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23rd September 2008

18:30-19:00
Welcome & Opening addresses

Introduction:
Cristiano Chiamulera (SRNT Europe Programme Committee Chair)

Speakers:
Giacomo Mangiaracina (Congress Chair)
Jacques Le Houezec (President of SRNT Europe)
Gianfranco Tarsitani (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)
Guido Fumagalli (University of Verona)
Francesco Schittulli (Italian Cancer League)

19:00-20:00
Opening Lecture

Introduction:
Cristiano Chiamulera

Speaker:
Michael Fiore: The importance of evidence-based action, US experience, a model for the rest of the world?

20:00-21.00
Welcome Reception

24th September 2008

8:30-9:30
Round Table
Teaching Tobacco Science & Control, medical education for therapy and prevention - European situation

Chair:
Eva Kralikova, Giacomo Mangiaracina

Discussants:
Eva Kralikova: Education across Europe. Special problems in the Eastern part.
Patrick Sandstrom: Health Professionals and smoking cessation - a functional care pathway through multidisciplinary collaboration
Ivan Berlin: The French post-graduate system to train “tobaccologist” (smoking cessation specialists)
Maria Sofia Cattaruzza: How to teach tobacco science in medical education? An Italian experience
Eva Kralikova: Postgraduate education across Europe, differences between Eastern and Western part, SRNT recommendations for postgraduate education
Giacomo Mangiaracina: Conclusions of the panel, SRNT recommendations for medical faculties

9:30-11:15
Keynote/Hot Topic Session
Update on potential reduced exposure products

Chair:
Karl Fagerstrom

Speakers:
Tom Eissenberg: Research models for evaluating PREP´s
Gerhard Scherer: Biomarkers of exposure and biological effect
Steve Rennard: From Biomarkers to Clinical Assessment of PREPs
Jacques Le Houezec: Current status with PREP´s in terms of potential to reduce harm

11.15- 11.45 Coffee Break

11:45-13:30
Simultaneous Sessions

Basic Research Symposium
Individual differences in tobacco/nicotine dependence

Chair:
Sakire Pogun, Marcus Munafò

Speakers:
Marcus Munafo: Pharmacogenetics of smoking cessation
Sakire Pogun: Sex differences in nicotine addiction
Julie K Staley: Individual differences in beta2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability in smokers over extended abstinence
Jaakko Kaprio: Genetics of nicotine dependence
Saul Shiffman: Individual differences in responses to currently available therapeutic approaches

Free Oral (Epidemiology/Public Health)
13.30- 15.00 Lunch

15:00-16:00
Poster (Epidemiology/Public Health & Basic Research)

16:00-18:00
Simultaneous Sessions

Basic Research Workshop
Novel Discovery in Nicotine Neuroscience Research

Chair:
William Corrigall

Speakers:
Laura Bierut: The role of nicotinic receptors in dependence
William Corrigall: Novel drug dependence circuitry with implications for nicotine dependence
August Smit: Insights into structure and function of nAChRs: novel avenues into drug discovery
Marc Kaufman: Translational research in nicotine dependence

Clinical Research Workshop
Biological markers of tobacco use

Chair:
Neal Benowitz, Ivan Berlin

Speakers:
Neal Benowitz: Assessing Exposure to Tobacco Products
Martin Jarvis: Can biomarkers be used to assess tobacco/nicotine dependence?
Rachel Tyndale : Genetic Variation and related Biomarkers in the Prediction of Tobacco Dependence

18.00- 18.30 Coffee Break

20.30 Social Dinner

25th September 2008

8:30-9:30
Plenary Lecture

Chair:
Jacques Le Houezec

Speaker:
Karine Gallopel: Social marketing rules to conduct good prevention campaigns

9:30-11:15
Panel Basic Research
Neural bases for nicotine-induced cognitive enhancement

