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Tobacco or Health. The added responsability of Medical Schools

By etavares On 30 June, 2011 Science Space | 2011 Comments Off on Tobacco or Health. The added responsability of Medical Schools No tags

31 MAY 2011 – A WORLD TREATY THAT SAVES LIVES 

Figura 1- Três Maneiras de Salvar Vidas
On 31 May of each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates “World No Tobacco Day“. This year the WHO chose the “Framework Convention on Tobacco Control” as its theme.

This Convention was the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of the WHO, representing a milestone in the history of public health worldwide. Unanimously approved in May 2003 at the World Health Assembly, it came into force on 27 February 2005 and so far it has been ratified by over 170 Parties.

Portugal is part of this Convention, following its approval by the Government in November 2005 (Decree 25-A/2005, of 8 November).

The Framework Convention was the result of a long process of technical and intergovernmental negotiations based on scientific evidence. This Convention, which reaffirms the right of every human being to enjoy better health, has brought a new legal dimension to international cooperation in the area of prevention and tobacco control.

The 2011 World No Tobacco Day aims to highlight the importance of this Treaty, stressing the obligations of the Parties and of WHO in the context of the Conference of the Parties, as the central body, which has power of deliberation with regard to its implementation.

Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of illness and premature death worldwide. According to WHO, about 6 million people die every year due to tobacco related diseases. This figure might rise to 8 million by 2030 if no effective preventive measures are taken. After having contributed to the deaths of 100 million people in the twentieth century, smoking can lead to the loss of 1000 million lives in the twenty first century.

Like any other treaty, the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control imposes legal obligations to the Parties that have ratified it. These obligations include the following

– To protect public health policies from the commercial interests or any others created by the tobacco industry;
– To take steps related to prices and taxes to reduce demand for tobacco;
– To protect people from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke;
– To regulate the contents of tobacco products;
– To regulate the dissemination of information on tobacco products;
– To regulate the packaging and labelling of tobacco products;
– To inform and educate the population, particularly children, about the dangers of tobacco consumption;
– To ban advertising, promotion and the sponsorship of tobacco;
– To promote smoking cessation and offer help to quit tobacco dependence;
– To fight the illicit trade of tobacco products;
– To prohibit the sale to minors and by minors;
– To support economically viable alternatives to tobacco growing.

NEW WEBSITE FOR DOCTORS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

One in two smokers dies prematurely and encouragement from a physician is an important motivating factor for patients wanting to stop smoking.* Hughes JR. CA Cancer J Clin 2000; 50: 143-51

Figura 2 – Website “5As – 5 passos para deixar de fumar”With the aim of supporting health professionals in the management of patients seeking to quit smoking on a permanent basis, a pharmaceutical company, in collaboration with several partners, including the Portuguese Society of Pneumology – Tobacco Consumption Committee, the Portuguese Confederation of Tobacco Prevention – COPTT, and the Portuguese Society for Tobacco Studies, launched on 31 May 2011, World No Tobacco Day, the website “5As – 5 steps to stop smoking”.

Aimed exclusively at health professionals and medical students, the www.5as.com.ptprovides online data and medical training on Smoking Cessation, and is an important working tool that aims to improve clinical skills when communicating with patients.

Approach, Advise, Assess, Assist and Accompany are the principles that underlie the creation of this website, where one can find information about the disease (tobacco use and addiction) and how to approach it, and about theoretical and practical aspects – including supporting materials – that will enable health professionals to identify specific needs and improve the quality of life and control of patients.

In order to encourage the sharing of information among health professionals, the www.5as.com.pt (which has distinct names in other countries), has, to date, brought together a group of 15 European specialists who, through the website, may counsel, inform, and offer advice on practical tools and materials that may be used when communicating with smoking patients, allowing it to be more productive and effective in smoking cessation. This group of specialists includes professionals from Portugal (4), Spain (2), United Kingdom (4), France (1), Germany (2), Norway (3) and Sweden (1).

Apart from enabling access to a set of clinical guidelines and medical and scientific information, www.5as.com.pt also allows viewing practical solutions through questions that reflect several common situations and scenarios, and which can be adapted to the circumstances and profile of each individual patient.

