Hand Smoke and Children’s Right to a Smoke-Free Living Space

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Ayzıt Kılınç Sakallı

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Children as Rights-Holders: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Protecting Children Through a Nicotine-Free Future

Dr. Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy and Dr. Britta Matthes

ASH-US / University of Bath

Co-Authors: Laurent Huber, MS – ASH-US Britta K Matthes PhD, Tobacco Control Research Group- University of Bath

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Q&A Discussion

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10:45–12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION

Preventing Nicotine Addiction by Design: Building Health-Protective Ecosystems for the Next Generation. Bottom-Up, Multilevel and Intergenerational Approaches

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Dr. Adela Maghear

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From Projects to Protective Ecosystems: The Lerești Living Lab Approach to Preventing Nicotine Addiction

Dr. Marius Geantă

INOMED President ; Coordinator, 4P-CAN and CURTAIN Projects

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The Istanbul Model: Community-Based Approaches to Preventing Nicotine Addiction

Assistant Professor Önder Yüksel Eryiğit

Medical Doctor Head of the Health Department Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

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Panel discussion & audience interaction: From Local Living Labs to European Action: How Can We Build Nicotine-Free Generations Through Health-Protective Ecosystems?

Dr. Adela Maghear

Head of Policy – Centre for Innovation in Medicine (INOMED)

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10:45–12:30 PARALLEL SESSION

Tobacco Control Policy, Smoking Cessation and National Experiences

Ajda Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Dr. Silvano Gallus and Prof. Dr. H. Volkan Kara

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Rethinking Smoking Cessation with E-Cigarettes: The Hidden Burden of Dual Use

Dr. Silvano Gallus

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Thirty Years on the Line: Adapting the Polish Quitline to a New Generation of Nicotine Users

Prof. Paweł Koczkodaj

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The Potential Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Smoking Cessation Intervention for Individuals Living with Diabetes

Dr. Joseph Grech

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Public Preferences for Financial Incentive Programmes for Smoking and Vaping Cessation in Ireland: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Dr. Mengyang Zhang

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The Role of Health Care Workers in Delivering Smoking Cessation Services in Khartoum State, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dr. Ahmed Abdalla

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Q&A Discussion

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14:00–15:45 WORKSHOP

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION WORKSHOP: A Tobacco – and Nicotine-Free Generation: Putting Children and Youth at the Core of Tobacco Control Policy

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Laura Vremis, consultant, Tobacco Control, Division of Prevention and Health Promotion, WHO Regional Office for Europe

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Opening remarks

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye/ WHO

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The overview of nicotine and tobacco landscape and its implication on youth in the WHO European Region. Introductory presentation by WHO (TBC)

Dr. Kristina Mauer-Stender

Regional Adviser, Tobacco Control, Division of Prevention and Health Promotion, WHO Regional Office for Europe

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Current activities and future plans to tackle nicotine addiction among youth in Türkiye

Dr. Hüseyin Alperen Güldiken

Head of Department of Combating Tobacco and Substance Addiction, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye.

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Addressing nicotine and tobacco product use among youth through comprehensive regulatory approach

Mr. Pieter Rijswijk-van der Geer-Rutten

Coordinating/specialist inspector Tobacco Act, Directorate Enforcement, Department Expertise Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

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Creating smoke- and aerosol-free environment to protect children and adolescents

Mrs. Danielle van Kalmthout

Executive Director Belgian Alliance for a Smoke-Free Society and ENSP Vice-President

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Panel discussion Toward a Tobacco and Nicotine-Free Generation: challenges and opportunities.

