Vaping conference at the forefront of the electronic cigarettes debate

Johannesburg – The Vaping Industry Conference is imposed as a neutral environment for scientists, policymakers, medical and public health professionals and stakeholders to come together and review the latest scientific research and evidence on e-cigarettes.

This year's conference will be held at the Sandton Radisson Blu on Thursday, August 2nd.

The Vaping Conference will be at the forefront of the scientific and public health debate around e-cigarettes and more general debates on harm reduction. .

The conference hosts scientists, public health professionals and policymakers from around the world who are seeking to establish their own regulatory framework for new nicotine products.

Alongside the latest data on the safety of electronic cigarettes users and bystanders, The Vaping Conference will continue to address broader debates, including the creation of an industry standard for not selling related products to anyone under the age of 18, including advertising and marketing.

The role that e-cigarettes could play in ending or expanding the tobacco epidemic will remain one of the most hotly debated debates in the history of public health.

For governments and policymakers, the weight of the decision can not be underestimated. From outright prohibition, advertising restrictions to higher taxation; the way in which each country introduces, interprets and implements legislation, including the channels for the issue of consumer and medical licenses, will have far-reaching consequences.

Setting the regulatory bar at the right level will be essential to take advantage of the opportunities that e-cigarettes and reduced-nicotine products offer, while responding to a tobacco control manifesto to reduce harm. related to smoking.

What questions will be explored?

The Vaping conference will include high level expert briefings and encourage interaction through panel discussions and open floor discussions. The questions will be explored in a balanced and objective environment allowing participants to develop their knowledge and share their points of view. The conference will explore the latest research and evidence in the following areas:

• The Harm Reduction Continuum and Different Policy / Regulatory Approaches
• Safety and Research on Electronic Cigarettes
• Impacts on Nicotine Health, Including dependence
• not burning and electronic cigarettes – similarities and differences
• Are there any health risks from second-hand smoke for non-users?
• If e-cigarettes are so good, why do not all smokers use them?

  In particular, this event will be relevant to:

  • Regulators and Policy Advisers
  • Scientific / Research Community
  • Practitioners and Cessation Services
  • Health Care Providers, health charities and health activists
  • Local Authorities and Environmental Health
  • Public Health Professionals and Academics
  • Health and Medical Professionals
  • Electronic Cigarette Industry and Groups more large number of stakeholders
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