Greetings!

Hello to all members of the SRNT Global Research Network (GRN)!

We are delighted to share information on the GRN subcommittee activities, announcements and recent NTR publications related to global health via this newsletter. We hope you will find this information helpful. If you would like to contribute to the content of our future newsletters, please submit your news items to our GRN Communications Subcommittee Chair Dr. Mansi Chopra (mansi@hriday-shan.org). For more information on the GRN and past and ongoing activities, visit (GRN website). 
 
GRN at the SRNT Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (1-4 March 2023)

The GRN will be organising a pre-conference workshop at the SRNT Annual Meeting, scheduled in San Antonio, Texas, from 1-4 March 2023.

  • Pre-Conference workshop: The GRN will be conducting a 3-hour pre-conference workshop on ‘Implementation Science in global tobacco control: A primer,’ on 1 March 2023, at the SRNT Annual Meeting. The workshop will aim to promote the application of implementation science methods in global tobacco control. Furthermore, the workshop will identify dissemination and implementation research priorities for global tobacco control, with a particular focus on LMICs. The session chairs will be Dr Ramzi Salloum and Dr Monika Arora, Co-Chairs, GRN with eminent panellists – Dr Carla Berg, Dr Geoffrey Fong, Dr Gila Neta, Dr Mark Parascandola, Dr Nancy Rigotti, and Dr Kamran Siddiqui. More details can be found here.
Webinars conducted by the Global Research Network (GRN)
The GRN in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) organised a webinar on ‘Global Tobacco Control Research: Research Opportunities and Capacity Building in LMICs’ on 13 September 2022. Dr Mark Parascandola, Branch Chief for Research and Training, NCI and Dr Marie D Ricciardone, Program Officer, NCI, speakers at the webinar, provided an overview of the US NCI’s global tobacco control research programs and future directions in the area of tobacco control research. Furthermore, they informed the participants about open funding calls/announcements in global tobacco control and health research and capacity building opportunities for LMIC researchers. The webinar content is available on the SRNT-U website.
The GRN organised a webinar on ‘Smokeless tobacco research and its implications: Lessons from ASTRA,’ on 12 January 2023. Prof. Kamran Siddiqi, Professor, Global Public Health, University of York, Dr Rumana Huque, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Prof. Monika Arora, Vice-President, Research & Health Promotion, Public Health Foundation of India & Executive Director, HRIDAY, speakers at the webinar, provided an overview of the work of the ASTRA (Addressing Smokeless Tobacco use and building Research capacity in South Asia) project, supported by the NIHR. Key findings from 5 main strands of research undertaken in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: (a) ASTRA-Youth; a school-based cohort feasibility study investigating the uptake of ST in adolescents in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, (b) ASTRA-Sellers; a multi-method study of the ST supply chain to observe how ST control policies are implemented in the 3 countries, (c) ASTRA-Cessation; a pilot trial evaluating interventions to help adults to quit ST, (d) ASTRA-Policy; a systematic review to measure gaps in ST control policies and (e) ASTRA-Economics; development of a model to estimate the economic burden of ST use, were discussed. The webinar content is available on the SRNT-U website.
GRN Mentorship Program

The GRN has officially launched its mentorship program! The main objective of this program is to support early career researchers in the field of tobacco-related global research from low- and middle- income countries by connecting them to a mid-career researcher to guide an ongoing or new research in areas of mutual interest.

GRN Subcommittees and related announcements

Education Subcommittee (Chair: Dr. Catherine O. Egbe; Co-Chair: Dr Anna V Wilkinson): This subcommittee is focused on organizing GRN activities, including webinars, conference workshops, and other speaking events activities to provide for SRNT members a platform for continuous development in the field of tobacco and nicotine research with specific targeting of LMICs.

Outreach Subcommittee (Chair: Dr Mohammad (Ebbie) Ebrahimi Kalan; Co-chair: Dr. Constanza Paulina Silva Gallardo): The subcommittee is responsible for actively engaging with existing network members, get on-board new members, increase engagement with experts from LMICs, collaborate with other SRNT networks to convene joint activities, and take a leadership role by involving members and volunteers in network activities.

Communications Subcommittee (Chair: Dr. Mansi Chopra): This subcommittee is responsible for the GRN quarterly newsletters, media dissemination, and updating the GRN web content, including the spotlight and publication highlight. We are seeking volunteers to serve as subcommittee members to help with collecting the information to be included in these communication channels.

Announcements

  •  If you are willing to participate/volunteer in any of the subcommittees, please email our GRN Coordinator Dima Bteddini (dimabteddini@ufl.edu). If you wish to know more or apply, please do get in touch.

