Topics: Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
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Building an economic case and planning for liver cancer control: From research to advocacy
Liver cancer has emerged as a significant challenge in Australia, in terms of its rising incidence and mortality rates. -
Seminar: How do we improve preventive health care in pregnancy?
This webinar presents the key findings from a series of studies that were conducted across three Australian states to understand and inform improvements to preventive health care as part of routine antenatal care. -
Preventing liver cancer: obesity and alcohol consumption
The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), often develops in people with underlying liver disease caused by modifiable risk factors, including excessive alcohol consumption, excess body fatness and metabolic syndrome. Liver cancer is one of the most rapidly growing cancer types in Australia in terms of both incidence and mortality. -
Improving care in pregnancy to address chronic disease risk factors
This project report presents findings from a series of interconnected projects undertaken between January 2020 and April 2023 to understand and inform improvements to antenatal care around preventive health risks including smoking, alcohol consumption and gestational weight gain. -
Ways to improve preventive health care in pregnancy
Research results on engaging maternity services to address smoking, alcohol consumption and weight gain in pregnancy -
Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) project relevant to the tobacco endgame
As part of the Tobacco Endgame CRE Webinar Series, Professor Ron Borland from the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne presents some of the complexities of moving to a smoking-free future. -
Examining the evidence on the health risks of vaping with Professor Emily Banks
Professor Emily Banks AM is a trailblazer in tobacco and e-cigarette research. Her world leading review of the global evidence on the health effects of e-cigarettes has sparked national and international discussion. -
7th Global Alcohol Policy Conference
The 7th Global Alcohol Policy Conference will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. -
World No Tobacco Day Symposium in Australia
The Tobacco Endgame Centre of Research Excellence and The University of Queensland will host this full-day research symposium.