1. Session N.00162
64. The implications of the FCTC Article 14
guidelines for treatment policy
Saturday, 21 March 2015, 14:00 - 15:30
Type Symposium
Track Demand side: FCTC Art. 6‐14, Art. 20
Topic Cessation
Description
In 2010 the Conference of the Parties to the FCTC adopted guidelines for Article 14 of the convention, on tobacco cessation
and treatment. These guidelines set out a comprehensive set of recommendations to Parties on how to develop (or further
develop) cessation support. In this symposium we will look at progress on treatment to date, what the Article 14 guidelines
recommend, and consequently what countries, especially low and middle income countries, might be doing now to develop
or enhance their provision of cessation support.
Targetaudience Healthcare professionals, administrators and policy makers, inside and outside government.
Objectives 1. To understand how the provision of cessation support fits within the broader context of tobacco control
2. To review and understand the recommendations of the Article 14 guidelines
3. To review progress on treatment to date
4. To present and consider the experience of some countries
Keywords FCTC Article 14, cessation support, cessation policy
Coordinator(s) Martin RAW (Brazil)
Chair(s)
Presentations 14:00 - 14:10» The importance of treatment and its relation to other tobacco control measures
Judith Mackay (Hong Kong)
14:10 - 14:20» The Article 14 guidelines and what they recommend we should focus on
Dongbo Fu (Switzerland)
14:20 - 14:25» Status of cessation support globally
Martin RAW (Brazil)
14:25 - 14:35» Country experiences: New Zealand
14:35 - 14:45» Country experiences: Uruguay
Eduardo Bianco (Uruguay)
14:45 - 14:55» Country experiences: Lebanon
Jade Khalife (Lebanon)
14:55 - 15:05» Cytisine: what is it and why is it so imporant?
15:05 - 15:30» Chaired Panel Discussion - Panliest 1
Beatriz Champagne (Argentina)
15:05 - 15:30» Chaired Panel Discussion - Panelist 2
Judith Mackay (Hong Kong)
15:05 - 15:30» Chaired Panel Discussion - Panelist 3
15:05 - 15:30» Chaired Panel Discussion - Panelist 4
Martin RAW (Brazil)
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