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Tobacco is the cause of some five million deaths worldwide every year, with some six-hundred and fifty thousand deaths

in Europe alone. Tobacco use will be the cause of death of about ten per cent of all the people alive today. These harsh figures are the cornerstones of a global tragedy whose true dimensions cannot be imagined.

Tobacco consumption is the greatest single health risk of our time. It is the cause of thousands of premature deaths. It can and must be reduced. Because the global tobacco epidemic presents both challenges and opportunities, many countries – including several in Europe – have been taking steps to tighten tobacco control.

The 2007 conference in Basel will present an overview of what has been achieved and what still needs to be done, an overview of successes and failures en route to a tobacco-free Europe. Where do we stand? What do we want to achieve? What does the situation with tobacco control in Europe look like at this point in time? Progressive and effective tobacco control requires high-level implementation in all European countries. This is particularly true in view of the expansion of the European Union and increasing economic and social cohesion among its member states.

Among the focal points of the conference will be the presentation of new results on Health and Tobacco, Passive Smoking and Health, the state of implementation of the WHO Framework Convention (FCTC), and the relevance of products with reduced toxic effects. National programmes on Tobacco Prevention will be presented. Other issues will be Smoking

and Youth, Smoking and Sports, as well as the tobacco industry’s strategies and impact on society. The goal is to transform knowledge into action and promote discourse between the worlds of science, public health, politics and the general public.

Stemming the global tobacco epidemic is a primordial political and social challenge. This conference will send out a resounding call to politicians: Europe must become tobacco-free!

Together we will shoulder this responsibility. We therefore call on decision-makers of all European countries to push for Tobacco Control at home and throughout Europe. You are cordially invited to join us in your commitment to reach this goal. Come to Basel in 2007 to make yourself heard for Europe.

Welcome to ectoH 07!

From left to right:

Volker BeckGerman Cancer Society

Cora Honing ECL Chairwoman

Thomas CernySwiss Cancer League

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Basel is the venue of the 4th European Conference Tobacco or Health. It is a pleasure and an honour for Switzerland to organise this important event for the first time and to welcome you – tobacco prevention and control experts from over 40 European countries – on the bend of the river Rhine on the borders with France and Germany.

From the 11th to the13th of October, 2007, you will have the opportunity to share knowledge and experience from research and practice, establish and renew personal contacts and, hopefully, to be able to enjoy the beautiful region around Basel.

The fight against health damages caused by the use of tobacco is high on the list of priorities in most European countries. In Switzerland, the political process to design stricter measures has been stimulated by the signature of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

The authorities’ and the population’s acceptance to create new legal measures has increased tremendously. The ECToH 07 is therefore a timely and opportune occasion to share your knowledge and experience in the efforts to decrease the impact on public health caused by tobacco.

Pascal CouchepinSwiss Federal Councillor, Minister of Health

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Editor: Swiss Cancer League – Abhinay Agarwal. Contact Info: Effingerstr. 40, P.O. Box 8219, CH-3001 Bern. Design: Oliver Weiss Design (www.oweiss.com). Photo Credits: Basel Tourismus (34(5), 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44(3)), Congress Center Basel (8, 10, 11, 12, 34, 36(2)), istockphoto (8, 10, 13, 34(2)), Photocase (15). Disclaimer: No warranty can be given that the information contained in this brochure is correct. The logos contained herein are licensed by the respective copyright holders. All rights reserved.

Welcome Address 2Welcome to the ECToH 07

General Information 6About the Conference . Venue & Map . Things to knowInfo Desk 8Conference Dinner 12

conference program details 14At a Glance . Plenary Session ProgramParallel Sessions Program 24Room Map 32Special Events 33

Host city 34Basel Facts . Leisure . Transport . Visa . Gastronomy . Emergencies . Money Matters . Shopping . Things to know

Hotels / Accommodation 41Where to Stay . Recommended Hotels

commIttees

• Thomas Cerny (Krebsliga Schweiz) • Bruno Meili (Krebsliga Schweiz) • Brigitte Baschung (Krebsliga Schweiz) • Abhinay Agarwal (Krebsliga Schweiz) • Verena El Fehri (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tabakprävention)

• Volker Beck (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft) • Reto Wiesli (Fachstelle Gesundheitspolitik) • Luk Joossens (European Cancer Leagues) • Urs Brütsch (Krebsliga beider Basel) • Jacques Cornuz (CHUV)

executIve commIttee

• Franco Cavalli (UICC) • Michel Graf (SFA) • Reto Guetg (Santésuisse) • Felix Gutzwiller (Nationalrat / ISPM Zürich) • Jürg Hurter (Pro Aere)• Therese Junker (Schweizerische Herzstiftung) • Markus Kaufmann (Public Health) • Reto Obrist (Oncosuisse) • Christoph Ramseier (SSO) • Jörg Spieldenner (BAG) • Barbara Weil (FMH) • Walter Ackermann (Krebsgesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.)

• Anil Batra (Deutsche Krebshilfe) • Elisabeth Bertram (Netzwerkbüro Berlin) • Peter Drings • Sibylle Fleitmann • Raphael Gassmann (Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V.) • Reiner Hanewinkel (IFT-Nord) • Peter Lindinger (St. Peter) • Martina Poetschke-Langer (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum) • Gerhard Siemon (Deutsche Lungenstiftung e.V.) • Friedrich Wiebel (Ärztlicher Arbeitskreis Rauchen und Gesundheit) • Birgit Wohland-Braun (Krebsverband Baden Württemberg) • Jürgen Wuthe (Ministerium für Arbeit und Soziales)

BInAtIonAl BoArd

• Deborah Arnott (Action on Smoking and Health, UK) • Norma Cronin (Irish Cancer Society, Ireland) • Gérard Dubois (Alliance pour la Santé, France) • Anna Fernandez (Spanish Association Against Cancer, Spain)• Fiona Godfrey (European Respiratory Society, Belgium) • Margaretha Haglund (Swedish National Institute

of Public Health, Sweden) • Albert Hirsch (Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France) • Cora Honing (ECL Vice President, Netherlands) • Jean King (Cancer Research UK) • Susanne Logstrup (European Heart Network)

• John McCormack (Irish Cancer Society) • Manfred Neuberger (Institut für Umwelthygiene, Austria) • Hans Storm (Danish Cancer Society, Denmark) • Stelios Sycallides (Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society, Cyprus) • Elisabeth M. Tamang (Centro di riferimento per Prevenzione, Italy) • Tanja Tomson (Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Sweden) • Archie Turnbull (European Respiratory Society, Switzerland) • Harri Vertio (Cancer Society of Finland, Finland) • Stefan Wigger (Dutch Cancer Society, Netherlands) • Witold Zatonski (Polish Cancer Society, Poland)

InternAtIonAl BoArd

• Theodor Abelin (Switzerland)• Jacques Cornuz (Policlinique Médicale Universitaire, Switzerland)• Hein De Vries (Maastricht University, Netherlands)• Gerard Dubois (Alliance pour la Santé, France)• Francis Grogna (European Network für Smoking Prevention

ENSP, Belgium)• Margaretha Haglund (National Institute of Public Health, Sweden)• Reiner Hanewinkel (Institut für Therapie- und Gesundheits-

forschung, Germany)• Gerard Hastings (Centre for Tobacco Control Research,

University of Stirling, Scotland)• Albert Hirsch (Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France)• Fenton Howell (Population Health Directorate, Ireland)• Jean-Paul Humair (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève,

Switzerland• Luk Joossens (European Cancer League, Belgium)• Ulrich Keil (Inst. für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin

der Universität Münster, Germany)

• Eva Kralikova (Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Czech Republic)

• Ann McNeill (University College, Division of Epidemiology & Public Health, UK)

• Manel Nebot (Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Spain)• Pekka Puska (National Public Health Institute, Finland)• Christoph Ramseier (USA)• Jean-Charles Rielle (CIPRET Genève, Switzerland)• Hugo Saner (University Hospital, Switzerland)• Vittorio Silano (Italian Ministry of Health, Italy)• Hans H. Storm (Danish Cancer Society, Denmark)• Elizabeth Tamang (Centro di riferimento per prevenzione, Italy)• Tanja Tomson (Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Sweden)• Erkki Vartiainen (National Public Health Institute, Finland)• Friedrich Wiebel (Ärztlicher Arbeitskreis Rauchen und

Gesundheit, Germany)• Witold Zatonski (Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Poland)

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About the Association of european cancer leagues (ecl)

The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is a federation of 29 national and regional cancer leagues representing 21 countries. Created in 1980, ECL provides a forum of exchange for information and the best practices, and connects the work and interests of cancer leagues in Europe.

The mission of the ECL is to be a visible and effective player in cancer control and cancer care, in particular in Europe.

The role of the ECL is to facilitate the collaboration between cancer leagues throughout Europe and to influence EU and pan-European policies.

The central purpose of ECL is to establish common strategies in cancer control towards achieving health equity in cancer prevention, services, and treatment.

Mainly through the work of our Tobacco Advocacy Officer, Luk Joossens, ECL is a globally-recognized player in tobacco control. Key activities include being involved in discussions with the European Tobacco Strategy Group; authoring the report “A public health perspective for the review of the EU tax policy on tobacco products”; promoting regular contact with EU officials; and being represented in international meetings related to tobacco control.

