Very Brief Advice works at any point during a consultation about another health matter and is proven to increase the chances of an individual making a #quit attempt. Download our free guide at: buff.ly/2TsAmtg #Healthcare #PrimaryCare #Medicine #Physicians #Nurses

Prof. Peter Hajek has given evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee panel on 'Prevention in Health and Social Care' this morning He has emphasised that alternative products have substantial potential to solve the problem of #smoking

ICYMI: "How to get your article rejected by the BMJ" youtube.com/watch?v=iu4VsE…

🌟Words of anticipation and passion from our IPCRG president, Ee Ming Khoo, and International Scientific Programme Committee Chair, Prof Ioanna Tsiligianni, about the upcoming 12th IPCRG World Conference. Be there in #IPCRGAthens2024 buff.ly/3N9UqcR

🤔As a PGR, how can you make decisions + prioritise?🤔 ⚠️This is something Dr Vikki Wright: The PhD Life Coach will cover in her next online coaching workshop, March 4, 1430-1630!⚠️ 🚨For details on how you can take part in this workshop and group couching sessions, see: intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/student/gradua…🚨

Happy University Mental Health Day! 🥳 Check out some of our Mental Health themed events: 🫂 PGR Online Coaching with Dr Vikki Wright: The PhD Life Coach 🐶 PGR Dog Therapy for Wellbeing 🎨 PGT Bob Ross Painting Party 🧠 PG Mental Health Workshops Find out more: bitly.ws/3fLgf

Paper “The UK National Recovery Survey: nationally representative survey of people overcoming a drug or alcohol problem” finally out doi.org/10.1192/bjo.20… With the best team again Amanda Farley Ed Day John F.Kelly! The Institute for Mental Health (IMH)

“This is the single most important piece of health legislation to be put before Parliament in a generation. We are delighted that the Government are prioritising protecting our children from becoming addicted to this lethal product.” greg fell FFPH ADPH President #SmokefreeGeneration

UEA's Prof Caitlin Notley has found handing out vapes in A&E helps smokers quit 🚭🏥 The trial, funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research, offered advice, an e-cigarette starter pack and referral to stop smoking services to people attending A&E for any reason, to help them to stop smoking. 🧵

PGR Development workshops - browse the full programme April to June: intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryserv… This month: Shut up & work (16/4) Introduction to presentation skills (23/4) Preparing for your viva (25/4) and Making the most of conferences (29/4). University Graduate School (UoB) @CAL_Postgrads

Our new report ‘E-cigarettes and harm reduction: An evidence review 2024’ looks at the role vaping can play in preventing death, disability and avoidable health issues from tobacco use. It makes several recommendations for regulation on e-cigarette use: ow.ly/BWex50RiNYw

#IPCRGAthens2024 has begun!

🏥 Also, starting at 14:20 PM: Explore motivating better health in N. Skalkotas Hall, viral and environmental impacts on health in MC3 Hall, and overcoming resistance to change in MC2 Hall. #IPCRGAthens2024 Amanda Farley Steve Holmes @WolfsonPallCare Dr GM Monsur Habib Mai Elftise

Really enjoyed #IPCRGAthens2024. Thanks @ipcrg and ERASMUS S.A. for a great conference in a great location with such great colleagues! Onwards and upwards for respiratory care in primary care across the world Rachel Jordan MPH PhD Ioanna Tsiligianni sianhealth

Tomorrow, young voices lead the charge of this year's #WorldNoTobaccoDay. We are supporting the #tobaccoexposed campaign. This is a key theme of the #FRESHAIR4Life EU- and UKRI-funded project, in which we are partners. Learn more at: buff.ly/4aaCuat

On #WorldNoTobacco day ❌🚬, OxPrimaryCareSci researcher Annika Theodoulou explores the health inequalities driven by tobacco use and discusses her on-going work into effective stop smoking interventions and trends in smoking behaviours. Read more: phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/world-no-…

🆕📢 Your input can transform clinical trials! Birmingham Health Partners needs your views to cut red tape and speed up trials. Share your experiences to help bring innovations to patients faster - open to research colleagues in all BHP organisations 👉 birminghamhealthpartners.co.uk/clinical-trial…

Health experts from Uni of Birmingham are launching a project that will help to identify and treat patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) across South America. The project is co-lead by Rachel Jordan MPH PhD. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/expe… College of Medicine and Health (UoB) Applied Health Sciences

🚭Non-combustible nicotine – beyond electronic cigarettes 🌍Join us for the #SRNT-E Autumn Seminar 2024 featuring four expert talks on the latest research into non-combustible #nicotine products! 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/1008413330417