Participants: • Türkiye • The Netherlands • Belgium • Youth Organization • Impact Unfiltered (Mr. Joachim Verheyen)

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Concluding remarks

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14:00–15:45 PARALLEL SESSION

Healthcare Leadership, Community Engagement and Population Surveillance

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Florin Dumitru Mihălțan and Fatima Arynova

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We Are Role Models: Empowering Healthcare Professionals to Lead Tobacco Control and Cessation in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ahmed Abdalla

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From Understanding to Protection: Connecting Youth Vulnerability, Targeted Nicotine Counselling and Positive Environments

Mrs. Susann Koalick

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Smoking Behaviour and Novel Tobacco Product Use Among Adults in the Romanian Black Sea Coastal Region: A Cross-Sectional Screening Study

Prof. Florin Dumitru Mihălțan

President Romanian Society of Pneumology, Former ENSP President

Authors: Florin-Dumitru Mihălțan, Andrei-Antonio Cotea, Ancuța-Alina Constantin Department of Cardio-Thoracic Pathology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania "Marius Nasta" National Institute of Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania

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Toward a Tobacco and Nicotine-Free New Generation: Stakeholder Perspectives on Georgia's Endgame Strategy

Prof. Bakhturidze George

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Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates of Nicotine Dependence Severity Among Treatment-Seeking Users of New-Generation Tobacco Products in Türkiye

Mrs. Sude Beyaz Tobay

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Concluding remarks

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14:00–15:45 PARALLEL SESSION

Advancing Tobacco Treatment: Digital Innovation, Clinical Guidelines and Global Challenges

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Issah Ali, Prof. Enkeleint Aggelos Mechili

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A Source-Transparent AI Briefing Tool for Smoking Cessation Clinics: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Prof. Dr. Gulsum Nurhan İnce

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Tobacco Treatment in Seven European Countries: Progress and Future Challenges

Prof. Enkeleint A. Mechili

Vlora University, Albania

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Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) Use in Serbia

Prof. Jovan Zubović

Director at Institute of Economic Sciences (Serbia)

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Integrating tobacco cessation support into primary healthcare in Georgia: findings from a qualitative study and regulatory analysis

Dr. Abuladze Tamar

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A Comparative Analysis of Tobacco Dependence Treatment Guidelines in China and Selected International Guidelines

Mr. Li Mu

Imperial College London

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Characteristics of Tobacco Cessation Clients With and Without Regular Alcohol Use

Özde Bingöl

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Q&A Discussion

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14:00–15:45 POSTERS SESSION

E-POSTERS SESSION 1

Ajda Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Poster Evaluation Committee: Dr. Pierre Bizel and Mrs. Helen Stjerna

Each poster will be presented electronically for 8 minutes + 5 minutes discussion

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Quitting electronic and heated cigarettes using Cytisine and NRTs

Prof. Paraskevi Katsaounou

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The Digital Parenting Gap: Adolescent Exposure to Social Media Marketing of Novel Nicotine Products in the Context of Parental Mediation.

Sevda YALÇIN

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Cross-Price Elasticities of Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, and E-Cigarettes in South Korea: Evidence for Tobacco Tax Policy Design

Dr. Kim Jinyoung

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Preliminary Results of “WWW: Inhale–Exhale–Choose”: An Integrated School-Based Intervention Addressing Youth Nicotine and Energy-Drink Use

Dr. Anna Tyranska-Fobke

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Adolescent tobacco use in Türkiye: Policy progress, product shifts, and surveillance gaps, 2003–2017

Dr. Bursu Özkan

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Patterns of Nicotine and Tobacco Product Use and Their Association with the School Tobacco-Control Environment Among Adolescents in Kyiv, Ukraine

Dr. Anna Andrushchak

WHO Ukraine

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National-level regulation of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, nicotine pouches, and combustible tobacco in high-income countries: a comparative policy review

Ms. Charlotte Xin Li

Imperial College London

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Association of parental tobacco and e-cigarette use among adolescents aged 11 to <17 years

Mrs. Blanca María Benito

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Beyond Elimination: Could Medical Inhalation Science Inspire a New Substitution Approach for Waterpipe Users?