ECL’s activities focus on timely topics for Europe. In 2007, in addition to Tobacco Control, other areas are Patient Support, National Cancer Control Plans, HPV Vaccines, and Patient Information. Roundtables to facilitate information exchange among leagues have also been organized on Skin Cancer, the Pharmaceutical Industry, and the Relay for Life event.

Contact: Association of European Cancer LeaguesPhone: +32 (0)2 256 20 00 [email protected]

About the German cancer society

The German Cancer Society e. V. is the largest scientific-oncological society with approximately 6,000 members in Germany.

Three objectives stand in the center of our commitment: We want to lower the rate of new cancer victims through prevention, to increase the survival chances through early recognition of tumors as well as to improve the living quality of people with a cancer diagnosis through progress in research.

In accordance with our society’s motto “Through knowledge to life”, we attempt to achieve these objectives by distributing information about the complex topic of cancer, initiating health campaigns and supporting the oncological research. The service offered by the German Cancer Society e. V. is targeted towards doctors and scientists, patients and their relatives and towards any interested citizens.

The German Cancer Society is an active Member of the Action Alliance Non-Smoking (Aktionsbündnis Nichtrauchen).

Contact:German Cancer Society(Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e.V.)“Tiergarten-Tower”Straße des 17. Juni 106 – 10810623 Berlinwww.krebsgesellschaft.de

About the swiss cancer league

The Swiss Cancer League is a national organization established under private law and dedicated to the public good. It is organized as a Federation and brings together 20 cantonal and regional leagues.

The Swiss Cancer League, with headquarters in Bern, was founded in 1910 and employs 80 people, mostly on a part-time basis (status: January 2007).

In line with its vision, the Swiss Cancer League works to ensure that

• fewer people contract cancer,

• fewer people suffer and die from the effects of cancer,

• more people are cured of cancer and

• the victims and their family members benefit from support and help in all phases of the illness and at the time of death.

Information, direct advice and support, courses for patients and their family members, promotion of research, prevention and information campaigns, training opportunities for specialist personnel and others, are all priority measures. The Swiss Cancer League counts on the generosity of its donors to provide its wide-ranging services, most of which are provided free of charge.

In Switzerland, some 34,000 people fall ill with cancer every year and more than 15,000 die from the disease. That figure represents one-quarter of all deaths. Many other people are also affected; behind each patient there is a network of family members and friends who worry about the health of their loved-ones.

The more people who know the Swiss Cancer League is there to help them, the better they can benefit from its services and obtain the right advice for their own particular case.

The services provided by the Swiss Cancer League vary from region to region, but generally include:

• information about prevention and early diagnosis: stopping smoking, info-month on breast cancer (October), protection against the sun and skin cancer day (May), “5 a day” campaign, bowel cancer month (March) and information about prostate and cervical cancer

• personal accompaniment/advice on social, psychological, financial and insurance law issues

• tips and addresses for aid resources, spa visits, Spitex homecare, driving and other services

• free brochures on a range of problems experienced by cancer patients and the usual forms of treatment

• putting patients in touch with self-help groups

• courses to cope more effectively with the different phases of the illness and treatment, sometimes also for family members; this includes such courses as “Moving ahead confidently” for patients after the initial treatment phase and “living with cancer”

• rehabilitation seminars

• cancer phone line 0800 11 88 11, the free information and advisory service Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm

• www.krebsforum.ch, the discussion platform for sufferers and their family members

• www.krebsliga.ch with addresses of the cantonal Cancer Leagues, a range of brochures available and much more information about cancer

Contact:Swiss Cancer LeagueEffingerstrasse 40, P.O. Box 82193001 BernSwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0)31 389 91 63Email: [email protected]

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congress center Basel

The ECToH 07 is located in the Congress Center Basel, Messseplatz 21, 4021 Basel. The Congress Center lies just next to the Swissotel Le Plaza and the public transport stop “Messeplatz”. Please use the escalator on the ground floor, which brings you to the 2nd floor of the Congress Center building.

Your way to/from the congress center Basel:We recommend you to use the public transportation system in Basel. If you stay in a hotel in Basel, you will receive the free Mobility-Ticket, which gives you unlimited use of all public transport in and around the city for the duration of your stay.When you check into the hotel, you should automatically be given a Mobility-Ticket.

• Directions to the Congress Center Basel (stop “Messeplatz”)By taking tram no. 2, you can reach Congress Center Basel from the Swiss (SBB/SNCF) railway station in 10 minutes or from the German (DB) station (Badischer Bahnhof) in 5 minutes by tram no. 2 or 6.

• Directions from the Congress Center Basel(stop “Messeplatz”) to the EuroAirport Basel (Mulhouse-Freiburg):Please take tram no. 2 in the direction “Binningen Kronenplatz”. It will get you to the Basel SBB train station (stop: “Bahnhof SBB”) within 10 minutes. There you’ll need to change to the Airport bus no. 50, which is located right in front of the train station building. The bus journey will take about 20 minutes.

to the Basel SBB Swiss Main Station:Please take tram no. 2 in the direction “Binningen Kronenplatz”. It will get you to the Basel SBB train station (stop: Bahnhof SBB”) within 10 minutes.

to the Basel Badischer Bahnhof (German Railway Station):Please take tram no. 2 or 6 in the direction “Riehen”. It will get you to the Basel Badischer Bahnhof (German Railway) train station (stop: Badischer Bahnhof”) within 5 minutes.

Address:

Congress Center BaselMesseplatz 21CH-4021 Baselwww.congress.ch

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Info desk

The Info Desk is situated on the 2nd floor of the Congress Center. The staff at the Info Desk are happy to assist you concerning your hotel and conference registration, conference documents such as certificates of attendance or conference badges or in any other way to make your stay in Basel convenient and enjoyable. You’re welcome to visit us at the Info Desk or contact us by telephone or telefax.

Info desk opening hours: Thursday, October 11th, 2007: 7 a.m. – 9.30 p.m.Friday, October 12th, 2007: 8 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.Saturday, October 13th, 2007: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

conference helpline:Telephone +41 61 699 80 01 Telefax +41 61 699 80 02

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Ancillary meetings

Please note that there are several Ancillary Meetings going on during ECToH 07 such as the Campaign Development Workshop, which has been organized by Global Dialogue for Effective Stop Smoking Campaigns. For further information please contact your related organization or visit the official conference website for an overview of ongoing meetings (> Information > Ancillary Meetings).

media relations

Please refer to the conference website www.ectoh07.org for news and media information.

For information regarding media relations and inquiries about accreditations please visit the conference website www.ectoh07.org or contact Ms. Silvia Thommen by email: [email protected]. or by phone 078 808 7051.

Free Internet Access during ectoH 07

We are proud to announce that there is free WLAN Internet access in the Congress Center building during the whole conference. Just log in to the WLAN network “Kongresszentrum Basel” with your WLAN equipped notebook. There is no password or encryption required to gain access. For attendees without a personal notebook, the GLOBALink Cyber Center provides Internet Stations free of charge. Skype is also offered.

conference Badge

If you registered before mid September, the conference badge has been sent to you. Please wear your badge throughout the duration of the conference as well for the conference dinner. Tha badge contains all the information about your registration. Please be aware that your personal badge is not transferrable to any other person.

For replacement of lost badges or corrections, please contact the info desk located on the 2nd floor of the Congress Center.

The accompanying guest badge provides you with access to the Opening Session, lunch and the Welcome Reception on the first day of the conference.

Basel tourism stand

Basel is well known for its beautiful mediaeval buildings along the river Rhine, its worldwide famous art collections and museums, shopping areas and the market place with the town hall.

For further information, please visit the Basel Tourism stand which is situated in the Foyer on the 2nd floor.

The Basel Tourism team is pleased to assist you and to give you more information about the city as well as recommendations about the various sights in and around Basel.

exhibition

As a participant at the ECToH 07 you are invited to visit the conference exhibition. The ECToH 07 exhibition is open during all three conference days. The exhibition is an ideal place for networking and discovering the exhibitors’ latest products, services as well as campaigns and further events. It takes place on the 2nd floor of the Congress Center, in close proximity to the conference rooms.

These are the exhibitors in alpahbetical order:

• AT Schweiz, Swiss Association for Smoking Prevention (Berne, Switzerland)

• Baden-Württembergischer Landesverband für Prävention und Rehabilitation (Renchen, Germany)

• BAG - Federal Office of Public Health (Berne, Switzerland)

• Bedfont Scientific Ltd. (Rochester, United Kingdom)

• “Help for a life without tobacco” (The European Union Campaign), European Commission, Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (Luxembourg)

• ENSP – European Network for Smoking Prevention (Brussels, Belgium)

• FMH – Verbindung der Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte – Projekt “Frei von Tabak” (Berne, Switzerland)

• Krebsliga Schweiz – The Swiss Cancer League (Berne, Switzerland)

• Micro Medical Ltd. (Chatham, United Kingdom)

• Pfizer Limited (Walton on the Hill, United Kingdom)

credit points & “Fortbildungsstunden”

Several societies (mainly in the medical sector) acknowledge the conference by giving credits and “Fortbildungsstunden” to their members. Please consult the conference website www.ectoh07.org for a list of participating organisations and associations.

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Welcome to your GLOBALink Cyber Center at the 4th European Conference on Tobacco or Health. UICC GLOBALink is the home of over 6,000 tobacco control members around the world and GLOBALink Cyber Center is a resting, socializing and networking place at the ECToH 07.

