Day 1
DAY 1 - 16 Feb 2024
Chair
Professor K. Srinath Reddy, Honorary Distinguished Professor and Goodwill Ambassador of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) for Public Health Partnerships
Co-Chair
Dr. Satish Kumar- IIHMR Delhi
Speakers
Global Tobacco Control Scenario
Dr. Jagdish Kaur, Regional Advisor- Tobacco Free Initiatives, WHO- SEARO
National Tobacco Control Programme: Tobacco Control and SDGs and Vision 2030
Dr. L. Swasticharan, Additional Dy. Director, General and Director (EMR),
Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Structures, Policies and Resources Crucial for Sustainable Tobacco Control
Dr. Rana J. Singh, Director- India, Vital Strategies
Chair :
Dr. A.K Agarwal, IIHMR Delhi
Co-Chair
Dr. Ambika Narain, Consultant, WHO
Speakers
Dr. Rajani. P, Deputy Director ( Mental Health and NPCP), Karnataka
Mr. Narendra Singh, Additional State Program Officer, Rajasthan
Dr. Girija Sankar Mishra, State Tobacco Consultant, Odisha
Dr. Lana E. Lyngdoh Nongbri, State Nodal Officer, Meghalaya
Dr. Gopal Chauhan, State Nodal Officer, Himachal Pradesh
Open Papers: Oral Presentations (Gulmohar)
Chair
Dr. Preetha G S, IIHMR Delhi
Co-Chair
Dr. Ekta Saroha, IIHMR Delhi
Speakers
Stakeholder Analysis and Perception Regarding Tobacco Waste Disposal in India: A Qualitative Study
Dr. Romshi Raina, National Resource Centre for Oral Health and Tobacco Cessation, Maulana Azad institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi
Awareness and Perceptions Towards Tobacco and its Environmental Impact among Indian Dental Professionals
Dr. Charu Khurana, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, SGT Dental College, Gurugram
Factors Affecting Gender Disparity in Tobacco Cessation in India: Evidence from Large Scale Sampled Survey
Dr. Tarun Chauhan, Dr. Yamini Panwar - PGDM Student- IIHMR Delhi
Emerging Avenues in Dentistry Towards Creating a Tobacco Free Society
Ms. Ishika Mittal, BDS Student, Teerthankar Mahveer University Moradabad
A Study to Assess the KAP for Tobacco Consumption Among School Going Children in Dwarka Delhi
Ms. Simran Dutta, Shrutika Shukla – PGDM Students, IIHMR Delhi
Chair
Dr Rakesh Gupta, President, Strategic Institute for Public Health Education and Research
Co-Chair
Ms. Tshering Bhutia, Chief Innovation Officer and SVP - Preventive Health Salaam Bombay
Speakers
Deciphering Epidemic of Epic Proportion
Dr. Upendra Bhojani, Faculty, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Flight Against Tobacco Torment: Pravara’s Perspective
Dr. Ravi Manerikar, Professor and Principal ,Rural Dental College Loni Maharashtra Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences
Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program Govt Dental College Nagpur
Tobacco use and adolescent health in Mumbai slums
Narayan Lad- AGM, Salaam Mumbai Foundation
Environment and Tobacco Control (Gulmohar)
Chair
Dr. Sanghamitra Pati, Director Regional, Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar
Co-Chairs
State Nodal Officer, Delhi
Dr Ratika Samtani, IIHMR Delhi
Speakers
Second and Third Hand Smoke- How is it Impacting Health Dr. Ravi Malhotra, CHIP Foundation
Forest Fires, Climate Change and Tendu Patta Dr. Shivam Kapoor,Technical Advisor, Vital Strategies
Unraveling the Environmental Burden of Bidi Smoking in India Dr. Yogesh Jain, Ph. D Scholar, AIIMS Jodhpur
Health Hazards among Women Beedi Rollers in Bihar.
Dr. Pyare Lal, Director, Bihar Institute of Economic Studies, Patna