Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: Could the End of The Tobacco Epidemic Be Near?

Could the End of The Tobacco Epidemic Be Near?

Session moderated by Bob Wachter

Could the end of the tobacco epidemic truly be in sight? Pamela Ling, professor of medicine and director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, joins us to describe the rapidly evolving landscape of tobacco and nicotine products in the U.S., assess the latest evidence on e-cigarette safety, and broach the controversy of whether e-cigarettes can lead to harm reduction or worsen tobacco use disorder. She will describe the latest health policy impacts on tobacco use and what clinicians, researchers, and policymakers can do in the current landscape.

Speakers:
Pamela Ling, MD, MPH, is professor of medicine and director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Her research focuses on tobacco, media, social marketing, and young adults. She serves as principal investigator of the UCSF Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS), one of nine Centers in the U.S. funded by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. She has contributed to three Surgeon General’s Reports on Tobacco and has been member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation since 2016. 

For the first time in over two years, we are pleased to welcome you back to in-person Grand Rounds. The UCSF community can join us at Parnassus at HSW-300 (lunch provided); our extended community can still watch live on Zoom. As always, the session will be available on our YouTube channel a few days after the presentation.

Zoom Information:
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