We hope you visit the GLOBALink Cyber Center to take advantage of meeting other tobacco control colleagues, exchanging expertise, building relationships and last but not least, having fun connecting with all the other conference delegates. In GLOBALink Cyber Center, “hi” is all you need to say to other participants.

Our staff is looking forward to seeing and assisting you at the GLOBALink Cyber Center. You can find us in the Foyer on the 2nd floor.

Wayne Kao Head of GLOBALink

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poster exhibition

The poster exhibition takes place on the 3rd floor. Please note that there are two sessions: one on Thursday afternoon, October 11th 2007, and a second one on Friday afternoon, October 12th 2007. A list of presented posters, as well as their exhibition day is available in the Abstract Book.

Confirmed Poster submitters are kindly requested to hand over their poster at the Info Desk (2nd floor) at the latest by 12 am on their confirmed exhibition date.

The conference staff will set up the posters in the designated place. After the poster sessions, the conference staff will collect the posters and bring them to the Info Desk, where they can be collected.

cancellation policy

In case of cancellation, the fees minus handling charges (25%) will be refunded, provided the cancellation is made in writing by October 1, 2007.

After this date no refund can be made for cancellations. For any name changes a fee of CHF 50.– will be charged.

The participant acknowledges that he / she has no right to lodge damage claims against the organisers should the holding of the congress be hindered or prevented by unexpected political or economic events or generally by force majeure, or should the non-appearance of speakers or other reasons necessitate programme changes. By registering, the attendee accepts this proviso. Please contact the information desk (p. 8).

conference dinner

The Conference Dinner (registration mandatory) takes place on Friday, October 12th, 2007 starting at 7:30 p.m at the Stadtcasino Basel (address: Steinenberg 14, 4001 Basel, please use the entrance at Steinenberg 14) in the centre of Basel downtown. The conference dinner will be held in the room: “Grosser Festsaal”. It is located on the 2nd floor of the Stadtcasino Building.

The Stadt Casino can easily be reached by public transport (stop “Barfüsserplatz “) from the conference site as well as from all our recommended hotels...

Please ask at the reception of your hotel for the best connection or at the Basel Tourism stand (Foyer 2nd floor).

For those who have not registered for the conference dinner so far, please feel free to contact the Info Desk for availability.

Best connections from… the Congress Center

with tramway no. 6, 14 or 15

the Swiss Railway Station (SBB) with tramway no. 11 or 8

the German Railway Station (Badischer Bahnhof) with tramway no. 6

Enjoy a pleasant evening among colleagues and friends! Please refer to the map on the opposite page.

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plenary session

A main session with presentations by invited speakers on a theme which has been defined as one of the main conference topics. These sessions will be held in English, German and French (simultaneous translations).

parallel session

A parallel session consists of oral presentations of the issue or topic by submitters of abstracts The aim is to build a body of evidence on a topic by drawing on the research or experience of the

accepted presentators (from the Call for Abstracts) and invited speakers.

poster session

In addition to oral presentations, abstract submitters have the opportunity to present their submissions as posters. These sessions feature poster presentations of abstracts, facilitating one-on-one interaction between the presenter and the audience.

Authors will be expected to be with their posters during the scheduled time to answer questions.

tHursdAY, 11 octoBer, 2007

07:00 – 09:30 reGIstrAtIon

09:30 – 12:30 openInG sessIon

10:30 – 11:15 coFFee BreAk

12:30 – 13:30 luncH BreAk

12:30 – 19:00 poster sessIon 1

13:30 – 15:00 pArAllel sessIons 1



17:10 – 18:40 pFIZer sYmposIum

19:00 – 20:30 Welcome receptIon / cocktAIl pArtY

FrIdAY, 12 octoBer, 2007

09:00 – 10:30 plenArY sessIon 1








19:30 conFerence dInner (reGIstrAtIon mAndAtorY)

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12:30 – 13:15 FInAl event

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passive smoking. national Health officials round table.report about the results of the conference of the parties to the Fctc concerning second-hand smoke (cop2): noreen leahy (tobacco control unit, Ireland)

Chair:• Witold Zatonski, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Warsaw, Poland

Guests: • rimvydas turčinskas, Minister of Health, Lithuania• daniela Galeone, Medical Officer of the Departement of Prevention, Ministry of Health, Italy• tba

Given the fast pace of developments today, European countries that do not provide protection for their citizens against passive smoking in public places will soon form the exception. The tenacious battle has paid off. Since the publication of the first studies that showed the correlation between passive smoking and its damage to health, decades had passed before Ireland became the first European state to declare all workplaces smoke free.

What were the key factors that caused governments to take action? Why did it take so long for the first governments to enact a law that provided all-round protection from passive smoking in public areas? What lessons can be learnt from previous experiences? How can the process be accelerated in the countries that are lagging behind? During the Round Table, National Health Officials will look back on the successful policies of their own countries and discuss these and further questions.




For program details please refer to page 24.




17:10 – 18:40 pFIZer sYmposIum Room: San Francisco

For details on “Tobacco Policy: What can smoking cessation contribute?” please refer to page 33.

19:00 – 20:30 Welcome receptIon / cocktAIl pArtY Room: San Francisco

• volker Beck, Member of the Executive Committee ECToH 07, German Cancer Society, Frankfurt, Germany• thomas steffen, Director of the Health Promotion and Prevention Dept., Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Meet the conference attendees in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy the cocktail party with a variety of drinks and live music right after the Welcome Reception. Snacks and beverages will be provided.


07:00 – 09:30 reGIstrAtIon

The registration desk opens at 7.00 a.m. Please take along your confirmation letter, on which you can find the sticker badge with your imprinted personalized barcode. The barcode will need to be scanned at one of our registration desks.

09:30 – 10:30 openInG sessIon (pArt 1) Room: San Francisco

Join the Opening Session to start the conference off with the inspiring speeches of your hosts and experts in the field of tobacco control (hosted by Bruno Meili, Director of the Swiss Cancer League).

Welcome Address• cora Honing, President of ECL, Netherlands• thomas cerny, President of the Swiss Cancer League• thomas Zeltner, Director of the Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland• markos kyprianou (invited), European Union Commissioner for Health


11:15 – 12:30 openInG sessIon (pArt 2) Room: San Francisco

the tobacco control scale. the measurement of tobacco control policies in 30 european countries in 2007.

Exclusively published at the ECToH 07. Luk Joossens, European tobacco control expert, Belgium, will present the results of a survey of tobacco control activities in 30 European countries in 2007.

Luk Joossens will report on the tobacco control scores in the 30 countries, show the ranking of the 30 countries according to their tobacco control policy, compare them with the results of the 2005 survey, and discuss the changes and reasons for them.

the european tobacco control report 2007. presented by douglas Bettcher (WHo, tobacco Free Initiative, Geneva, switzerland)

This report describes the situation of tobacco control and the status of tobacco control policies in the WHO European Region as of late 2006, reviews the progress made since Member States adopted the European Strategy for

Tobacco Control (ESTC) in 2002, establishes a baseline for monitoring the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the Region and examines several additional aspects of the countries’ policies in the light of the requirements of the WHO FCTC.


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smoking & Youth:the smoke free class competition?

Organiser:• reiner Hanewinkel, Head of the Institute for

Therapy and Health Research, Kiel, Germany

Chair:• elisabeth tamang, President of European

Network on Smoking Prevention (ENSP), Venice, Italy

Speakers:• matthis morgenstern, Institute for Therapy

and Health Research (IFT-Nord), Kiel, Germany topIc: “The Smokefree Class Competition: concept”

• erkki vartiainen, Director of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland topIc: “Effect of school interventions on smoking in young people”

• Jean-François etter, Project Director of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland topIc: “Some doubts about one of the largest smoking prevention programmes in Europe, the Smokefree Class Competition”

• Holger schmid, Director of Research, Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and drug problems, Lausanne, Switzerland topIc: “A randomised controlled trial of the Smokefree Class Competition in northwestern Switzerland”

The Smoke free Class Competition is a school-based smoking prevention campaign targeting pupils aged 11 to 14. The programme is co-funded by the European Community, and 19 EU member states currently run the programme in their countries.

Future of smoking cessation

Organiser:• Jacques cornuz, Deputy Director PMU,

Department of Medicine, CHUV Lausanne, Switzerland

Chair:• Jacques cornuz, Deputy Director PMU,

Department of Medicine, CHUV Lausanne, Switzerland

Speakers: • martin F. Bachmann, Executive Vice

President and Chief Scientific Officer Cytos Biotechnology AG, Schlieren, Switzerland topIc: “Nicotine-Vaccine-induced smoking cessation: clinical proof-of-concept”

• Anil Batra, Deputy of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany topIc: “Non-pharmalogical interventions for smoking”

• nancy rigotti, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the MGH Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Boston, USA topIc: “Smoking cessation in clinical practice: 2007 pharmacotherapy update”

Clinical research has recently yielded substantial findings relating to the treatment of tobacco dependence, such as combination-drug therapies and longer-term pharmacotherapy.

New drugs have been approved for smoking cessation (e.g., varenicline). Furthermore, new molecules are under development for clinical application.



