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Date: November 16, 2004 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:30 to 14:00 (Sandwich lunch at 12:30, Seminar begins at
12:45)
Venue: Seminar Room 7, LG/F, Laboratory Block, Faculty of Medicine
Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam
Abstract:
In this seminar, key elements of the Convention will be reviewed
which include smuggling, packaging of tobacco, product disclosure,
advertising and enforcement. Efforts to fully disclose the contents
of cigarettes and cigarette smoke will also be reviewed. A detailed
economic survey of liquor sales has been conducted as part of
the routine public health surveillance in association with the
100% clean indoor air bylaw.
The presentation will provide statistical analysis of sales of
liquor 10 years prior to and five years after the implementation
of the bylaw. A more sophisticated time series analysis using autoregressive
integrated moving-average (ARIMA) will also be provided. The only
industry significantly hurt by a ban on indoor tobacco use is the
tobacco industry. The benefits to the public have been significant,
with an overall reduction in smoking from 22% at the time the bylaw
was originally considered in 1995 to current rates of just over
13%. This translates into approximately 5,000 fewer people likely
to die prematurely of tobacco related diseases in a community of
330,000 people. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
has significantly positive health effects.
Bio-sketch:
Richard Stanwick is currently the Chief Medical Health Officer
for the Vancouver Island Health Authority, formerly the Capital
Health Region, in Victoria. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He did a Fellowship in Community Pediatrics at McGill University,
where he also received his Masters Degree in Epidemiology and
Health. On his return to Manitoba, Dr Stanwick acquired his Fellowship
in Community Medicine and rose to the rank of Full Professor
at the University of Manitoba. He spent two years with the Province
of Manitoba, including one as the Acting Provincial Epidemiologist.
He became the Medical Officer of Health for the City of Winnipeg
in 1990, a post he held for five years. He joined the Capital
Regional District in September 1995 and the Capital Health Region,
now known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, in April
1997. Dr Stanwick has done considerable research in the area
of injury control, particularly in the area of burn prevention
and advocacy. He was recognized by the Canadian Public Health
Association in July 1997 with an Honorary Life Membership for
his contributions to Public Health, and in particular injury
prevention.
Registration:
For registration, please call Ms Maggie Cheuk at 2819-2841 or email
mhrn@hkusua.hku.hk
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