Chair:
Mohammed Shoaib, Sue Wonnacott

Speakers:
Huib Mansvelder: Nicotinic modulation of the prefrontal cortex neuronal network and plasticity
Mohammed Shoaib: Nicotine-induced enhancement and impairment of cognition in rodents – are alpha7 nicotinic receptor subtypes involved?
Britta Hahn: Neuroanatomical substrates of nicotine-induced improvements in stimulus detection and selective attention using human fMRI
Ruth Barr: Schizophrenia and nicotine use: effects on cognition and therapeutic implications

11.15- 11.45 Coffee Break

11:45-13:30
Simultaneous Sessions

Panel Clinical Research
Tobacco and co-addictions

Chair:
Henri-Jean Aubin, Cristiano Chiamulera

Speakers:
Cristiano Chiamulera: Neurobiology of tobacco and co-addictions
Laurent Karila: Nicotine and other psychostimulants: similarities and differences
Fabio Lugoboni: Cigarette smoking in heroin addicts: overview and prevalence
Henri-Jean Aubin: Smoking cessation in alcoholics

Free Oral (Basic Research)

13.30- 15.00 Lunch

15:00-16:00
Poster (Clinical Research)

16:00-18:00
Simultaneous Sessions

Clinical Research Symposium
Psychiatric disorders and smoking

Chair:
Ivan Berlin, Hubertus M Friedrich

Speakers:
Lirio Covey: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and smoking. Treatment options.
Thomas Bronisch: Smoking predicts suicidality: findings from a prospective community study of adolescents and young adults.
John Hughes: Do abstinence or cessation medications increase the risk of suicide?
Bryan Stoten: Lessons learned from introducing a smoke-free mental health service in England.

Epidemiology/Public Health Panel
Using Cochrane Reviews to guide smoking cessation treatment

Chair:
Tim Lancaster, Lindsay Stead

Speakers:
Kate Cahill, Rafael Perera: The methodology of Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group reviews
Robert West: The evidence from reviews of behavioural interventions
John Hughes: The evidence from reviews of pharmacotherapies
Paul Aveyard: The evidence from reviews of interventions for specific populations
Marina Davoli: Using Cochrane reviews 1: The Italian Cessation Treatment Guidelines
Jacques Le Houezec: Using Cochrane reviews 2: www.treatobacco.com

18.00- 18.30 Coffee Break

26th September 2008

26 Sep 8:30-9:30
Plenary Lecture
A tribute to Ian's research

Chair:
David Balfour, Mohammed Shoaib

Speakers:
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Ellen Gritz
Sue Wonnacott
Britta Hahn
Mohammed Shoaib

9:30-11:15
Simultaneous Sessions

Panel Clinical Research
Role of psychological theory in advancing treatment and prevention

Chair:
Robert West, Susan Michie

Speakers:
Robert West: The application of motivational theory to generating 'assisted quit attempts'
Falko Sneihotta: Understanding and tackling the 'intention-action' gap
Rob Horne: Theoretical approaches to non-adherence to pharmacological and behavioural interventions
Susan Michie: Applying psychological theory to promote evidence-based clinical practice

Free Oral (Clinical Research)

11.15-11.45 Coffee Break

11:45-13:30
Epidemiology/Public Health Symposium
Intrauterine smoke exposure and its consequences

Chair:
Ivan Berlin, Serena Tonstad

Speakers:
Ray Niaura: Maternal smoking during pregnancy: A long and winding tale.
Simona Pichini: Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and its perinatal and childhood consequences
Neal Benowitz: Sex hormones and nicotine metabolism.
M Delcroix: Expired air carbone monoxide in pregnant women and its relationship with the newborns' perinatal characteristics. Data of 100 000 mother - newborn dyads.

