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Wales Tobacco Control Forum

ASH Wales administers the Wales Tobacco Control Forum on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. The Forum is a networking and capacity building forum. The Forum holds three half day mini-conferences a year at venues across Wales.

To join the forum, download and complete the forum membership forms

Smoke Free Futures: Tobacco Control Conference 2010 - 11th and 12th October, Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff

Confirmed workshops and presentations at the Conference include:

  • No Smoking Day 2011 Campaign Launch
  • Young Tobacco Control Campaigners Tell their Stories
  • Understanding the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the Framework Convention Alliance
  • Evaluation of the Ireland Point of Sale Legislation
  • Development of a Tobacco Control Strategy for Wales
  • Smoke Free Futures
  • Tobacco Control: The Finnish Experience
  • The truth about stopping smoking and gaining weight
  • Smoking in Cars and Tobacco Control in Ontario
  • Monitoring Tobacco Industry Advertising on Social Media
  • Cessation Workshops

As well as parallel sessions from all sectors of tobacco control from cessation to policy.

Conference participants will have the opportunity to learn from the successes and challenges faced by successful tobacco control practitioners at this highly interactive conference.

For further details and to register your interest visit

http://www.smoking-conference-wales.org.uk/

Pharmaceutical Company Training

Pharmaceutical companies operating in Wales also provide training in cessation across Wales. ASH Wales does not endorse any particular drug regime or pharmaceutical company. However, as the pharma companies do engage in training, we have included details of the services they provide in this section.

Consultants

Work 2 Health is a specialist consultancy, focusing on organisational development, policy guidance, advice and support, tailored to your business to provide a fitter and healthier workforce. Work2Health also offers bespoke training, seminars and lectures on tobacco control issues. For more information contact Work2Health

McNeil Ltd

McNeil Ltd offer smoking cessation training which covers general background to smoking cessation, tobacco dependence, tobacco addiction etc plus Pharmacotherapy. It’s not promotional for their range of products and covers all stop smoking products and. Update training is also provided. For example, reminder session of products and any new indications for example.

For further information about McNeil training contact :

  • Susanne Renkes
  • Healthcare Development Manager
  • McNeil Ltd(a Johnson and Johnson company)
  • T: 07814 006471
  • E: email here

Pfizer

Pfizer is coordinating a range of Level one and two smoking cessation courses for practice nurses across Wales.

For more information please contact Adrian Beeching

Ashfield In2Focus (GSK)

GSK may provide training in Wales. Contact Gill Hanson

OTHER HELP & INFORMATION

  • This user-friendly guide is an excellent resource for health professionals or anyone sufficiently interested in helping friends, colleagues or the public to stop smoking. It brings together information and ideas from a wide variety of sources and can be used with or without specialist training or as a useful back up to other training approaches. Download here
  • Smoking Cessation Advisor Starter Pack - Get started running stop smoking sessions – pack comprising key manuals for cessation works, handouts & booklets. Download here
  • Quit Kits/Fact Files to help you stop smoking. Download here
  • On-line comprehensive guide to quitting.Download here
  • Smoking and Pregnancy: An Open Learning Pack for Midwives Download here

If you wish to register your training and/or support materials please drop us an email

Belief in the Ban

Nia Jeffreys of Asthma UK Cymru said;

"Tobacco smoke excludes people with asthma from public places, and 40% of adults with asthma say they avoid smoky pubs and restaurants. It is excellent news that people with asthma will now be protected from the terrible effect of other people's smoke on their health."

Belief in the Ban

Simon Blackburn of Macmillan Cancer Support said;

"Evidence shows that there is a 24% increased risk of developing lung cancer in non-smokers exposed to second hand tobacco smoke. The ban will have a significant impact on this major health problem."

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