TCORS: Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR)

CAsToR 2023 Virtual Symposium
Computational Modeling in Tobacco Regulatory Science: Nicotine Reduction and Flavor Restrictions
May 17 & 18, 2023

Recordings and Slides

Wednesday May 17 2023

Welcome / Introduction
Welcome / Introduction with Ritesh Mistry, PhD
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Keynote Lectures: The value of computational modeling in regulatory decision making for tobacco and nicotine products
“Contributions of computational modeling to tobacco regulation decision making – present and future” with Kenneth E. Warner, PhD
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“The use of modeling in tobacco regulatory science: insights from CTP” with Brian King, PhD, MPH
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Keynote Q & A with Brian King, PhD, MPH and Kenneth E. Warner, PhD
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Session One: Very low nicotine content cigarettes: Regulatory considerations and empirical evidence
Session One Introduction with Luz Sanchez Romero, MD, MSc, PhD
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“Overview of FDA regulatory framework for very low nicotine cigarettes” with Mitch Zeller, JD
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“Nicotine addiction: from biology to regulatory policy” with Neal Benowitz, MD
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“Reducing nicotine in cigarettes: the science ” with Dorothy Hatsukami, PhD
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Session One Q & A with Dorothy Hatsukami, PhD and Mitch Zeller, JD
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Session Two: Modeling the impact of very low nicotine content cigarette regulations
Session Two Introduction with Ruoyan Sun, PhD
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“The public health gains had cigarette companies chosen to sell very low nicotine cigarettes” with David Levy, PhD
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“Modeling the potential impact of instantaneous versus gradual VLNC regulation on smoking prevalence and associated mortality” with David Mendez, PhD
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“Tobacco endgame in New Zealand: could it achieve less than 5% prevalence by 2025, and what are the health and productivity gains?” with Tony Blakely, MBChB, MPH, PhD
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“Modeling approach to quantify the potential public health effects of reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes in the United States” with Esther Salazar, PhD
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Session Two Q & A with Tony Blakely, MBChB, MPH, PhD, David Levy, PhD, David Mendez, PhD and Esther Salazar, PhD
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Thursday May 18 2023

Welcome Back
Welcome Back with Ritesh Mistry, PhD
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Session Three: Flavor restrictions: Regulatory, empirical, and modeling considerations
Session Three Introduction with Alex Liber, PhD
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“Overview of flavor use and policy relevance” with Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH
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“Impact of flavors on initiation, cessation, switching, and health effects” with Liane Schneller, MS, PhD
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“Modeling flavored tobacco use and the impact of flavor restrictions: challenges and opportunities” with Rafael Meza, PhD
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“Reactions to hypothetical flavor bans among current users of flavored tobacco or nicotine products” with Yong Yang, PhD
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Session Three Q & A with Rafael Meza, PhD, Liane Schneller, MS, PhD, Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH and Yong Yang, PhD
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Session Four: Modeling the impact of regulations restricting flavors in cigarettes and cigars
Session Four Introduction with Jamie Tam, PhD
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“Estimating the public health consequences of menthol cigarettes on smoking prevalence and premature mortality from 1980 through 2018” with Thuy Le, PhD
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“Modeling a menthol ban using the menthol smoking and vaping model” with David Levy, PhD
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“Modeling the impact of regulations restricting flavors in cigarettes and cigars using Tobacco Town” with Ross Hammond, PhD
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“Population health estimates of impact of flavored cigar restrictions” with Brian Rostron, MA, MPH, PhD
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“Modeling the impact of flavored cigars ban: challenges and perspectives” with Jihyoun Jeon, PhD, MS
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Session Four Q & A with Ross Hammond, PhD, Jihyoun Jeon, PhD, MS, Thuy Le, PhD, David Levy, PhD and Brian Rostron, MA, MPH, PhD
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Closing panel discussion: Where should we go from here?
Panel Discussion with Matthew Farrelly, PhD, Andrew Hyland, PhD and Robin J. Mermelstein, PhD
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Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks with Ritesh Mistry, PhD
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