13:30-14:00
European SRNT Members Meeting

14:00
Closing Ceremony


HOMEPAGE COMMITTEES PROGRAMME REGISTRATION ABSTRACTS ACCOMODATION VENUE & ROME ENDORSEMENT LINK DOWNLOADS CONTACTS Satellite Meeting SITAB - SRNT Anteprimadue S.r.l. Viale del Tintoretto 88 Roma 00142 P.iva: 06410381005 Tel: +39.06.54.03.600 Fax: +39.06.54.78.65 info@anteprimadue.it Venue: ATAHOTEL Villa Pamphili**** Via della Nocetta, 105 00164 Roma	23rd September 2008 >> 24th September 2008 >> 25th September 2008 >> 26th September 2008 >> 23rd September 2008 18:30-19:00 Welcome & Opening addresses Introduction: Cristiano Chiamulera (SRNT Europe Programme Committee Chair) Speakers: Giacomo Mangiaracina (Congress Chair) Jacques Le Houezec (President of SRNT Europe) Gianfranco Tarsitani (University of Rome “La Sapienza”) Guido Fumagalli (University of Verona) Francesco Schittulli (Italian Cancer League) 19:00-20:00 Opening Lecture Introduction: Cristiano Chiamulera Speaker: Michael Fiore: The importance of evidence-based action, US experience, a model for the rest of the world? 20:00-21.00 Welcome Reception 24th September 2008 8:30-9:30 Round Table Teaching Tobacco Science & Control, medical education for therapy and prevention - European situation Chair: Eva Kralikova, Giacomo Mangiaracina Discussants: Eva Kralikova: Education across Europe. Special problems in the Eastern part. Patrick Sandstrom: Health Professionals and smoking cessation - a functional care pathway through multidisciplinary collaboration Ivan Berlin: The French post-graduate system to train “tobaccologist” (smoking cessation specialists) Maria Sofia Cattaruzza: How to teach tobacco science in medical education? An Italian experience Eva Kralikova: Postgraduate education across Europe, differences between Eastern and Western part, SRNT recommendations for postgraduate education Giacomo Mangiaracina: Conclusions of the panel, SRNT recommendations for medical faculties 9:30-11:15 Keynote/Hot Topic Session Update on potential reduced exposure products Chair: Karl Fagerstrom Speakers: Tom Eissenberg: Research models for evaluating PREP´s Gerhard Scherer: Biomarkers of exposure and biological effect Steve Rennard: From Biomarkers to Clinical Assessment of PREPs Jacques Le Houezec: Current status with PREP´s in terms of potential to reduce harm 11.15- 11.45 Coffee Break 11:45-13:30 Simultaneous Sessions Basic Research Symposium Individual differences in tobacco/nicotine dependence Chair: Sakire Pogun, Marcus Munafò Speakers: Marcus Munafo: Pharmacogenetics of smoking cessation Sakire Pogun: Sex differences in nicotine addiction Julie K Staley: Individual differences in beta2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability in smokers over extended abstinence Jaakko Kaprio: Genetics of nicotine dependence Saul Shiffman: Individual differences in responses to currently available therapeutic approaches Free Oral (Epidemiology/Public Health) 13.30- 15.00 Lunch 15:00-16:00 Poster (Epidemiology/Public Health & Basic Research) 16:00-18:00 Simultaneous Sessions Basic Research Workshop Novel Discovery in Nicotine Neuroscience Research Chair: William Corrigall Speakers: Laura Bierut: The role of nicotinic receptors in dependence William Corrigall: Novel drug dependence circuitry with implications for nicotine dependence August Smit: Insights into structure and function of nAChRs: novel avenues into drug discovery Marc Kaufman: Translational research in nicotine dependence Clinical Research Workshop Biological markers of tobacco use Chair: Neal Benowitz, Ivan Berlin Speakers: Neal Benowitz: Assessing Exposure to Tobacco Products Martin Jarvis: Can biomarkers be used to assess tobacco/nicotine dependence? Rachel Tyndale : Genetic Variation and related Biomarkers in the Prediction of Tobacco Dependence 18.00- 18.30 Coffee Break 20.30 Social Dinner 