Dr. Savalan Mukhtarov

Green Crescent Azerbaijan / “Zərərli Vərdişlərə Qarşı” İctimai Birliyi

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16:00–17:30 KEYNOTE SESSION

Full Control: An Integrated Response to the Tobacco and Nicotine Epidemic

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Dr. Toker Ergüder, Laura Vremis (WHO Europe)

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From Smoke-Free Airspace to a Smoke-Free Future: Lessons from Türkiye’s Tobacco Control Legislation

Mrs. Müşerref Pervin Tuba Durgut

Member of the Turkish Parliament

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The TAM Model: Screening, Supply and Demand Reduction, and Exposure Control

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yakup Arslan

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Delivering TAM on the Ground: The Turkish Green Crescent Society’s Role in Prevention, Education and Treatment”

Prof. Dr. Toker Ergüder

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Aligning with Global Standards: The TAM Model and the WHO FCTC/MPOWER Framework

Laura Vremis

WHO Europe

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16:00–17:30 PARALLEL SESSION

From Market Monitoring to Enforcement: Addressing Emerging Challenges in Nicotine Product Regulation

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Mr. Saffa Efazat, Prof. Dr. H. Volkan Kara

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The Swedish market for tobacco-free nicotine products: insights from product notifications, reported sales and regulatory inspections

Mrs. Anna Lönn

Public Health Agency of Sweden

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Illegal sale of nicotine products on social media

Mr. David Engstrand

Public Health Agency of Sweden

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From reactive enforcement to proactive market surveillance: strengthening controls on e-cigarettes through customs cooperation and digital enforcement

Mr. Mathieu Capouet

FPS Health Belgium

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Insights and challenges regarding enforcement of flavor ban and illegal vapes

Mr. Pieter Rijswijk-van der Geer-Rutten and Mrs. Inge Meex

Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

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Q&A Discussion

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16:00–17:30 PARALLEL SESSION

Youth Nicotine Use: Epidemiology, Predictors and Prevention Evidence

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Luke Clancy, Prof. Dr. Merih Altıntaş

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Emerging nicotine products in the Western Balkans: market trends and regulatory challenges in Albania

Mr. Endrit Reka

President of the Albanian Green Crescent

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Does Social, Personal and Health Education Prevent Adolescent Smoking and Nicotine Use in Europe?

Prof. Luke Clancy

TFRI Ireland

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Improving Prediction of Nicotine, Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults Using Earlier Substance Use States

Mrs. Siyuan Fan

Imperial College London

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Peer and Familial Predictors of Adolescent Nicotine Use: Evidence of Sustained Independent Effects

Prof. Joan Hanafin

TFRI Ireland

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Comparative Assessment of New Nicotine Product Use, Poly-Use Patterns, and Risk Perception Among Medical and Non-Medical Students

Prof. Florin Dumitru Mihălțan

President Romanian Society of Pneumology

Authors: Florin Dumitru Mihălțan1,2, Andreea Nicoleta Mălăescu1,2, Ancuța Alina Constantin1,2 1. "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest; 2. National Institute of Pneumophthisiology "Marius Nasta", Bucharest.

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Hijacking the Teenage Brain: The Hidden Neurobiology of Adolescent Nicotine Addiction

Prof. Paraskevi Katsaounou

Hellenic Thoracic Society (Ελληνική Πνευμονολογική Εταιρεία – ΕΠΕ)

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16:00–17:30 POSTER SESSION

E-POSTERS SESSION 2

Ajda Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Poster Evaluation Committee: Prof. George Bakhturidze and Prof. Jovan Zubović

Each poster will be presented electronically for 8 minutes + 5 minutes discussion

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Illicit Retail Availability of Tobacco and Emerging Nicotine Products in Türkiye: Evidence from Field Monitoring

Dilan Ayhan and Ahmet Han

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Trend of illicit cigarettes consumption in Tehran during last two decades

Prof. Gholamreza Heydari

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Alcohol Consumption as a Determinant of Smoking Relapse: Strengthening Cessation Programmes within a Comprehensive Nicotine Prevention Strategy

Mrs. Ana Cortado Rubio

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HTPs and e-cigarettes reduce the time from initiation to regular use

Prof. Dr. Emilia Naseva

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Nicotine Use Among University Students: Trends and Developments in Zurich, Switzerland – Findings from an FNBS Survey

