Warner Series Invitation: Is the Nation on Track to End the Tobacco Epidemic?

Five Years After the Release of Institute of Medicine’s Tobacco Report:

Is the Blueprint for the Nation on Track to End the Tobacco Epidemic?

Five years ago, the public health and tobacco control communities were given boldrecommendations on how to end an epidemic that kills more than 400,000 adults annually. In this time, the nation has seen historic changes in public policy as well as historic declines in smoking prevalence. Many of the Institute of Medicines’ (IOM) 42 recommendations have been implemented, however, public health leaders recognize that more still needs to be done to achieve full success by 2017 when the report will reach its decade mark. Please join Legacy for a thought-provoking panel discussion examining the IOM report as a tool to measure progress, while highlighting key areas where improvement is required.

Opening Remarks by Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President of the IOM

Moderator: Richard J. Bonnie, Committee Chair of the IOM’s 2007 Report, Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation, Harrison Foundation Professor of Law and Medicine, University of Virginia School of Law

Panelists

· The Honorable Joseph A. Califano Jr., Founder and Chair Emeritus, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia), and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare

· Tim McAfee, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

· Steven A. Schroeder, MD, Distinguished Professor of Health and Health Care, Department of Medicine and Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, University of California, San Francisco

Thursday, March 29, 2012
12:30 to 2:30 P.M., ET
1724 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Networking luncheon at 12:30 P.M. Program to begin at 1 p.m. ET
The discussion will be available via webcast at www.legacyforhealth.org/WarnerSeries

No call-in or password necessary.

Register by Monday, March 26, 2012 click here.

For more information, please call 202-341-0324.

Source: Legacy