Fctc

Organiser: • luk Joossens, European tobacco control

expert, Leuven, Belgium

Chair: • douglas Bettcher, Director of the Tobacco

Free Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland

Speakers:• Head of secretariat WHo-Fctc

• laurent Huber, Director of the Framework Convention Alliance, Washington D.C., USA topIc: “Making the WHO FCTC a reality on the ground: The role of civil society in the FCTC process”

• Gerard Hastings, Director of the Institute for Social Marketing, Stirling, United Kingdom topIc: “Strategic planning: A key tool for European tobacco control”

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The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a legally binding treaty which was negotiated by the 192 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO). 140 countries had already ratified the FCTC by October 2006, representing more than three quarters of the world’s population.

During this session the most recent information on the FCTC will be revealed by the newly appointed head of the secretariat of the FCTC, the Framework Convention Alliance, and highly respected experts involved in the elaboration of a template of protocols on cross border advertising and illicit tobacco trade.

product regulation / Harm reduction

Organisers:• Fiona Godfrey, EU Policy Adviser, Brussels,

Belgium

• Ann mcneill, Senior Research Fellow, University College London, United Kingdom

Chair:• Ann mc neil, Honorary Senior Research

Fellow, University College London, United Kingdom

Debate:• Introduction

• Jonathan Foulds, Director of the Tobacco Dependence Program, New Jersey, USA topIc: “Benefits of allowing smokeless tobacco to compete with smoking”

• dorothy Hatsukami, Professor at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA topIc: “Concerns for allowing smokeless tobacco to compete with smoking”

• Q & A and audience discussion

There will never be a safe cigarette as the combustion process releases a host of toxic smoke components. This raises a fundamentally important question as to whether regulators should spend time and resources trying to modify cigarettes to make them less harmful or whether their efforts are best spent considering the range of possible nicotine delivery systems available with a view to ensuring that combustible nicotine products are not the dominant forms of nicotine delivery on the market in 20 years time.

The role that non-combustible nicotine delivery products, and smokeless tobacco in particular, could have on public health remains a hot topic among tobacco control advocates. This debate will bring delegates up to date with the most recent evidence and arguments in this field.






smoking in movies: A worldwide public health problem

Organiser:• reiner Hanewinkel, Head of the Institute for

Therapy and Health Research, Kiel, Germany

Chair:•ewa Florek, University of Medical Sciences,

Poznan, Poland

Speakers:• reiner Hanewinkel, Head of the Institute for

Therapy and Health Research, Kiel, Germany topIc: “Exposure to smoking in popular contemporary movies and youth smoking in Germany”

• James sargent, Director of the Cancer Control Research Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, USA topIc: “Exposure to movie smoking and adolescent smoking – association or causality?”

• lies van Gennip, Director STIVOR, Den Haag, The Netherlands topIc: “Smoking in films: European effort raised by ENSP”

Tobacco marketing is linked with youth smoking because youth respond to aspirational figures and images presented in such material.

Evidence supporting an association between tobacco marketing and youth smoking serves as the basis for controls on tobacco marketing contained in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), in which Article 13 recognizes that a comprehensive ban on tobacco marketing would reduce consumption.

Influence of tobacco Industry

Organiser:• pascal diethelm, President, OxyRomandie,

Geneva, Switzerland

Chair: • pascal diethelm, President, OxyRomandie,

Geneva, Switzerland

Speakers:• Anna Gilmore, European Centre on Health

of Societies in Transition, London, United Kingdom. topIc: “World Leader or also-ran, paragon or pariah? The future of BAT”

• Guido palazzo, Assistant professor Haute Études commerciales, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. topIc: “The corporate social responsibility façade of the tobacco industry”

• david sweanor, Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada. topIc: “Strategies of the Tobacco Industry in the year 2015”

• tibor szilágyi, CEO Health 21 Hungarian Foundation, Érd, Hungary topIc: “Sweeping through Hungary: tobacco industry and its efforts to maximize profits”

This session aims at projecting into the future of the tobacco industry.

When analysing the behaviour of the tobacco industry, we have a natural tendency to be past-looking. This is probably largely due to our intensive use of internal tobacco industry documents, which date back decades, and which constitute a formidable instrument of analysis, without counterparts in other fields of investigation.


Although the competition has some flexibility regarding the national rules so that details can be developed to suit the needs and circumstances of individual countries, the general rules are the same in each country: classes decide to be non-smoking for up to six months.

Classes that refrain from smoking can win a number of attractive prizes, the main prize being a trip to another European country.

The concept of the Smoke free Class Competition has also attracted other countries in Europe and worldwide, such as Switzerland and Canada.

The objective of the session is to discuss the strengths and limitations of the competition, as well as possibilities for further improvements to the programme.

This session is aimed at providing an overview of the current state-of-the-art smoking-cessation interventions.

Both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions will be discussed, as well as new innovative approaches, such as active immunization against nicotine by conjugate vaccines.

This session will also provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges that are emerging, especially with respect to the methods used by professionals, both medical and non-medical, in the smoking-cessation field.








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Speakers:• rita Bürgi, Program Manager «cool and

clean», Swiss Olympic, Ittigen b. Bern, Switzerland. topIc: “«cool and clean» the national prevention programme for youth sport”

• matti rautalahti, Cancer Society of Finland, Helsinki, Finland. topIc: “Let’s Play Clean – ice-hockey against snus”

Ethics and health are key values in today’s world of sports. Tobacco is one of the touchstones.

Sport has to focus on health. Smoking and sport are not compatible with one another, as tobacco consumption curbs one’s ability to perform well in sports.

Athletes that smoke are a bad example to young people and in a smoke-filled sport stadium, both the athletes and spectators suffer.

Smoke-free sporting events, however, have still to become a matter of course. Despite the obvious repercussions, sporting events will continue to be used for the promotion of tobacco products.

Focusing on tobacco, in this session sports physicians, sports association officials and athletes will discuss the ethical and health-related challenges in sport.

Speakers: • Amanda Amos, Reader in Health Promotion

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. topIc: “Developing gender-sensitive ap-proaches to tobacco control – opportunities and challenges”

• sara sanchez, Health Professionals Against Tobacco, Stockholm, Sweden topIc: “A women and gender perspective of the framework convention for tobacco control”

• margaretha Haglund, National Institute of Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden topIc: “Women’s smoking in Europe: past, present and future”

The session will provide an overview of the tobacco use prevalence trends among women, current activities being conducted in European countries to address tobacco use related to the status of women, and gender-baised policy in tobacco control. In general, prevalence is decreasing among women in western Europe, yet increasing among those in Eastern European countries. In Western countries, the effects of high prevalence some years ago demon-strated an increase in tobacco-related disease onset and continued tobacco use by the poorest of the population. In light of this, countries in the European region have imple-mented initiatives to combat these problems. For example, INWAT-Europe formed to analyse and develop recommen-dations for countries to implement initiatives targeted by gender. Policy development at the European level has not always taken gender into account. Yet, there exist several steps to incorporate gender-based analysis into policy. Today, the FCTC acts as a tool for those countries that have ratified it to develop gender provisions in every article.Objectives: To provide the audience with:a) An overview of prevalence rates among women in Europeb) Examples of tobacco control initiatives which take into account gender and the status of womenc) Incorporating gender-based analysis into tobacco control policy

12:30– 13:15 FInAl event Room: San Francisco

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However, a comprehensive ban on tobacco marketing would not limit movies and other entertainment venues from delivering images of smoking by famous actors to millions of adolescents world wide.

Smoking contained in motion pictures is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to the smoking epidemic. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies involving several independent samples in the United States confirm a strong association between exposure to movie smoking and adolescent smoking initiation. Longitudinal studies in the United States indicate that exposure to smoking in movies may explain as much as half of youth smoking initiation there. These movies are distributed internationally, and this raises the question of how much movies contribute to smoking in other countries.

In this plenary session, we will review the evidence that supports smoking in movies as a causal social influence, present new data from a survey of German adolescents, and discuss policy initiatives.

This session will attempt to break away from this inclination and will aim at analyzing the future of the tobacco industry. How can we extrapolate this future from what we learn from our investigations into the past and current conduct of the industry?

Are there underlying trends in their past conduct that we may use to make predictions on how the tobacco industry is likely to adapt and evolve in the future?

Are there ontological invariants in this industry which may limit the range of the changes it is capable of undergoing as long as it remains itself, i.e. a group of profit-seeking enterprises?

The social and political context in which the tobacco industry operates is evolving rapidly – the FCTC is now becoming a universally accepted instrument; some people already advocate going beyond the FCTC and regulating the tobacco industry to the point that it would be taken out of the free market economy.

Given these developments, the authors, each from a different angle, will attempt to make predictions on the strategies the industry is likely to develop to counter this trend, delay the process or even try to turn it to its advantage.




smoke-free sports

Organisers:• verena el Fehri, Head of Swiss Association

for Smoking Prevention, Bern, Switzerland

• reto Wiesli, Head of Fachstelle Gesundheitspolitik, Bern, Switzerland

Women & tobacco

Organisers:• martina pötschke-langer, Head of the WHO

Collaborating Centre on Tobacco Control at DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

• margaretha Haglund, President/Head of the Tobacco Control, Swedish National Institute of Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden

Chair:• martina pötschke-langer, Head of the WHO

Collaborating Centre on Tobacco Control at DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany



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13:30 – 15:00 pArAllel sessIons 1 (cont.)