GRN Twitter Account

We request all our members to spread the word within their groups and follow the official SRNT GRN Twitter page: @GlobalSRNT, to keep up-to-date with recent events of the GRN.
 
Upcoming conferences, events, and webinars




  • European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH); Madrid, April 26-28, 2023: https://ectoh.org/


  • 10th edition of the Global Forum on Nicotine; Warsaw, Poland, June 21-24, 2023: https://gfn.events/


 

Volume 24, Issue 10, October 2022
  • Land et al., Associations of Daily Versus Nondaily Smoking, Tobacco-Related Risk Perception, and Cancer Diagnosis Among Adults in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (2022) 24(10): 1540–1547. Abstract

  • Moran et al., Evidence of Youth-Appealing Cigarette Advertising Tactics from a Randomized, Controlled Experiment (2022) 24(10): 1619–1626. Abstract

  • Borchardt et al., Are “Delayed Quitters” More Likely to Relapse Than Smokers Who Quit on Their Target Quit Date? A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Records (2022) 24(10): 1534–1539. Abstract

  • Zakiniaeiz et al., Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response (2022) 24(10): 1597–1606. Abstract
 
Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2022

  • Kurtzman et al., Adolescents’ Understanding of Smoking and Vaping Risk Language: Cognitive Interviews to Inform Scale Development (2022) 24(11): 1741–1747. Abstract

  • Brouwer et al., The Impact of Current Tobacco Product Use Definitions on Estimates of Transitions Between Cigarette and ENDS Use (2022) 24(11): 1756–1762. Abstract

  • Flocke et al., Measuring Nicotine Dependence Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cigarillo Users (2022) 24(11): 1789–1797. Abstract

  • Vickerman et al., A Randomized Pilot of a Tailored Smoking Cessation Quitline Intervention for Individuals Who Smoke and Vape (2022) 24(11): 1811–1820. Abstract

  • White et al., Early Changes in Puffing Intensity When Exclusively Using Open-Label Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes (2022) 24(11): 1798–1802. Abstract
 
Volume 24, Issue 12, December 2022

  • Maurage et al., The Role of Attentional Networks in Smoking Behavior Among Young Adults: Specific Contribution of Executive Control (2022) 24(12): 1906–1913. Abstract

  • Slocum et al., Impact of the Tips From Former Smokers Anti-Smoking Media Campaign on Youth Smoking Behaviors and Anti-Tobacco Attitudes (2022) 24(12): 1927–1936. Abstract

  • Svenson et al., The Effect of Conflicting Public Health Guidance on Smokers’ and Vapers’ E-cigarette Harm Perceptions (2022) 24(12): 1945–1950. Abstract

  • Ranney et al., Reducing Misperceptions About Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes: Insights From Adults Who Smoke (2022) 24(12): 1951–1958. Abstract

  • Morgan et al., Predictors of Adherence Among Vulnerable Populations of Adults Assigned to Smoke Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes (2022) 24(12): 1959–1967. Abstract

  • Park et al., Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Smoking Cessation Interventions With Behavioral Support: A Study Based on the Benefits of Smoking Cessation on Outcomes (BENESCO) Model (2022) 24(12): 2011–2017. Abstract
 
Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2023

  • Valencia et al., A Proactive Outreach Strategy Using a Local Area Code to Refer Unassisted Smokers in a Safety Net Health System to a Quitline: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial (2023) 25(1): 43–49. Abstract

  • Llaneza et al., A Health Inequity: Associations Between Cigarette Smoking Status and Mammogram Screening Among Women of Color (2023) 25(1): 66–72. Abstract

  • Nemati et al., National and Regional Fraction of Cancer Incidence and Death Attributable to Current Tobacco and Water-Pipe Smoking in the Eastern Mediterranean Countries in 2020 (2023) 25(1): 12–18. Abstract

  • Clement et al., Smoking Cessation in People With and Without Diabetes After Acute Coronary Syndrome (2023) 25(1): 58–65. Abstract
 
Volume 25, Issue 2, February 2023

  • Brown & Faulkner, Smokers’ Affective Responses to COVID-19-Related Health Warnings on Cigarette Packets: The Influence of Delay Discounting (2023) 25(2): 221–227. Abstract

  • Yang et al., Vaping in a Time of Pandemics: Risk Perception and Motivations for Electronic Cigarette Use (2023) 25(2): 237–246. Abstract

  • Guen et al., The Impact of Smoking Status and Smoking-Related Comorbidities on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patient Outcomes: A Causal Mediation Analysis (2023) 25(2): 331–338. Abstract
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