November 22 2016, Bucharest
Launch of the Report The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in Romania in the framework of EU Directive 2011/64 Revision Process
Bucharest, November 22nd 2016, Parliament Palace
Session 1
10:00- 10:20 Welcome and Introductory Notes
- MP Viorel Ștefan, President of the Budget, Finances and Banks Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament
- MP Ana Birchall, President of the European Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament
- MP Corneliu-Florin Buicu, President of the Health and Family Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament
- Prof. Kristie Foley, Wake Forest School of Medicine and Principal Investigator of “Building Capacity for Tobacco Research in Romania”, a National Institutes of Health sponsored study
- Prof. Zoltán Ábrám, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş, Romanian Principal Investigator
- Cornel Radu-Loghin, Secretary General European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention
10:20-10:30 Special Guests Introductory Remarks
- Dr. Diana Loreta Păun, Health Advisor, President of Romania
- MP Aurelia Cristea, Member of the Budget, Finances and Banks Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament, initiator of the smoke-free bill adopted in Dec. 2015
- Prof. Florin Mihălțan, former President of the Romanian Society of Pneumology, Board Member European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention
10:30- 10:45 Introduction of the Results of the Report “The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in Romania”
- Presented by Árpád Szabó and Ede Lázár
To download the first presentation click here.
Authors of the Report
- Árpád Szabó, MÜTF Educational Centre, Odorhei
- Ede Lázár, Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca
- Hunor Burián, Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca
- Todd Rogers, RTI International
- Kristie Foley, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Zoltán Ábrám, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş
- Cristian Meghea, Michigan State University
- Teodora Ciolompea, Drug Addiction Treatment Centre Saint Stelian
- Frank J. Chaloupka, University of Illinois at Chicago
10:45- 10:55 Questions and Answers Session on the Report
Session 2
10:55- 11:05 Tobacco Use and Tobacco Policy in Romania’s Foster Care System
- Loránd Schmidt, MD, General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection of Mures County, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
11:05- 11:15 The Impact of a Randomized Trial to Reduce Tobacco Initiation among Adolescents in Romania: The ASPIRA Project
- Valentin Nădășan, PhD, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureș
11:15- 11:25 A Smoke-free Medical University: A Demonstration Project at UMPh-TM
- István Pál Kikeli, MD, PhD, Fundația Procardia
11:25- 11:45 General Q&A and Round-Table Discussion
11:45- 12:15 Press Conference: The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in Romania
- Participants: Árpád Szabó, Frank Chaloupka, Cornel Radu-Loghin, Zoltán Ábrám, Teodora Ciolompea
To download the session 2 presentations click here.
Last update: 23.11.2016