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smoking cessation: Quitlines (Chair: Peter Lindinger)

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• PROACTIVE QUITLINE PROMISING RESULTS S. Skattebo

• ROLE OF THE NATIONAL SMOKERS QUITLINE IN SUPPORT OF SMOKEFREE AT WORK LEGISLATION IN IRELAND

B. Flannery

• SWISS QUITLINE H. Krebs

• QUITLINES AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN EUROPE K. Sehmi

• EUROPEAN NETWORK OF QUITLINES – BUILDING CAPACITY AND BEST PRACTICE ACROSS EUROPE

S. Crone

Health promotion (Chair: Stefan Wigger)

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• CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT TOOL KIT: AN INTERNATIONAL GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING STOP SMOKING CAMPAIGNS

K. Gutierrez

• RELAPSE PREVENTION IN A NATIONAL SMOKING CESSATION CONTEST: EFFECTS OF PLANNING

L. Van Osch

• SMOKE IS POISON – ADVERTISING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN TOBACCO SMOKE

A. Brown

• EVALUATION OF A NATIONAL ANTI-TOBACCO CAMPAIGN BASED ON TESTIMONIALS

E. Larsen

• MASS MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND SMOKING CESSATION

K. Granborg

socio-economical Aspects of smoking (Chair: Volker Beck)

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• TRANSCULTURAL TOBACCO PREVENTION A. Biedermann

• ‘HARD-CORE’ SMOKERS IN NORWAY. WHO ARE THE ‘HARD-CORE’ SMOKERS, AND HAS THIS GROUP CHANGED?

M. Lund

• ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION AND EXPLOITATION BY TOBACCO COMPANIES

L. Graen

• PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF SMOKE-FREE LEGISLATION ON SMOKERS: THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF SOCIAL-ECONOMIC STATUS

M.C. Willemsen

• TOBACCO HABITS IN SWEDEN: A SUCCESS WITH MANY FUTURE CHALLENGES

Å. Lundquist

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passive smoking: economic and Health effects, tobacco Industry (Chair: Bertrand Dautzenberg)

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• THE INTRODUCTION OF SMOKE-FREE HOSPITALITY VENUES IN NORWAY. IMPACT ON REVENUES, FREQUENCY OF PATRONAGE, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE

K.E. Lund

• COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH STRATEGY ON SMOKING

A. Piazza

• THE IMPACT OF THE SMOKE FREE INITIATIVE ON HEART HEALTH IN IRELAND SIX MONTHS AFTER ITS INTRODUCTION

F. Howell

• IS EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE DANGEROUS? RISK PERCEPTION BEFORE AND AFTER THE SMOKING BAN

B.J. Mullally

• TOBACCO INDUSTRY TACTICS TO UNDERMINE POLICIES ON SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT

M. Hara

passive smoking: legislation 1 (Chair: Archie Turnbull)

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• THE IMPACT OF THE DUTCH WORKPLACE-SMOKING BAN ON NON-SMOKERS’ EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE

W.M.I. Verdonk-Kleinjan

• SMOKEFREE SPELLS SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF CANCER SOCIETIES IN SUPPORTING SMOKEFREE EFFORTS – LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE UK EXPERIENCE AND CREATIVE IDEAS

E. Lee

• WHY BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN THE NETHERLANDS ARE NOT SMOKEFREE YET, BUT WILL BE

E.M.S.J. Van Gennip

• BREAKOUT FOR A SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION IN GERMANY – COUNTERACTING AGAINST THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY

M. Poetschke-Langer

• SMOKEFREE FRANCE IN 2007 G. Dubois

tobacco and Health – new Findings 1 (Chair: Thomas Cerny)

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• BRIDGING THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN HYPERTENSION AND SMOKING: DEVELOPING BLOOD PRESSURE EQUIVALENT OF SMOKING FOR MANAGING SMOKING PATIENTS

C.P. Wen

• CHRONIC CORONARY DISEASES AND ACTIVE SMOKERS AGAINST NON-SMOKERS. THREE YEARS’ OBSERVATION

S. Kalucka

• THE EFFECT OF THE ITALIAN SMOKING BAN ON HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

D. Galeone

• CARDIOVASCULAR ASPECTS OF SMOKING AND CESSATION H. Saner

• REDUCED DAILY TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IMPROVES CHRONIC COUGH. RESULTS FROM A LARGE POPULATION BASED STUDY THE INTER99 STUDY

C. Pisinger

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Youth: smoking in Films, Advertising, campaigns, Internet-based programmes (Chair: Sibylle Fleitmann)

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• SMOKING IN NORWEGIAN MOVIES: TRENDS IN FREQUENCY 1945–2004 G. Sæbø

• SMOKING AND SUBLIMINAL MANIPULATION M. Frydman

• TARGETING THE YOUTH IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE HELP ANTI-TOBACCO CAMPAIGN

P. Siquier

• THE INTERNET-BASED SMOKING PREVENTION PROGRAMME OF FEELOK – EMPIRICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE LAST 5 YEARS

O. Padlina

• EFFECTS OF A COMPUTER TAILORED SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION INTERVENTION FOR ADOLESCENTS

F. Dijk

Future of tabacco control in europe 1 (Chair: Elisabeth Tamang)

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• STAGE MODEL OF TOBACCO CONTROL DEVELOPMENT IN COUNTRIES K. Krasovsky

• SWISS TOBACCO MONITORING SYSTEM R. Keller

• NEW DIRECTIONS – NORWEGIAN STRATEGY FOR TOBACCO CONTROL 2006-2010

R. Lindbak

• STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ON ATTITUDE OF MASS-MEDIA REGARDING THE FCTC RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN GEORGIA

K. Gvinianidze

• ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE IRISH WORKPLACE SMOKING BAN: LESSONS FROM THE CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO CONTROL IN EU

D. Fahy




passive smoking: legislation 2 (Chair: Fenton Howell)

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• THE ‘VULNERABLE’ CHILD- LAY EXPLANATIONS FOR SMOKING RULES IN THE HOME FOLLOWING THE SCOTTISH SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION

A. Amos

• THE SCOTTISH SMOKE-FREE LEGISLATION – A COMPARISON OF THE IMPACT IN AFFLUENT AND DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES

D. Ritchie

• SMOKE-FREE NORWAY – FROM PREPARATION TO SUCCESS R. Lindbak

• ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE IN SPAIN: EVALUATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE NON-SMOKING LAW

M. J. Lopez

• EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF 6 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, 2006

E. Fernandez

Framework convention (Chair: Theo Abelin)

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• PROMOTION OF RATIFICATION PROCESS OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL IN KYRGYZSTAN

C.H. Bekbasarova

• THE ROLE THAT NATIONAL CANCER SOCIETIES CAN PLAY IN INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL

J. King

• ROLE OF NGO AND MEDIA IN FCTC RATIFICATION PROCESS – KAZAKSTAN CASE STUDY

D. Sadykova

• TEST STRATEGY FOR ASSESSING THE TOXICITY OF TOBACCO ADDITIVES F.J. Wiebel

• GLOBAL TOBACCO CONTROL: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTION L. Currie

tobacco and Health – new Findings 2 (Chair: Vittorio Silano)

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• ORAL HEALTH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELING IN DENTAL PRACTICE FROM THE PATIENTS’ POINT OF VIEW

J. Rosseel

• ACTIVE SMOKING AND INCIDENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

C. Willi

• GENDER GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY: THE ROLE OF SMOKING S.P. Tsai

• INCORPORATION OF A POINT-OF-CARE COTININE TEST INTO ROUTINE COMMUNITY ANTENATAL CARE TO REDUCE SMOKING IN PREGNANCY – A PILOT STUDY

J. Giles

• IMPACT OF SNUFF USE ON TOBACCO POLICY IN SWEDEN AND FINLAND K. Patja






smoking cessation: training programmes 1 (Chair: Silvia Büchler)

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• DISSEMINATION OF AN EFFECTIVE SMOKING CESSATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SWISS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS

J.P. Zellweger

• IMPLEMENTATION OF TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION OF DENTISTS IN SWITZERLAND

C.A. Ramseier

• SMOKING CESSATION IN ARMENIA: STAGES OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGES K. Sahakyan

• RESULTS OF A DIGITAL BASED QUIT & WIN CONTEST FOR YOUNG ADULTS P. Dalum

• XHALE.DK – NEW MEDIA SMOKING CESSATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE P. Dalum

• WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF SMOKERS IN A SMOKE-FREE HOSPITAL?

