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The 2nd Regional Summer Course "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) policies and their implementation in Arab Countries" Beirut, Lebanon 2010
05/07/2010
I. Background This year the Tobacco Control Research Group- hosted by the
Center for Research on Population and Health of the Faculty of Health Sciences
at the American University of Beirut (AUB) - and the Syrian Center for Tobacco
Studies (SCTS) in collaboration with Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)
Eastern Mediterranean region, the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
(SRNT), and Tobacco Free Kids (TFK) co-hosted a workshop on FCTC policies and
their implementation in Arab Countries. The workshop was held at AUB over the period June
28 - July 1, 2010. The training was planned by the AUB team in collaboration
with Dr. Wasim Maziak, Director of SCTC and Dr. Fouad Fouad, SCTS Coordinator.. II. Participants A total of 18 participants from 8 Arab
countries attended the workshop. They were distributed as follows: five from
Jordan, three from Syria, three from Egypt, one from Yemen, one from Saudi
Arabia, one from Iraq, one from the Bahrain and three from Lebanon. There were 9 women and 9 men. The profiles of
participants varied slightly with regards to age and background. The group was
a heterogeneous crowd with good team spirit and a genuine interest in tobacco
control. Name | Institution | Country | Mawya Hammad | Lina Creative &
Development Group Hiba Commercial Complex, Amman | Jordan | Omar Khabour | Jordan University of Sciences &
Technology | Jordan | Karem Alzoubi | Jordan University of Sciences &
Technology | Jordan | Maher Aboumayaleh | AGA KHAN FOUNDATION | Syria | Maad Kaltoum | AGA KHAN FOUNDATION | Syria | Omar El Shahawy | Ain Shams
University, Public Health Department, Cairo | Egypt | Muhammad Murad | UNRWA , SAR | Syria | Furas Shamsan | YOUTH MEDIA FORUM | Yemen | Saleh Al Abbad | Antismoking Charitable Org. | Saudi Arabia | Rawnak Aqrawi | Ministry of Health | Iraq | Mohammad Alzubi | JUST | Jordan | Ghada Ali Sakheer | Royal Medical Services | Bahrain | Sherwet Ahmed | FCA | Egypt | Abir Kassis | Green Hand Org. | Lebanon | Roba Fahes | Islamic Health Society (IHS) | Lebanon | Nour Al Jafari | | Jordan | Samar El-Feky | Egyptian Coalition
for Tobacco Control | Egypt |
III. Resource Persons A variety of regional and international
resource people were on hand to conduct the workshop sessions. These included: § Dr. Rima
Afifi, Associate Professor, AUB § Dr.
Wasim Maziak, Director of SCTS and Professor at the University of Memphis, § Dr. Fouad
Fouad, Coordinator, SCTS § Dr. Rima
Nakkash, Assistant Research Professor, AUB § Mr.
Feras Hawari, Director, King Hussein Cancer Center § Dr.
Kenneth Ward, Professor, University of Memphis. § Dr.
Thomas Eissenberg, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University § Dr.
Taghrid Asfar, Scientist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital § Dr.
Scott Leischow, Professor, University of Arizona,
Arizona Cancer Center § Dr. Salah Abdulrahman, Bahrain Council of
Representatives § Dr. Wael Safwat, Coalition Officer, The Union Middle
East Office § Dr. Georges Saadeh, Director, National Tobacco Control
Program § Dr. Jade Khalife, Coordinator, National Tobacco
Control Program §
Dr. Monique Chaaya, Associate Professor, AUB. § Dr.
Ghazi Zaatari, Professor, AUB-Medical Center, gave sessions. § Dr. Alan
Shihadeh, Associate Professor, AUB, gave sessions § Ms.
Peggy Hanna, Instructor, Lebanese American University, gave sessions. § Mr. Wael
Homeidan, Director, Indy Act, gave sessions. § Ms.
Joanna Khalil, Research Assistant, AUB, gave sessions. § Ms. Alexandra
Ataya, Research Assistant, AUB The following persons organized the workshop
logistics § Ms.
Alexandra Ataya, Research Assistant, AUB, administrative coordinator § Ms. Lina
Jbara, Research Assistant, AUB, focal person and administrative assistant. § Mr.
Youcef Hannou, Y-PEER Fellow, administrative assistance. IV. Workshop
Opening and Social Programs: The
workshop commenced with an opening session on Monday, June 28, 2010. Dr. Wasim
Maziak and Dr. Iman Nuwayhid, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB,
provided the welcome speech. The other social programs included: An invitation to attend a seminar on the
marketing of tobacco to women in line with World No Tobacco Day organized by
the Center for Research on Population and Health, AUB and the AUB-Tobacco
Control Research Group A cultural night at a traditional Lebanese
restaurant where the participants networked with the trainers. A tour of the AUB campus
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V.
Workshop Content The workshop
consisted of 25 sessions over 4 days (Appendix A). There were 5 case studies
and a role-play session. The following topics were discussed: A review of FCTC history, regulations, and
current status. Methods to evaluate effectiveness of tobacco
control policies. Overview of smoke free legislation in the EMR
and fundamentals of smoke free workplace laws. Taxation and bans on advertising. Introduction of quit line services. Results of different studies from Syria and
Lebanon. Strategies to influence policy makers. Smuggling in the EMR. Lab models to evaluate water pipe. Network science and its role in developing
scientific collaboration to support the implementation of evidence-based
practice. Creating a network of healthcare providers in
EMR. Action planning and recommendations.
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VI.
Evaluation At the end of the workshop an overall
evaluation was completed to help assess the benefit from the training as a
whole and to get feedback for future workshops. | The following table presents the average rating
of participants on a scale of 1-5; 1 being "strongly agree" and 5 being "strongly
disagree": | | |
| | | | Item | Feedback | | The workshop lived up to my expectations | Strongly agree:8 Agree: 11 N/A:1 | | I was encouraged to voice my opinions during
the sessions | Strongly agree: 12 Agree: 6 N/A: 2 | | I was well informed about the objectives of
the workshop | Strongly agree: 8 Agree: 12 N/A: -- | | The content was relevant to my field of work | Strongly agree: 6 Agree: 12 N/A: 2 | | I was generally very satisfied with the
workshop | Strongly agree: 9 Agree: 9 N/A: 2 | | The workshop activities stimulated my
learning about the topic | Strongly agree: 9 Agree: 11 |
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