Several ASPIRE members, along with other researchers and advocates from Aotearoa, attended the 2023 Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) conference.
A key highlight was Andrew Waa's presentation as a keynote speaker in the Presidential Symposium: Challenging Power in Commercial Tobacco Control Research: A Decolonizing Perspective. Selah Hart, CEO of Hāpai Te Hauora, was also a keynote speaker.
We’ve listed below the posters and presentations by ASPIRE members. Individual abstracts are also available on the SRNT conference website.
Presidential Symposium abstracts (Challenging Power in Commercial Tobacco Control Research: A Decolonizing Perspective)
Hart S. Reflections on Indigenous leadership and the realisation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Commercial tobacco endgame.
Waa A. Ka Mua, Ka Muri - Walking backwards Into the future.
Paper presentations
Ait Ouakrim D, Summers J, Wilson T, Edwards R, Wilson N, Blakely T. Modelling the potential impacts of policies limiting nicotine vaping product supply to pharmacies or prescription-only.
Edwards R, Hoek J, Wilson N. Assessing cigarette smuggling at a time of border closure to international tourists: National survey of littered packs.
Gendall P, Gendall K, Branston J R, Edwards R, Wilson N, Hoek J. Cigarette pricing strategies post plain packaging and during a period of sustained annual excise tax increases in New Zealand.
Graham-DeMello A, Hoek J. The perceived impact of large reductions in tobacco retail outlets: a qualitative analysis of New Zealand smokers.
Hoek J, Graham-DeMello A. Perceptions of illicit tobacco trade following large reductions in tobacco retail outlets: a qualitative analysis of New Zealand smokers.
Hoek J, Muthumala C. Introducing a pharmacy-supply model for tobacco: A qualitative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives.
Teddy L, Waa A, Hepi M, MacDonald L, Walton M. Whose system, whose goals? Māori perspectives on addressing (commercial) tobacco harm in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Waa A M. Eliminating smoking inequities by pursuing an end for commercial tobacco: The experience of New Zealand Māori.
Poster presentations
Edwards R, Johnson E, Waa A, Nip J, Ball J, Stanley J, Tautolo E, Agar T, Quah A, Fong G. Capsule cigarette use in the ITC New Zealand (EASE) 2020-21 survey: Who is using them?
Edwards R, Nip J, Zhang J, Waa A, Stanley J, Ball J, Tautolo E, Agar T, Quah A, Fong G. Smoking related knowledge, quit attempts and intentions, regret, and perceived addiction among people who smoke in Aotearoa/New Zealand: findings from the ITC NZ (EASE) 2020-21 survey.
Edwards R, Nip J, Zhang J, Johnson E, Waa A, Ball J, Stanley J, Tautolo E, Agar T, Quah A, Fong G. Heated tobacco product use among people who smoke and recent quitters in Aotearoa/New Zealand: findings from the ITC NZ (EASE) 2020-21 survey.
Edwards R, Zhang J, Johnson E, Waa A, Nip J, Ball J, Tautolo E, Stanley J, Agar T, Quah A, Fong G. Electronic cigarette use among people who smoke and recent quitters in Aotearoa/New Zealand: findings from the ITC NZ (EASE) 2020-21 survey.
Fong G, Gravely S , Meng G , Borland R, Gartner C, McNeill A, Andler R, Mons U, Vardavas, C, Katanoda K, Tabuchi T, Willemsen M, Edwards R, Waa A, et al. Adult smokers’ beliefs about the health harms of nicotine in 16 countries: findings from the ITC project.
Fong G, Indome E, Meng G, Craig L, Quah A, Cummings M, Hyland A, McNeill A, Borland R, Edwards R, Waa A, et al. Perceptions about the harmfulness of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and cigarettes in 16 countries: findings from the ITC project.
Howe S, Ait Ouakrim D, Wilson T, Wilson N, Blakely T. Favourable net impact of the tobacco endgame on government finances if health-commensurate adjustments to the retirement age are made: modelled results for Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Kaai S, Martin N, Yan M, Quah A C K, Waa A, Stanley J, Tautolo E-S, Ball J, Hoek J, Fong G T, Edwards R. Common predictors of quit intentions among New Zealand smokers: Findings from the 2016 ITC New Zealand survey.