P. Borrero

Youth: Attitudes, cessation, others (Chair: Christian Schwendimann)

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• LONGITUNIDAL STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS’ SMOKING AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FINLAND

M. Pennanen

• THE 6 COUNTRY SMOKING PREVENTION PROJECT: ESFA: RESULTS AFTER 24 AND 30 MONTHS

H. De Vries

• COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PREDICTORS OF SMOKING ONSET FOR EUROPEAN ADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS

C. Hoving

• DO ATTITUDES TRULY PREDICT SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIOUR? R.N.H. De Leeuw

• THE IMPACT OF ANTI-SMOKING SOCIALIZATION ON DEVELOPMENTAL SMOKING TRA-JECTORIES OF ADOLESCENTS: A FOUR-WAVE LONGITUDINAL WITHIN-FAMILY STUDY

R.C.M.E. Engels

• BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR TOBACCO CESSATION IN JUVENILES – PROJECT KIM4U M. Neuenschwander

smoking cessation: Interventions targeting vulnerable Groups (Chair: TBA)

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• SMOKING PREVALENCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN BULGARIA – RESEARCH AND SMOKING CESSATION ASPECTS

L. Tsoneva-Pentcheva

• COUNSELLING FOR SMOKING CESSATION ADDRESSED TO WOMEN ATTENDING CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMS IN FLORENCE, ITALY

E. Chellini

• EXPERIENCES WITH PATIENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER INPATIENT SMOKING CESSATION THERAPY

R. Schober-berger

• SMOKERS DESERVE A REWARD - A CAMPAIGN FOR LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS CREATING AN INTENTION TO QUIT

M. Wiebing

• SMOKING CESSATION IN DOTS CLINICS IN RIO DE JANEIRO N. K. Schneider

• SCREENING FOR SMOKING, HAZARDOUS DRINKING, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN PRIMARY CARE: ARE THE IMMIGRANTS DIFFERENT THAN THE SWISS NATIVES?

P. Bodenmann

• COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTENSIVE SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTION FOR COPD OUTPATIENTS

L. Christenhusz




passive smoking: Interventions in settings (Chair: Hans Storm)

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• DO WORKPLACE SMOKING REGULATIONS INFLUENCE SMOKING BEHAVIOR? EXAMPLE OF UKRAINE

T. Andreeva

• THE 2004 IRISH SMOKING BAN? IS THERE A ‘KNOCK ON EFFECT’ ON SMOKING IN THE HOME?

D.S. Evans

• SMOKING BAN WORKS: SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF ETS EXPOSURE AND SYMPTOMS IN SWEDISH HOSPITALITY WORKERS

M. Larsson

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD (PACV), A SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE; 10 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP

A.-C. Merz

• EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO PREVENT PASSIVE SMOKING BY YOUNG CHILDREN

G. Zeeman

• THE BENEFIT FOR HEALTH - THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS OF THE STANDARDS OF THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR SMOKE-FREE HOSPITALS IN GERMANY

C. Rustler

smoking cessation: Internet programmes (Chair: Norma Cronin)

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• STOP-TABAC.CH J.F. Etter

• HOW TO CREATE A NEW SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE “RAUCHFREI” PROGRAM

S. Gradl

• THE EFFICACY OF COMPUTER TAILORED SMOKING CESSATION FEEDBACK INCLUDING ACTION PLAN FORMATION

F. Te Poel

• INTERACTIVE INTERNET BASED TOBACCO CESSATION TOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN FINLAND

P. Sandström

• FACILITATING HAPPY ENDINGS FOR MOTIVATED QUITTERS – TWO RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS OF A DIGITAL SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM

H. Brendryen

• INTERNET BASED SMOKE FREE GROUP COMPETITION FOR YOUTH IN THE NETHERLANDS

A.G. Van Dorst

passive smoking Workshop: measurement of second-hand smoke and evaluation of regulatory policies in europe (Chair: Manel Nebot)

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THE EFFICACY OF THE LEGISLATIONL. Clancy

• ITALY & AUSTRIA PROJECT: NICOTINE MEASUREMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE ITALIAN SMOKING BAN

G. Gorini

• SECOND HAND SMOKE (SHS) AND AIR QUALITY INDEX: COMPARING INDOOR VS OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.

G. Invernizzi

• EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AMONG HOSPITALITY WORKERS BEFORE AND AFTER A LAW ON SMOKING IN SPAIN

E. Fernandez







smoking cessation: training programmes 2 (Chair: Anil Batra)

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• MENTAL DISORDERS AND TOBACCO USE AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING A SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC

J. Humair

• DOES MANAGEMENT, EVOLUTION AND OUTCOME OF SMOKING CESSATION DIFFER BETWEEN SMOKERS WITH OR WITHOUT MENTAL DISORDERS?

J. Humair

• RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SMOKING CESSATION AND RELAPSE M. Botello-Harbaum

• CONTENT DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH STATUS MEASURES USED FOR SMOKING CESSATION

A. Stucki

• PRE-CESSATION TREATMENT WITH NICOTINE GUMS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL J. Etter

• SMOKING BEHAVIOUR AND EDUCATION AMONG RUSSIAN PHYSICIANS V. Levshin

Youth: schools (Chair: Verena El Fehri)

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• FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE: IMPLEMENTATION OF 100% TOBACCO FREE SCHOOL POLICIES

S. Morrison

• ‘NON-SMOKING-SCHOOLS’ – ACTIVITIES TO REACH THE OBJECTIVES IN GERMANY

P. Lang

• THE AUSTRIAN SMOKE-FREE SCHOOLS PROJECT W. Duer

• PROMOTING NON-SMOKING THROUGH SMOKEFREE SCHOOLS. REPORT ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN A PROJECT CONDUCTED IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING PART OF SWITZERLAND

U. Herrmann

• EFFECTIVENESS OF A SMOKING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

M.R. Crone

• EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERACTIVE E-LEARNING INTERVENTION FOR SMOKING PREVENTION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

M. Pieterse

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passive smoking: legislation 3 (Chair: Tibor Szilágyi)

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• ETS EXPOSURE IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN POLAND K. Przewozniak

• SMOKING PREVALENCE AND CONSUMPTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BEFORE AND AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE BAN ON WORKPLACE SMOKING

B. A. Greiner

• STATE TOBACCO CONTROL LAWS AND ADOLESCENT CIGARETTE SMOKING STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES: A NATIONAL SURVEY

M. Botello-Harbaum

• SPAIN‘S 2006 LAW: WHAT IS THE OPINION OF THE POPULATION? E. Saltó

• EMERGING ISSUE – SMOKEFREE HOMES AND CARS FOR CHILDREN K. Blumenfeld

smoking cessation: national programmes, community-based projects (Chair: Manfred Neuberger)

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• EFFECTIVENESS OF DANISH STANDARD SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTIONS

N. Kjaer

• NATIONAL SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMMES- LESSONS FROM THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SERVICES IN ENGLAND

A. Graham

• TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION (TUPAC) IN PHARMACIES ON THE MOVE

J.-L. Forni

• SWISS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS’ INTERVENTIONS FOR SMOKING CESSATION

I. Jacot Sadowski

• HOSPITAL QUITSUPPORT – A NATIONAL PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT SMOKING CESSATION CLINICS AT MAJOR SWISS HOSPITALS

C. Bolliger

• COMMUNITY BASED SMOKING CESSATION PROJECT N. Cronin

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• ETHICAL CODES AGAINST ACCEPTING TOBACCO INDUSTRY FUNDING FOR RESEARCH IN GERMANY

T. Grüning

• PUFFING AWAY? POLITICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL IN GERMANY T. Grüning

• LOBBYING STRATEGIES OF THE GERMAN CIGARETTE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

T. Kyriss

• LAGGARDS UNDER SCRUTINY: WHY DO SOME EU MEMBER STATES RESIST TO IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY?

A. Schäfer

• TOBACCO INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THE 2001 EU TOBACCO PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE

S. Mandal

• RUSSIA HIJACKED BY TTI TO DEFINE GLOBAL TOBACCO POLICIES! WHAT CAN BE DONE?

A.K. Demin

• NEW CHALLENGES FOR TOBACCO CONTROL IN POLAND K. Przewozniak



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tobacco Warnings exhibition

“The Power of Communications against Tobacco” exhibition aims to highlight the importance that better communication and powerful images can have in the fight against tobacco in Europe and around the world.

The leading role of the European Commission and the European Parliament in the fight against tobacco is strongly welcomed. Indeed, initiatives such as the compulsory introduction of warning messages, the possibility of introducing pictorial warnings on tobacco products, EU legislation banning tobacco advertising as well as the recent Commission consultation entitled “Towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke: Policy options at EU level” represent important milestones in the fight against tobacco and its devastating effects in Europe.

To date, the only EU member state with mandatory pictorial warnings on tobacco products is Belgium. In recognition of this European “first”, the European Cancer Leagues and the International Diabetes Federation supported the organisation of the first exhibition on “The Power of Communications Against Tobacco” in Brussels in January 2007 with the support of Jules Maaten, MEP and EP Rapporteur on the founding legislation in 2001 and Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health.

This exhibition is devoted to displaying the pictorial warnings available for use in Belgium and other EU member states in the future. Also displayed are warnings currently in use around the world in countries such as Canada, Singapore, Brazil, Australia and Thailand.

“The Power of Communications Against Tobacco” exhibition is supported by Pfizer.

symposium

tobacco policy: What can smoking cessation contribute? October 11th 17:10 – 18:40, Room: San Francisco

the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) recognises the important role that smoking cessation has within

tobacco control policies.

This symposium aims to explore the role of smoking cessation relative to other interventions, including whether smokers have a right to smoking cessation support and whether the right tools are available to help.

This symposium has been organized and financed by Pfizer Ltd.

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description of the city

Basel, the third largest city in Switzerland with roughly 190,000 inhabitants and a 2,000-year history, is located on the bend of the Rhine, bordering France and Germany.

