CAsToR Webinar with Ben Apelberg and Mitch Zeller: A Conversation about the Use of Computational Models in Tobacco Regulation Speakers: Ben Apelberg, PhD, MHS • Mitch Zeller, JD Description: Dr. Ben Apelberg will provide brief remarks on how tobacco modelers can make their work as valuable and practical as possible for tobacco regulatory authorities. Mitch Zeller will provide commentary on Dr. Apelberg’s remarks, and both speakers will then participate in a discussion. Questions from the audience are welcomed and encouraged. Registration is required. All registrants must be approved by CAsToR to join this webinar. Questions? Please contact ...
“Tobacco and Nicotine” Course Trailer | Michigan Online Description: “Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law” tells the story of smoking and tobacco and nicotine product use, focusing on the specific - but not unique - story of the U.S., while also presenting important information and insights from elsewhere in the world. Hosted by lead instructor Cliff Douglas of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, the course features 18 experts in a range of tobacco control areas and issues. ...
CAsToR Webinar: Microsimulation Modeling for the Colliding Epidemics of Tobacco and HIV Description: Dr. Krishna Reddy will discuss an established microsimulation model of HIV and a new microsimulation model of tobacco and nicotine product use. He will review the application of these models to study clinical and economic outcomes associated with tobacco use among people with and without HIV in the US and South Africa. Dr. Reddy will also discuss dissemination of model findings to clinical and policy making audiences.
CAsToR Webinar: Building a COPD Natural History Simulation Model for Tobacco Regulation Evaluation: From Statistics to Simulation Description: CAsToR junior investigator Dr. Sanchez Romero will talk through the development of a population simulation model for tobacco control, using an example of her work on developing a COPD Natural History Model. She will also discuss the use of different methods to estimate model input parameters, including important barriers to consider when using various health data sources for model development. There will be sufficient time for Q&A. Registration is required. Questions? ...
Lightning Talks 2023 Session Three: Tobacco Related Disparities Description: “Trajectories of tobacco use, stress and health among U.S. transgender youth and adults” with Dr. Luisa Kcomt (Wayne State University) • “Longitudinal trends in the prevalence of menthol cigarette use and disparities in use at sub-national levels by sex, age, and race/ethnicity: Findings from the International Tobacco Control US Surveys from 2002 to 2020” with Dr. Pete Driezen (University of Waterloo)
Lightning Talks 2023 Session Two: Tobacco Use Transitions Description: “Determinants of tobacco use transitions among smokers and dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes” with Dr. Andrew Brouwer (University of Michigan) • “Identifying causal pathways in longitudinal tobacco product transition studies” with Dr. Shu “Violet” Xu (New York University) • “Predicting smoking behaviors using machine learning” with Dr. Mona Issabakhsh (Georgetown University) and Dr. Thuy Le (University of Michigan) • “Substitutability ...
Lightning Talks 2023 Session One: Tobacco Use Among Youth Description: “The effects of Tobacco 21 adoption on cigar sales in the US” with Dr. Alex Liber (Georgetown University) • “Automating the detection of American adolescents at risk of e-cigarette dependence using machine learning” with Dr. Rui “Ray” Fu (University of Toronto) • “The impact of individual decision making and social network structure on anti-tobacco program effectiveness and disparities in adolescent tobacco use behavior” with ...
Tobacco Regulatory Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Nicotine and Tobacco Regulatory Policy - A Look Back and a Look Forward Speaker: Mitch Zeller, JD Description: Mr. Zeller will take an in-depth look at the historically unregulated marketplace for tobacco products and the public health consequences of the lack of regulation. He will then explore the critical role that FDA plays conducting premarket product reviews to determine whether new tobacco products are “appropriate for the protection of public health” and should be authorized for sale. He will close with a look forward, sharing observations and posing ...
How systems thinking and simulation modeling can reshape public health Speakers: CAsToR member Dr. Andrew Brouwer • Dr. Ana Diez Roux • Dr. Melissa Tracy • Dr. Philippe Giabbanelli Description: The keynote speaker will identify the components/hallmarks of systems thinking and how it broadens perspectives and expands opportunities, facilitated by the application of modeling and simulation methods. This will be followed by 2-4 case studies from particular problem domains in public health in which the application of systems thinking and simulation modeling served to advance scientific discovery and impact beyond conventional approaches. CAsToR member ...
CAsToR Webinar: Agent-Based Modeling: Applications in Tobacco Regulatory Science Speaker: Dr. Ross Hammond Description: In this webinar, Dr. Ross Hammond will present some of his most recent work in agent-based modeling with a focus on Tobacco Town, a computational model for exploring environmental effects of retail tobacco control policies. There will be sufficient time for Q&A. Registration is required. All registrants must be approved by CAsToR to join this webinar. Questions? Please contact Molly Coeling at mcoeling@umich.
Panel Discussion: Developing Specific Aims for Tobacco Regulatory Science (TRS) Proposals Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Land • Dr. Adam Leventhal • Dr. Luz Sanchez Romero Description: Panelists each provide a brief presentation focused on developing Specific Aims in the context of TRS proposals.
