GFN 2024 Day 2 – What To Expect! Also Tune In Online!

Today 14th June 2024 is Day 2 of the GFN (Global Forum on Nicotine).

There are lots of interesting discussions and workshops taking place with some well-known faces!

If you are unable to attend this year’s GFN you can still join in by watching online.

It is free to access the live stream and you just need to register! More details can be found here.

Day 2 – 14th June 2024 Schedule

You can view the full schedule with more information and links here, but I will just summarise the main events to look forward to today.

Keynote 2 – Over/misinterpretation of the precautionary principle in relation to safer nicotine

A panel consisting of Sarah Cooney, Garret McGovern and Alex Wodak will be discussing how “risk” is perceived in regard to safer nicotine.

Workshop – What does ‘independent’ mean, in relation to THR science?

This panel consists of Ian Fearon, Marewa Glover, Sarah Cooney, George Hardie and Colin Mendelsohn.

The topic of “independence” is to be discussed in relation to tobacco harm reduction. When are safer nicotine manufacturers declared to be “independent” from tobacco companies.

Science Lab #3

Various leading scientists and researchers will present science lab sessions and inviting discussion from the audience.

The host is Karin Jacobson.

This session includes:

• Rosalia Emma – Replica Project: A journey through Multicentric research endeavours.
• Konstantinos Farsalinos – Flavored E-Cigarette Use at the Time of Quitting Smoking: Comparison Between Young Adults (18-24 Years Old) and Adults (>24 Years Old)
• Anna Masser – Title: “Why Nicotine Content is not Nicotine Uptake”
• Elaine Round – Title: Accelerating Towards A Smokeless World

Workshop – Regulation Round Up – global perspectives

In this section various speakers will examine the global regulation of THR products. Barnaby Page is hosting with Michael Landl, Peter Beckett, Lindsey Stroud, Alan Zhao and David Yu adding to the panel.

Science Lab #4

This session is hosted by Summer Hanna and will feature:

• Mirko Casu – Digital and Mobile Health Innovations: Enhancing Smoking Detection and Cessation
• Chase Wallace – Smoke Free Sweden 2023: Sweden Is About to Become the First Smoke-Free Country
• Colin Mendelsohn – What Are the Harms of Vaping in Young People Who Have Never Smoked
• Karin Jacobson – Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Unintended Consequences in Tobacco Regulation Policies
• Martin Fitzpatrick – An Observational Study of a Heated Tobacco System Among Adult Smokers with No Intention to Quit

Workshop – Regulatory risk, investment and tobacco harm reduction

In this workshop Pieter Vorster, Sud Patwardhan, Jonathan Fell and Marina Murphy will investigate how investment is required to increase the progress of tobacco harm reduction.

Panel Discussion #2 – Legislation and regulation – health and economic consequences

Examining the health and economic impact of tobacco control measures will be Clive Bates, David Sweanor, Nevena Crljenko, Konstantinos Farsalinos and Joe Thompson.