Save the Date - CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents: “E Cigarettes: The Cutting Edge of Tobacco Control”

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., EDT

Global Communications Center (Building 19)

Alexander D. Langmuir Auditorium

Roybal Campus

 

Presented By:

 

Brian King, PhD, MPH

Deputy Director for Research Translation

Office on Smoking and Health, CDC

“Patterns of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Use Among U.S. Adults and Youth”

 

Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS

Distinguished Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair

University of Southern California

“Health Consequences of Electronic Cigarettes”

 

John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH

Secretary of Health

Washington State Department of Health

“E-cigarettes in Washington State: On the Front Lines”

 

Matthew L. Myers

President

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

“Attaining a Tobacco-Free Generation and the Emergence of ENDS”

 

Facilitated By:

 

John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

 

For CDC staff unable to attend the event:

The session will be available on IPTV and Envision.  To join by Envision, reserve a conference room and make the Envision request or use your local room scheduling process to schedule Envision.

 

For non-CDC staff interested in viewing the session:

A live external webcast will be available.  For individuals who are unable to view the session during the scheduled time, the archived presentation will be posted 48 hours after each session.

 

For non-CDC staff who wish to attend in person:

Due to security measures at CDC’s Roybal campus, non-CDC staff who wish to attend these sessions in person must have prior clearance and a U.S. state-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, US passport).

 

Names of non-CDC staff (both domestic and international) should be submitted to the Grand Rounds Team.  Please note that all information for international visitors must be submitted at least 10 days in advance.

 

For individuals requiring reasonable accommodations:

It is the policy of CDC to provide reasonable accommodations (RA) for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure their full inclusion in CDC-sponsored events. Employees are asked to submit RA requests at least 5 business days prior to the event. Please e-mail the request to grandrounds@cdc.gov.

 

For questions about this Grand Rounds topic: Feel free to e-mail your questions before or during the session.