Attendance an online digital event on May. 31, 2024 entitled “Leveraging pharmacists for tobacco cessation: New policy tools, evidence, and success stories”. The event was offered by International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). 

Description: There are about 1.25 billion adult tobacco users all over the world, and 60% of them desire to quit, but only about 35% of the globe’s population have arrival to inclusive tobacco cessation services. Offered the universal prevalence and burden of tobacco usage, especially as a risk factor for noncommunicable illnesses, it is essential that the services supplied by pharmacists in this region are expanded and combined. 

At the present event, FIP launched a universal intelligence report about pharmacist-led tobacco cessation services. However, a joint WHO-FIP statement and invite to action on the function of pharmacists in tobacco stopping and examples of prosperous pharmacist services/interventions in tobacco cessation were offered, along with outcomes from a systematic literature review and a survey.

Moderator:

- Lars-Åke Söderlund, Vice President, FIP, Sweden.

- Long Chiau Ming, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Malaysia.

Panellists:

- Paul Sinclair, President, FIP, Australia.

- Vinayak M Prasad, Unit Head, WHO No Tobacco Unit(TFI), World Health Organization, Switzerland.

- Inês Nunes da Cunha, Practice Development and Transformation Projects Manager, FIP, The Netherlands.

- Sherly Meilianti, Data and Intelligence Specialist, FIP, The Netherlands.

- Farah Aqqad, Data Integration Specialist , FIP, The Netherlands.

- Raj Vaidya, Ex-Chairperson & Vice President, Community Pharmacy Division, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, India.

- Husam ALSalamat, Chairperson of Continuous Professional Development CPD committee, Jordan Pharmacists Association, Jordan.

- António Teixeira Rodrigues, Director, Evidence & Health Solutions, National Association of Pharmacies, Portugal.