Ms. Natali Wulff

Forum Nikotinprävention und Beratung Switzerland

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From Experimentation to Product Mixing? Rising Dual and Poly-Use of Cigarettes and E-cigarettes Among Adolescents in Ukraine, 2017–2023

Dr. Anna Andrushchak

WHO Ukraine

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Thematic Working Group on Commercial Determinants of Health

Dr. Ludmilla Neuman

Trimbos Institute, The Netherlands

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The role of medical faculties in prevention of tobacco use and health promotion among youth: examples from Romania

Prof. Lucia Maria Lotrean

UMF Cluj Napoca

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17:45–18:30 Keynote lecture

PLENARY KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Panagiotis Behrakis and Prof. Luke Clancy

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Nicotine Stress and the Vulnerable Freedom of Young People

Prof. George Chrousos MD, MA, CP, MACE, FRCP

Professor of Pediatrics and Endocrinology Emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Athens University Medical School, Greece.

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6 Nov 2026 · Conference Day 3

08:30–09:45 PLENARY SESSION

Tobacco and Nicotine in the Digital Age: Corporate Strategies, Regulatory Gaps and Youth Exposure

Sophia Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Dr. Vasileios Stathopoulos, Prof. Dr. Rabia Bilici

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A review of the business model of large tobacco multinationals: what has changed, what remains the same

Mr. Pascal Diethelm

OXY Switzerland

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Regulatory Loophole Closed, Market Already Ahead: Synthetic Nicotine Stockpiling Following South Korea's 2025 Tobacco Business Act Amendment

Dr. Sungkyu Lee

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E-Cigarette Use, Susceptibility and Attitudes Among Older Adolescents in Education

Dr. Joseph Grech

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Cross-Addiction Marketing in Digital Ecosystems: Youth Exposure to Nicotine-Related Content, Normalization Processes, and Multiple Addiction Risks

Dr. Tutkunur Ünlü

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From Social Media to Prevention: Engaging Young People Against Nicotine Products

Mrs. Astrid Bovesse

FARES Belgium

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08:30–09:45 ASH US WORKSHOP

Nicotine Endgame, a low hanging fruit to achieve globally agreed health targets

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Laurent Huber Executive Director ASH-US and the Honorable First Lady of Palau Valerie Esang Whipps

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Global status of endgame measures, including FCTC Article 2.1 and Endgame Communications

Mrs. Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy

ASH-US

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An example of endgame- the UK

Mrs. Stephanie Shields and Mrs. Gemma Kane

Department of Health and Social Care – United Kingdom

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How the review process works, Nicotine review in context of UN narcotic mechanisms, how does it fit with FCTC 2.1 and forward-looking measures

Dr. Carolyn Dresler, Scientific context (4 min), First Lady of Palau, Why review (8 min), and Impact Unfiltered (Joachim Verheyen)

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Integrating endgame in other UN agendas like the human rights and environment

Dr. Britta Matthes and Mrs. Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy

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What is needed to accelerate endgame in Europe and Launch the European Civil Society Tobacco and Nicotine Working Group Listserv

Dr. Hanna Ollilia, (3 mins) and Mrs. Raquel Fernandez Megina (7 min)

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Moderated Group discussion

Mr. Laurent Huber

ASH-US Director

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Chairs, Closing and conclusion

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08:30–09:45 PARALLEL SESSION

European Union's Joint Action on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention including Smoke- and Aerosol-Free Environments

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Constantine Vardavas

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Tobacco-free generation Accelerating the Path to a Tobacco-Free Generation in Europe

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA), Greece

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Smoke-free environments Promoting a Smoke and Aerosol Free (SAFE) Europe

Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Spain

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Cessation Scaling up Interventions for Tobacco Control and SAFE in Healthcare Settings

Region Zealand (RZ), Denmark

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Health promotion and disease prevention Strengthening Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Europe

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRFMN), Italy

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12:00–13:30 PLENARY SESSION

ENSPNext – Out-Led Research towards the Tobacco Endgame

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Ms. Karina Mocanu, Mr. Darius Lotrean