Basel is the main city of Switzerland’s northwestern region and forms the bridgehead from German-speaking Switzerland to the European Union. The city offers a unique range of culture and art, and possesses one of Europe’s most attractive and best-preserved old towns. The city covers an area of 37 square kilometres. Even the beautiful nearby regions can be reached in next to no time: The Jura, the Vosges and the Black Forest are all conveniently close by.

HistoryIn the canton of Basel-Stadt, separated from its adjacent rural half-canton since 1833, the same legislative and executive authorities are the government of both the canton and the cantonal capital. The two rural municipalities Riehen and Bettingen have their own municipal authorities. Basel’s foundation goes back to the first century BC, when the earliest fortified settlements were built on the Minster Mount. But a settlement had existed even earlier, in Celtic times, on the Rhine

bend where the northern districts of Greater Basel now extend. Basel Basilea first received a mention in Roman history in 374 AD. In about 450 the Alemanni arrived. At the end of the 5th century Basel came into Frankish possession, then in 912 it passed to Burgundy, and in 1032 went with the latter to become part of the German Empire.

Basel is a traditional traffic junction. The city lies at the crossroads of the north-south and east-west rail systems; its EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg provides connections to the European and international airline networks.

ClimateIts position in the Rhine valley gives Basel an exceptionally mild climate, influenced as it is by Mediterranean air currents that flow up from the Rhone valley through the Belfort Gap. As a result, compared with the Swiss midlands, Basel enjoys an above-average amount of sunshine and only rarely disappears in autumn fog.

Weather in October in Basel can be humid and rather nippy (~10° Celsius).

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– Plaza Dancing, Messeplatz 25, 4005 Basel– Club 59 Disco-Pub, Steinenvorstadt 33,

4051 Basel– Allegra-Club, Aeschengraben 31

(at the Hotel Hilton), 4051 Basel– Babalabar, Gerbergasse 76, 4001 Basel– AHA, Steinentorstr. 35, 4051 Basel– Grand Casino Basel, Flughafenstr. 225,

4056 Basel, Phone 061 327 20 20

• Internet CaféInternet Dome, Steinenvorstadt 53, 4051 Basel

For further information, please contact the Basel Tourist Office, Phone +41 (0)61 268 68 68,www.baseltourismus.ch

restaurants

Enjoy the rich variety of international cuisine which originates from the cultural melting pot of the city! There is a wide choice of different specialty restaurants: Italian, Anatolian, Portuguese,

Cantonese, Thai, Mexican, Indian, Greek, American, etc. There are also a great number of coffee houses and tea rooms. Most restaurants accept payment by credit card.

The following restaurants are completely smoke-free:

Cantina Don CamilloItalian and vegetarian cuisineBurgweg 7, 4058 Basel, Phone +41 (0)61 693 05 07

Hotel Restaurant KrafftA nice middle-class restaurantRheingasse 124058 BaselPhone +41 (0)61 690 91 30

mandirIndian and Ayurvedic specialitiesSpalenvorstadt 94051 BaselPhone +41 (0)61 261 99 93

transport

Public transport Basel’s public transport network is provided by BVB and have excellent connections. Tickets are available at every station from ticket vending machines.

please note that all hotels booked through the official congress website offer free access to the public transportation system (trams & buses) of the BvB throughout the city of Basel. For the day of arrival, please keep your booking confirmation ready for possible ticket inspections throughout the journey. please contact your hotel for additional information.

The canton of Basel has three international train stations: The Swiss station Basel SBB, the French station Basel SNCF (both in same building) and the Badischer Bahnhof DB, which is operated by the German railway company Deutsche Bahn. Travellers having to change from one international station to another will have to cross the border and go through customs.

leisure Activities

For accompanying guests, a tourist programme will be organised for the conference days. More information will soon be provided on the website www.ectoh07.org.

The city on the bend of the Rhine offers a wide range of sights and places of interest. Whether you are interested in museums, modern architecture, historical churches or art in public places, the best way to discover Basel is by walking through the city.

• Architectural tours• Historical city sightseeing tours• Historical tours• Archaeological ground research• Tower at Exhibition Square• Basel City Hall• Cruises on the Rhine or Guided Tours

of the Basel Rhine port• Public records• St.-Jakob-Park• Basel University Library• Museums www.museenbasel.ch• Churches www.erk-bs.ch• Forest• Basel Zoo (The Balois lovingly refer to their zoo

by the diminutive “Zolli.” With about a million people visiting the Zolli every year, this puts it second only to Switzerland’s most popular attraction, the Rhine Fall in Schaffhausen.)

• Theatre www.theater-basel.ch/spielplan or www.baseltourismus.ch

• Cinemas www.basel.ch/de/kultur/kino Most of the movies are shown in their original language with French and German subtitles. Please check the website for more details.– Central, Gerbergasse 16, 4001 Basel– Capitol, Steinenvorstadt 36, 4051 Basel– Plaza, Steinentorstr. 8, 4051 Basel BS– Rex 1 + 2, Steinenvorstadt 29, 4051 Basel– Royal, Schwarzwaldallee 179, 4055 Basel– Stadtkino Basel, Klostergasse 5,

4051 Basel– Kino Royal, Schwarzwaldallee 179,

4055 Basel

• Bars / Discos / Casino Basel also offers a wide choice of bars, from sophisticated piano and cocktail bars to comfortable pubs, trendy bars, discos, and old-type taverns. The city’s closing-hour law is liberal, and many places stay open until late. In many places one can still get a hot meal late at night, and many music bars and discos stay open until the small hours. Completely smoke-free cafes / bars:– ilcaffè bar e caffè (Italian coffee, relaxing

atmosphere), Falknerstrasse 24, 4001 Basel, Phone +41 (0)61 261 27 61

– Prima Klima (a noble coffee, bar & lounge), Steinenvorstadt 58, 4051 Basel, Phone +41 (0)61 271 71 00

– Enothek Christian Nussbaumer (a large variety of wines), Grenzacherstrasse 62, 4058 Basel, Phone +41 (0)61 683 33 66

Not smoke-free (due to the political situation):– Bar Rouge, Messeplatz 10, 4058 Basel,

Phone 061 361 30 31– Europe-Bar, Clarastr. 43, 4058 Basel

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“Business casual” or “smart casual” dress is encouraged for all day meetings. Since Basel can be rather cool in October, bringing a sweater or jacket may make you more comfortable. Business attire is recommended for the welcome reception on Thursday evening of 11th October, 2007, and at the conference dinner on Friday evening of 12th October, 2007.

emergencies

Emergency telephone numbers• Police: 117• Fire brigade: 118• Ambulance: 144• Automobile breakdown service: 140

HospitalsUniversity Hospital Basel www.universitaetsspital-basel.chHebelstrasse 32, 4031 Basel Phone 061 265 25 25

Citizens Hospital www.buespi.chFeierabendstrasse 44, 4003 Basel Phone 061 279 84 10

Emergency pharmacy www.notfallapothekebasel.chPetersgraben 3 (vis-à-vis University Hospital Basel)4051 Basel, Phone 061 263 75 75

Open Mon–Fri 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. and Sat 4:00 p.m. – Mon 8:00 a.m. (non-stop)Open on holidays

safety suggestions

Switzerland is said to be a very safe place. We advise general safety precautions.

electricity

Small appliances of non-Swiss manufacture such as shavers and hairdryers often require a converter and plug adapter. However, many hotels provide a hairdryer. The standard domestic voltage is 220 volts.

currency / means of payment / Banks / tipping

CurrencyThe national currency is the Swiss franc (1 CHF = 100 centimes).

Banknotes come in the denominations 1,000.–, 200.–, 100.–, 50.–, 20.– and 10.–, while the coins in circulation are 5.–, 2.–, 1.–, –.50, –.20, –.10 as well as –.05. (Conversion: 1 CHF = approx. 0.63 € – as of 10/06.)

Means of paymentEveryday consumer goods and minor purchases are usually paid in cash. In addition to the Swiss franc, some stores also accept the Euro.

Other means of payment such as credit cards, EC cards or post office cards are also widely used. Cash can be withdrawn from automatic tellers at banks or post office branches.

Directions to the Congress Center From the train stations to the venue:

• From Basel SBB: Tram No 2, to the “Messeplatz” (direct connection)

• From Badischer Bahnhof: Trams No 2 and 6 to the “Messeplatz” (direct connection) www.bvb.ch

Automobile, parking management system The well-developed road network keeps traffic moving smoothly. A ring-road channels motor traffic around the city centre. A parking management system and a network of 13 car parks with a total of 6,000 parking spaces situated around the edge of the city centre helps drivers in quickly finding a space to park.

Parking near the Conference venue• Messe Basel, Messeplatz 1–3, 4058 Basel• Europe, Hammerstrasse 68, 4058 Basel• Räbgass, Rebgasse 20, 4058 Basel• Claramatte, Klingentalstrasse 25, 4057 Basel• Basel-Stadt, Auberg 2a, 4051 Basel www.parkleitsystem-basel.ch

Taxis & car rental A large fleet of taxis provides personal transport services around the clock.Taxi phone numbers:

• Taxi Centre: 061 222 22 22• Taxi 33: 061 333 33 33• Blitztaxi: 061 692 77 77• Sterntaxi: 061 691 44 44

Car rental addresses• National Rent a Car, Messeplatz 25 (in the

Swissôtel), 4058 Basel, Phone 061 683 18 73• Europcar, Airport Basel, 4056 Basel,

Phone 061 325 29 03 www.europcar.ch• Frey Emil AG, Brüglingerstr. 2, 4053 Basel,

Phone 061 335 61 00 www.rcr-basel.ch• Hertz AG, Nauenstr. 33, 4052 Basel,

Phone 061 205 92 22 www.hertz.ch• Avis AG, Aeschengraben 31, 4051 Basel,

Phone 061 206 95 45 www.avis.ch

Air travelSituated entirely on French territory, the airport has a Swiss customs sector connected to Basel via a customs road.