25th September 2008 8:30-9:30 Plenary Lecture Chair: Jacques Le Houezec Speaker: Karine Gallopel: Social marketing rules to conduct good prevention campaigns 9:30-11:15 Panel Basic Research Neural bases for nicotine-induced cognitive enhancement Chair: Mohammed Shoaib, Sue Wonnacott Speakers: Huib Mansvelder: Nicotinic modulation of the prefrontal cortex neuronal network and plasticity Mohammed Shoaib: Nicotine-induced enhancement and impairment of cognition in rodents – are alpha7 nicotinic receptor subtypes involved? Britta Hahn: Neuroanatomical substrates of nicotine-induced improvements in stimulus detection and selective attention using human fMRI Ruth Barr: Schizophrenia and nicotine use: effects on cognition and therapeutic implications 11.15- 11.45 Coffee Break 11:45-13:30 Simultaneous Sessions Panel Clinical Research Tobacco and co-addictions Chair: Henri-Jean Aubin, Cristiano Chiamulera Speakers: Cristiano Chiamulera: Neurobiology of tobacco and co-addictions Laurent Karila: Nicotine and other psychostimulants: similarities and differences Fabio Lugoboni: Cigarette smoking in heroin addicts: overview and prevalence Henri-Jean Aubin: Smoking cessation in alcoholics Free Oral (Basic Research) 13.30- 15.00 Lunch 15:00-16:00 Poster (Clinical Research) 16:00-18:00 Simultaneous Sessions Clinical Research Symposium Psychiatric disorders and smoking Chair: Ivan Berlin, Hubertus M Friedrich Speakers: Lirio Covey: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and smoking. Treatment options. Thomas Bronisch: Smoking predicts suicidality: findings from a prospective community study of adolescents and young adults. John Hughes: Do abstinence or cessation medications increase the risk of suicide? Bryan Stoten: Lessons learned from introducing a smoke-free mental health service in England. Epidemiology/Public Health Panel Using Cochrane Reviews to guide smoking cessation treatment Chair: Tim Lancaster, Lindsay Stead Speakers: Kate Cahill, Rafael Perera: The methodology of Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group reviews Robert West: The evidence from reviews of behavioural interventions John Hughes: The evidence from reviews of pharmacotherapies Paul Aveyard: The evidence from reviews of interventions for specific populations Marina Davoli: Using Cochrane reviews 1: The Italian Cessation Treatment Guidelines Jacques Le Houezec: Using Cochrane reviews 2: www.treatobacco.com 18.00- 18.30 Coffee Break 26th September 2008 26 Sep 8:30-9:30 Plenary Lecture A tribute to Ian's research Chair: David Balfour, Mohammed Shoaib Speakers: Jean-Pierre Changeux Ellen Gritz Sue Wonnacott Britta Hahn Mohammed Shoaib 9:30-11:15 Simultaneous Sessions Panel Clinical Research Role of psychological theory in advancing treatment and prevention Chair: Robert West, Susan Michie Speakers: Robert West: The application of motivational theory to generating 'assisted quit attempts' Falko Sneihotta: Understanding and tackling the 'intention-action' gap Rob Horne: Theoretical approaches to non-adherence to pharmacological and behavioural interventions Susan Michie: Applying psychological theory to promote evidence-based clinical practice Free Oral (Clinical Research) 11.15-11.45 Coffee Break 11:45-13:30 Epidemiology/Public Health Symposium Intrauterine smoke exposure and its consequences Chair: Ivan Berlin, Serena Tonstad Speakers: Ray Niaura: Maternal smoking during pregnancy: A long and winding tale. Simona Pichini: Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and its perinatal and childhood consequences Neal Benowitz: Sex hormones and nicotine metabolism. M Delcroix: Expired air carbone monoxide in pregnant women and its relationship with the newborns' perinatal characteristics. Data of 100 000 mother - newborn dyads. 13:30-14:00 European SRNT Members Meeting 14:00 Closing Ceremony