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 Introducing the 1st Edition of the European Strategy on Youth Empowerment in Tobacco Control 

Mr. Darius Lotrean

ENSPNext Youth Group

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Launch of ERS Statement

Dr. Ariadna Feliu 

Imperial College London

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Approaches to youth leadership in advocacy, policymaking, and research related to health promotion: Toolkit for Tobacco Control

Mrs. Zeynep-Sude Kocak

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Framework for the Evaluation of the Environmental Cost of Tobacco and Nicotine Advent Calendars

Mrs. Lizi-Tamari Tsertsvadze

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From Research to Advocacy: How Young People Are Shaping the Tobacco Endgame — The Youth Advocacy Forum Experience

Ms. Tuba Balçıklı

Turkish Green Crescent Society

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12:00–13:30 PARALLEL SESSION

Novel Nicotine Products: Health Effects and Emerging Evidence

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Des Cox, Prof. Dr. H. Volkan Kara

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Neurobehavioural Development in Infants of E-Cigarette Users, Cigarette Smokers, and Non-Smokers at Twelve Months

Prof. Des Cox

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Pregnancy, thyroid function and exposure to tobacco smoke and vaping: implications for maternal and fetal health — preliminary results of a systematic review

Prof. Maria Sofia Cattaruzza

Sapienza Università di Roma

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Nicotine Pouches — The First Long-Term Studies Show Major Dangers for the Growing Generation

Dr. Niclas Malmberg

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Heated Tobacco Products Among Young People in Europe: Evidence from an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Dr. Silvano Gallus

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Sports Participation and Adolescent Oral Nicotine Product Use: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Prof. Joan Hanafin

TRFI Ireland

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Determining students’ healthy lifestyle behaviors and preventing smoking

Prof. Dr. Füsun Terzioğlu

İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi

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12:00–13:30 PARALLEL SESSION

Protecting Future Generations: Rights, Advocacy and Community Action

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Dr. David Chalom, Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Karakürkçü

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Creating a Smoke-Free Generation in the UK

Mrs. Gemma Kane

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A Day Without Smoking: A Multi-Level Community-Based Tobacco Control Initiative in Sudan

Dr. Ahmed Abdalla

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Protecting Future Generations from Nicotine Addiction in the UK

Mrs. Katie Sands

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Solving the Nicotine Epidemic: A Swedish Experience

Dr. David Chalom

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Epidemiology of E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in Greece and Best Practices for Its Control and Prevention

Prof. Georgios Rachiotis

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14:30–16:00 Session

Tobacco Control around the International Federation of Green Crescent (IFGC) organizations

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Dr. Toker Ergüder and Dr. Abdulkadir Siraj

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Waterpipe and Beyond: Tobacco Control Challenges in Jordan and the Eastern Mediterranean

Dr. Mousa Daoud

The Jordan Anti Drugs Society (TJADS)

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Digital Wild West: The Unregulated Social Media Marketing of Novel Nicotine Products and Youth Vulnerability in Lebanon

Yasmine Sabih

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Tobacco Industry Social Media Strategies and the Targeting of Youth

Dr. Rüveyda Nur Ağırbaş

Cide Community Health Center, Kastamonu, Türkiye

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The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Tobacco Control

Dr. Mahmut Talha Uçar

Saray District Health Directorate, Tekirdağ, Türkiye

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Tobacco Control in the Context of Health Promotion: An Ethical Framework

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özdinç

Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa – Department of History of Medicine and Ethics at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

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14:30–16:00 PARALLEL SESSION

Youth Uptake, Perceptions and Exposure to Nicotine Products

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Issah Ali, Prof. Jovan Zubović

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Nicotine Marketing on Social Media Targeting Youth: A Two-Wave Content Analysis on TikTok and Instagram

Prof. Maria Sofia Cattaruzza

Professore Associato di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva presso il Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive della Sapienza Università di Roma. ENSP Board Member.