Longitudinal associations between exclusive and dual use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and cigarettes and cardiovascular disease among adults: Key findings and methodological considerations Speakers: Dr. Jana Hirschtick (Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan School of Public Health) • Dr. Steve Cook (Senior Research Area Specialist, University of Michigan School of Public Health) Description: In this webinar, CAsToR junior investigators Dr. Hirschtick and Dr. Cook will review one of the first longitudinal analyses of associations between exclusive and dual use of ENDS and cigarette use and diagnosed cardiovascular disease using the Population Assessment of Tobacco & Health (PATH) Study. In addition to presenting key findings, they will discuss important methodological considerations for these types of analyses, including confounding control, reducing ...
Tobacco Regulation in a Changing Policy Landscape Speakers: Holly Jarman, PhD (John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Health Management & Policy at University of Michigan) • Micah Berman, JD (Associate Professor of Health Services Management and Policy; Joint Appointment, College of Law at Ohio State University) Moderator: Cliff Douglas (Director, University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network and Adjunct Professor, Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health) Description: In collaboration with the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR), the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network’s Smoke-Free Environments Law Project is hosting a webinar on the topic of Tobacco Regulation in a Changing Policy Landscape on November 11, 2021, from 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm EST. (This is a rescheduled date, following an earlier postponement. Note that if you registered for the original date, your registration has been re-approved ...
Estimating transition rates between types of tobacco product use: Multistate transition models for longitudinal data Speaker: Dr. Andrew Brouwer Description: CAsToR junior investigator Dr. Brouwer provides an overview of multistate transition modeling, a technique for analyzing longitudinal data that is increasingly being used in the tobacco control field to estimate multiple transition rates (e.g., smoking initiation, cessation, and switching between products such as combustible cigarettes and e cigarettes).
Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use: Translating Research into Action Speakers: Steven Schroeder (Distinguished Professor of Health and Health Care, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco) • Jamie Tam (Professor, Yale School of Public Health; CAsToR Pilot PI and Trainee) • Pat McKone (Senior Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at the American Lung Association) Description: The second webinar in a virtual Summer Tobacco Seminar Series hosted by University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network's Smoke-Free Environments Law Project (SFELP) in collaboration with the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR). The panel will discuss tobacco use among individuals with behavioral health conditions.
Menthol Products: New Research to Support Local Action Speakers: Cliff Douglas (CAsToR co-investigator) • Rafael Meza (CAsToR co-PI) • David Mendez (CAsToR co-investigator) • David Levy (CAsToR co-PI) • Kara Kiessling (UMTRN) • Minou Jones (Making it Count Community Development Corporation) Description: The first webinar in a virtual Summer Tobacco Seminar Series hosted by University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network's Smoke-Free Environments Law Project (SFELP) featured several CAsToR investigators who discussed the projected national public health impact of a menthol cigarette ban through sophisticated modeling research. Additionally, the CEO of the Making it Count Community Development Corporation discussed how the development of a local menthol survey ...
Estimating the Public Health Consequences of Menthol Cigarettes on Smoking Prevalence and Premature Mortality Speakers: David Mendez, PhD • Thuy Le, PhD Description: “Estimating the Public Health Consequences of Menthol Cigarettes on Smoking Prevalence and Premature Mortality: An Update of the Simulation Analysis Supporting the Recommendations of the 2011 FDA’s TPSAC Menthol Report” “Our results indicate that mentholated tobacco products have had a significant impact on public health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk.” — David Mendez, associate professor in the Department of ...
Game Theory of Tobacco Industry Behavior And IQOS Price Elasticity: Research From Early Stage Investigators in Tobacco Regulatory Science Speakers: Dr. Michael Hayashi • Dr. Michal Stoklosa Description: “Game Theoretic Modelling of Tobacco Industry Responses to a Proposed Ban on the Sale of Menthol Flavored Cigarettes” with Dr. Michael Hayashi (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Former CAsToR pilot project PI) and “The effect of IQOS introduction on cigarette sales: the role of prices in product substitution” with Dr. Michal Stoklosa (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Illinois - Chicago, Former CAsToR pilot project PI)
Applications of Complex Systems Approaches to Address Public Health Challenges Speaker: Joshua Epstein, PhD Description: Dr. Joshua Epstein, a pioneer and leading scientist on the study of complex social dynamics using mathematical and computational models, will give an overview of complex systems and its potential applications to tobacco research and tobacco regulatory science.
Modeling in Tobacco Control in the U.S. – the good, the bad, the ugly Speakers: Dr. David Levy • Dr. David Mendez • Dr. Rafael Meza Description: CAsToR leads Drs. Levy, Mendez, and Meza will provide an overview of modeling applications in tobacco control research, discuss the types of models used in this field and their purpose, as well as future directions for modeling in tobacco regulatory science. A Q&A session will follow. Please contact Katie Zarins (kmrents@umich.edu) with questions.
