Researchers from CoEHAR's In Silico Science project have developed a two-step technique to identify spin bias, research reporting that results in an intentional or unintentional misinterpretation of research results.
One of the speakers of the event, moderated by Prof. Carla Bruschelli, was Prof. Riccardo Polosa, founder of CoEHAR, Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction, and professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Catania. The subject of his speech was the patient with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) with addiction to smoking, which he defined as "a difficult patient, because he has a long history that has created a strong alliance with cigarettes. Therefore, giving up smoking leads him to a great form of distress, because it represents a loss”.
We are working to strengthen the dialogue and scientific collaboration between Indonesian and Italian universities and the collaboration between Catania and Jakarta is an important first step in this direction.
The Universitas Padjadjaran is organizing an online webinar dedicated to tobacco harm reduction strategies in collaboration with the researchers of the Replica project: "Harm Reduction Efforts in Smoking" will be held on Friday, 7th April 2023 at 3 pm GMT+7.
uring the latest meeting of the Polish Periodontal Society held by Polish Society of Periodontology and Periodontology Chapter of the Polish Dental Society, prof. Jan Kowalski of the Department of Periodontology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw in Poland was attend for the SMILE Study project.
As a result, expectations are high for an event that is all about e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and cannabidiol (CBD) products, pouches and other smokeless alternatives. To meet these expectations, Messe Dortmund has launched the new EVO NXT industry festival which is making its début on 10 and 11 March at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga (FYCMA) in Málaga, Spain.
During this year event, CoEHAR researchers presented the latest results of a small study conducted across a very vulnerable, and often forgotten, population: older adults who are are trying to stop smoking.
The timely intervention of the experts of the University of Catania and CoEHAR, prof. Riccardo Polosa and prof. Giovanni Li Volti, was essential to effectively deter the Italian Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, from supporting an ineffective and unpopular public health line.
The high number of cigarettes smoked every day by patients with severe mental disorders does not only harm individual smokers but also their parents and the people around them. The habit of smoking is perceived as harmful and also causes discomfort to those close to patients with schizophrenia who can even smoke 60 cigarettes a day.
From Monday 27th February to Thursday 2nd March, CoEHAR will host the kick-off meeting of the REPLICA 2.0 project. A team of international researchers from different countries will attend the event coordinated by CoEHAR to launch the new era of Replica.
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