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Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes: A Descriptive Study in a Private School

Ms. Irene Anthopoulou

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The Next Generation of Nicotine: Mapping the Changing Landscape of Adolescent Nicotine Use

Mr. George Vassilopoulos

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Exposure to Promoters of E-Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products Among Underage Italian Students

Mr. Marco Romelli

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Novel Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use Among Students Aged 11–17 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study from Italy

Mr. Marco Romelli

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14:30–16:00 PARALLEL SESSION

Youth Nicotine Prevention and Tobacco Control: Lessons Across Countries and Disciplines

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Dr. Hakan Coşkunol, Ms Sara Evli Özhan

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Switzerland: Open doors for youth initiation in a country with weak regulation

Mr. Meury Markus

OXY Switzerland

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Novel nicotine product use among young people in russia: policy responses and the need for stronger regulation — Results from the Population-Based EPOCHA-RF2 Survey

Dr. Gambaryan Marine

Head of the Centre for Tobacco use Prevention and Control National Medical Research Centre for Internal and Preventive Medicine, MoH, Russian Federation

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Tobacco Control: A Roadmap for Healthcare Professionals

Dr. Ahmed Abdalla

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Can Web Search Volume Data Predict Tracheal, Bronchus, and Lung Cancer Mortality in South-East Europe and the Middle East and North Africa? Panel Study of 20 Countries

Mr. Darius Lotrean

ENSPNext Youth Group

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Closing the Gaps Together: Cross-Country Lessons from the IFGC Network on Youth and Novel Nicotine Products

Ms Sara Evli Özhan

Green Crescent Türkiye

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16:30–17:45 PLENARY SESSION

Tobacco, Climate Change and Environment on the Eve of COP31

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Sedef Erçetin Gencosmanoglu, Danielle van Kalmthout

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Green Cresent’s Work at the Intersection of Addiction, Environment and Climate

Sümeyye Ceylan

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Climate and Health Effects in the Arena of Tobacco Control

Prof.Dr.E.Didem Evci Kiraz

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Cigarette Butt Pollution and the Environmental Impact of Tobacco Use

Nureddin Özdener

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From Farm to Filter: WHO Perspectives on Tobacco’s Environmental Footprint and the Road to COP31

Dr. Laura Vremis

WHO Europe

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Türkiye Addiction and Environment Research Report

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evşen Güzel

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Indoor Air Pollution and Beyond

Dr. Ayşe Seval Palteki

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16:30–17:45 INSA SYMPOSIUM

The file WHO never closed: the record, and the evidence that reopens it

Liz Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Dr. Charis Girvalaki, Dr. Carolyn Dresler, Mr. Alex Nedeltchev

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What WHO’s drug and substance experts said about tobacco and nicotine, and the reasons given at the time

Mr. Alex Nedeltchev

Impact Unfiltered

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What the ECDD needs to evaluate nicotine

Dr. Carolyn Dresler

ASH US

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16:30–17:45 PARALLEL SESSION

Educational Activities of Smoke-Free Greece for Tobacco Control During the Last 15 Years

Marlon Room · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Mrs. Raquel Fernandez Megina, Mrs. Helen Stjerna

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Educating for a Smoke-Free Future: Tobacco Control Initiatives by Smoke-Free Greece

Mr. Konstantinos Vasileiou

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From Awareness to Prevention: The Educational Approach of Smoke-Free Greece

Ms. Venia Behraki

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Empowering Young People Through Education

Ms. Christina Korakianiti

SmokeFree Greece / Hellenic Cancer Society

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18:00–18:45 Plenary

CLOSING PLENARY

Ambassador Ballroom · Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

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Moderator(s): Prof. Panagiotis Behrakis, Mrs. Helen Stjerna, Prof. Luke Clancy

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ECTC Closing Address

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şuayıp Birinci

Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Türkiye

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Closing Reflections: Highlights from Selected Talks and Presentations

Honorable First Lady of Palau Valerie Esang Whipps

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ENSP-ECTC Istanbul 2026 Declaration

Prof. Panagiotis Behrakis, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention

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