Several airlines offer over 60 direct flights to regional European cities.

Euro-Airport Basel-Mulhouse Postfach 142, 4030 Basel, Phone 061 325 31 11, Fax 061 325 25 77 www.euroairport.com

Other international airports in SwitzerlandZurich Airport www.flughafen-zuerich.chGeneva Airport www.gva.ch

Both airports (Zurich and Geneva) have an integrated railway station which provide direct connections to Basel. It will take you approximately 2 h 40 min from Geneva and approximately 1 h 15 min from Zurich Airport to Basel.

Immigration / visa

EU Citizens need a valid, recognised national ID or passport for entering Switzerland. Citizens of other countries are kindly requested to consult the following website of the Federal Office for Migration www.bfm.admin.ch.

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conference Hotels

The conference organizers have reserved rooms at 13 hotels in Basel for the conference attendees. These hotels provide a wide variety of rates and amenities, all within close proximity to the Congress Center.

The official conference hotel for the 4th European Conference Tobacco or Health is the Swissôtel Le Plaza Basel located at Messeplatz 25, 4005 Basel. The hotel is directly connected inhouse with the conference venue, the Basel Congress Center.

Every hotel is conveniently served by the public transportation system (please see the map.) Please use the conference website www.ectoh07.org to secure your accommodation.

reservation policies

Please note, that by registering for your hotel in Basel you are committing yourself to a confirmed reservation at the respective hotel for the request-ed period and room category.

In case of cancellation or any reservation changes, the cancellation policy of the respective hotel is applicable (please visit the conference website to view the cancellation details of each hotel).

Please notify us well in advance should your travel plans change. The conference organiser offers the hotel reservation as a service to its participants and can in no way be made liable for any hotel service and cancellation costs.

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SwissôtelSwissôtel Le Le PlazaPlaza Basel*****, Messeplatz 25, 4005 Basel Basel*****, Messeplatz 25, 4005 Basel –– nextnext to Congress Centerto Congress Center

RAMADA PLAZA Basel****, Messeplatz 12, 4058 Basel RAMADA PLAZA Basel****, Messeplatz 12, 4058 Basel –– acrossacross thethe Convention Square, 1 Convention Square, 1 minuteminute walkingwalking distancedistance

NovotelNovotel Basel***, SchBasel***, Schöönaustrasse 10, 4058 Basel naustrasse 10, 4058 Basel –– 5 5 minutesminutes walkingwalking distancedistance

MercureMercure Hotel Europe Basel****, Clarastrasse 43, 4058 Basel Hotel Europe Basel****, Clarastrasse 43, 4058 Basel –– 1 1 minuteminute walkingwalking distancedistance

Hotel MHotel Müünchnerhof***, nchnerhof***, RiehenringRiehenring 75, 4058 Basel 75, 4058 Basel –– 1 1 minuteminute walkingwalking distancedistance

Hotel du Commerce***, Hotel du Commerce***, RiehenringRiehenring 91, 4058 Basel 91, 4058 Basel –– 2 2 minutesminutes walkingwalking distancedistance

RadissonRadisson SAS Hotel*****, SAS Hotel*****, SteinentorstrasseSteinentorstrasse 25, 4001 Basel 25, 4001 Basel –– 11 11 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„HeuwaageHeuwaage““

Hotel Victoria****, Hotel Victoria****, CentralbahnplatzCentralbahnplatz 33--4, 4002 Basel 4, 4002 Basel –– 9 9 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„Bahnhof SBBBahnhof SBB““

Hotel Hilton Basel*****, Hotel Hilton Basel*****, AeschengrabenAeschengraben 31, 4002 Basel 31, 4002 Basel –– 9 9 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„Bahnhof SBBBahnhof SBB““

Hotel Euler***, Hotel Euler***, CentralbahnplatzCentralbahnplatz 14, 4002 Basel 14, 4002 Basel –– 9 9 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„Bahnhof SBBBahnhof SBB““

Hotel Schweizerhof***, Hotel Schweizerhof***, CentralbahnplatzCentralbahnplatz 1, 4002 Basel 1, 4002 Basel –– 9 9 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„Bahnhof SBBBahnhof SBB““

Hotel Spalentor***, SchHotel Spalentor***, Schöönbeinstrasse 1, 4056 Basel nbeinstrasse 1, 4056 Basel –– 13 13 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„SpalentorSpalentor““

hotelhotel bildungszentrumbildungszentrum 21***, Missionsstrasse 21, 4055 Basel 21***, Missionsstrasse 21, 4055 Basel –– 13 13 minutesminutes byby streetcarstreetcar fromfrom stationstation „„SpalentorSpalentor““

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BanksCoop-BankAeschenplatz 3 Open Mon–Fri 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Güterstrasse 190 Open Mon–Fri 9 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Basler Kantonalbank Centralbahnstr. 16 Open Mon–Fri 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Messeplatz 21 Open Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Crédit Suisse Rebgasse 7 Open Mon–Fri 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. St. Alban-Graben 1 Open Mon–Fri 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. UBS Centralbahnpl. 6 Open Mon–Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Aeschenvorstadt 1 Open Mon–Fri 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Marktplatz 17 Open Mon–Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Claraplatz 2 Open Mon–Fri 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Migros-Bank Aeschenvorstadt 72 Open Mon–Fri 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. – 12 a.m. Claraplatz Open Mon–Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

TippingAll prices in restaurants, bars, taxis as well as for other services are service-included; you are free to give a modest tip (5 – 10 %).

shopping

The people of Basel have a great deal of savoir-vivre and lifestyle. The lively inner city and the romantic Old Town form a vast shopping paradise and offer a big variety of different priced goods.

The most attractive shopping areas of the city are:• Aeschenvorstadt / Freie Strasse / Gerber-

gasse / Marktplatz (town centre)• Spalenberg / Schneidergasse /

Heuberg (Old Town)• Claraplatz / Greifengasse (Kleinbasel)• Shopping Center St. Jakob-Park

(by the football stadium)

Opening hours for stores in the city are usually Monday to Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Some grocery stores remain open until 10 p.m. There’s evening shopping in the city centre Thursdays and Fridays, when stores stay open until 8 p.m. Many petrol stations also have forecourt stores, and some of these remain open until midnight. On Saturdays, stores in outlying districts close at noon. Only a very few stores are open on Sundays.

time

Switzerland is in the Central European Time Zone (CET), which is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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Info Desk ECToH 07 Phone: +41 (0)61 699 80 01 Fax: +41 (0)61 699 80 02

Administrative Secretary Office Organizers Switzerland Ltd. c/o ECToH 07 Conference Obere Egg 24312 MagdenSwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0)61 836 98 76Fax: +41 (0)61 836 98 77Email: [email protected]

Local Organizing CommitteeProject Office ECToH 07Swiss Cancer LeagueEffingerstrasse 40 P.O. Box 82193001 BernSwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0)31 389 91 63 / +41 (0)31 389 92 16 Fax: +41 (0)31 389 91 60Email: [email protected]

We would like to thank the following organisations and funds for their financial support:

Schweizerische Herzstiftungwww.swissheart.ch

Swiss Tobacco Control Fundwww.bag.admin.ch/tabak_praevention

Swiss Cancer Leaguewww.swisscancer.ch

orGAnIsers & Funds

German Cancer Societywww.deutsche-krebsgesellschaft.de

oncosuissewww.oncosuisse.ch

ECToH07 supporting organisations:

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tabakprävention Schweiz

Ministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (Baden-Württemberg)

Cancer Research UK

The Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society

Cancer Society of Finland

Centro di riferimento per Prevenzione (CRP)

Danish Cancer Society

Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum

Deutsche Krebshilfe

European Network for Smoking Prevention

European Heart Network

European Respiratory Society

FMH Swiss Medical Association

Irish Cancer Society

Krebsliga beider Basel

La Ligue contre le cancer

Medical University of Vienna, Institute of Environmental Health

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Public Health Schweiz

Schweizerische Fachstelle für Alkohol- und andere Drogenprobleme (SFA)

Swedish National Institute of Public Health

Schweizerische Zahnärzte Gesellschaft

UICC

World Health Organization

Schweizerische Fachstelle für Alkohol- und andere DrogenproblemeInstitut suisse de prévention de l'alcoolisme et autres toxicomaniesIstituto svizzero di prevenzione dell'alcolismo e altre tossicomanie

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German Ministry of Healthwww.bmg.bund.de

Smokefree Friday. October 12, 2007. Most public buildings are now no-smokingzones. To help ensure restaurants also become smoke-free, we submitted citizens’initiatives to the cantonal governments of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft inAugust 2007. And now we’re asking, when will the buildings of cultural institutionsbe smoke-free? All cultural event organizers in the Basle region are invited toSmokefree Friday. The main event will take place on the Rhine and on the culturalevent ferry «Das Schiff». We’re working to protect people from passive smoking!www.smokefreefriday.ch

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