With regard to medical students, their registration is possible when supported by a medical graduate.

The Added Responsibility of Medical Schools 

Medical Schools and their corresponding professionals have a determinant role to play in smoking prevention and control in the country.
Although it was not necessary for the law to state it, the truth is that the Portuguese Legislation (Law no. 37/2007 of 14 August) defines some of the measures to be adopted by Medical Schools – through the example given by their professionals, forbidding smoking indoors, making information and health education available to citizens and including the topic of prevention and treatment of the use of, and addition to, tobacco in the syllabus of the undergraduate and postgraduate training of doctors, as they are privileged agents in health education and promotion. The aforementioned law also stipulates the creation of smoking cessation consultations at health institutions, namely health centres, pneumology, cardiology, psychiatry, oncology, and obstetrics services, and in support centres for alcoholics and drug abusers.

In the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, it is imperative to continue to inform, educate and teach. Students, lecturers, employees, and governing bodies are called to give their contribution to the provision of more and better health for all.

Luís Rebelo
Coordinator of the General and Family Medicine Unit (Institute of Preventive Medicine)
lrebelo@sapo.pt

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Index - News # 21 | mai/jun. 2011
 Editorial Note
 Tomada de posse dos Órgãos Sociais da AEFML
 Interview with Professor José Pereira Miguel – Director of the Institute of Preventive Medicine
 Interview with Dr. Luis Fernandes, from the Sports, Culture and Wellbeing Centre of the U. of Lisbon
 Celebrations of the 100 years of the Faculty of Medicine of the Unv. of Lisbon–Evocative exhibition
 Faculty to Help Project – AMI Campaign
 Celebrations of the Centenary of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (1911/2011)
 There is sport at the Olympiads! – A view of the event before and after CODM
 Professor Pulido Valente Prize Ceremony – Teaching Award 2010
 Harvard Medical School Program – Portugal, Information Session, 25 May 2011
 100 places – routes within the university
 Neuroscientists hope that the future will allow early diagnosis of Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s disease
 Studying medicine at FMUL – Candidate’s day 2011
 Marking Examinations By Optical Reading (OCR)
 MOVE-TE (MOVE YOURSELF) PROJECT
 Food Bank Campaign 29 May 2011 Food Bank Campaign 29 May 2011
 Blood Collection Campaign at the FMUL
 The University of Lisbon celebrates Environment Day
 Arraial UL 2011
 Postgraduate Education – Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
 Experience in participating in a project of the Institute of Preventive Medicine
 IMM researchers found that a pre-existing malaria infection can prevent a second infection
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds Portuguese research project on HIV/AIDS
 NEDAI/MSD Award distinguishes IMM researchers
 Academic Examinations at the Faculty Of Medicine of The University Of Lisbon
 Publications FMUL/HSM/IMM
 Quaternary prevention
 Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Employment Strategies
 Clinical Epidemiology – The epidemiological method in clinical practice and research
 Tobacco or Health. The added responsability of Medical Schools
 Early detection and brief interventions for harmful alcohol consumption in Primary Health Care
 Pharmacovigilance in Public Health Protection
 The ÍCARO (ICARUS) PROJECT: 15 years of research and surveillance
 Impact Assessment on Health in Times of Crisis
 Health Communication
 Drugs and Public Health
 Health Policy
 In-ves-ti-ga-ting epi-de-mio-lo-gy
 Environmental and Occupational Health at the Institute of Preventive Medicine
 FCT Research Unit of the Institute of Preventive Medicine
 Evaluation of Children’s Food Consumption
 Amsterdam, a city without prejudice
 Interview with Maria Manuela Lopes – the artist in residence at the IMM
 Science and Health Research
 Desporto, Cultura e Bem-estar da Universidade de Lisboa – Actividades em Julho
 Indicators of the 14th Programme “Education through Science” – 2010/2011
 “MEETINGS – ANATOMY PUZZLE” – Museum of Medicine
 UNIVERSITY OF LISBON / AMADEU DIAS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS (2011/2012)
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