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Media Advisory
May 27, 2011
ATTN: NEWS / HEALTH EDITORS
World No Tobacco Day 2011 Symposium at Trillium Health Centre on May 31
World-class experts to share insights at launch of new regional community smoking cessation program
MISSISSAUGA/WEST TORONTO, ON –Trillium Health Centre’s Smoking Cessation Committee is launching a new regional program by hosting a World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Symposium on May 31, 2011.
Over 150 health care providers and administrators from across the community are expected to attend the symposium.
World-class experts will inspire health care providers in their fight to reduce the burden of chronic disease associated with smoking.| What: | World No Tobacco Day 2011 Symposium at Trillium Health Centre on May 31 |
| When: | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| Where: | Trillium Health Centre – Mississauga |
The symposium is being hosted by Trillium Health Centre Smoking Cessation Committee Co-Chairs, Cardiologist Anil Gupta, MD and Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Young.
Symposium Speakers - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.:
- Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Anil Gupta, Co-Chair, Smoking Cessation Committee and Trillium Health Centre and Dr. David Mowat, Medical Officer of Health, Peel Public Health
- Issues & Challenges of Smoking Cessation in 2011 – Dr. Peter Selby, Clinical Director, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
- A Systematic Approach to Smoking Cessation – Dr. Robert Reid, Associate Director, Minto Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Pharmacotherapy – Dr. Andrew Pipe, Chief, Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Pharmacokinetic Implications of Smoking Cessation –Carolyn Whiskin, Pharmacist, Brant Arts Dispensary
- Demystifying Tobacco Industry – Michael Perley, Director, Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco
The WNTD Symposium is the kick off of a new Trillium-led multidisciplinary initiative, the Smoking Cessation Collaborative of Peel-Halton, which is an integrated approach to fighting smoking addiction involving partners including public health, pharmacists, family physicians and hospitals.
This innovative program is based on evidence that smokers are most motivated to quit when they are sick in the hospital with an acute illness. Helping patients quit during this vulnerable time is the best way to offer them the support they need to change their behaviour.
Patients receive counseling and smoking cessation drugs while they are in hospital, then transition to community supports including counseling, pharmaco-therapy and automated follow-up phone calls after their discharge from hospital.
For more information, contact smokingcessation@thc.on.ca.
For more information on Trillium Health Centre, please visit www.trilliumhealthcentre.org.
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Media Contact:
Larry Roberts
Media Relations Advisor
Trillium Health Centre
tel: 905-848-7580 ext. 3832
mobile: 416-358-7201
email: lroberts@thc.on.ca