Expert Insights
We tapped into the expertise, trusted opinions, and deep knowledge of leading healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the smoking cessation field. Their insights offer a first-hand look at the current landscape and complex health challenges the profession is confronting. Their perspectives provide viewpoints on the evolving impact tobacco and nicotine usage is having on public health, society, the economy and the environment.
Expert Insights
We tapped into the expertise, trusted opinions, and deep knowledge of leading healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the smoking cessation field. Their insights offer a first-hand look at the current landscape and complex health challenges the profession is confronting. Their perspectives provide viewpoints on the evolving impact tobacco and nicotine usage is having on public health, society, the economy and the environment.
Expert Insights
We tapped into the expertise, trusted opinions, and deep knowledge of leading healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the smoking cessation field. Their insights offer a first-hand look at the current landscape and complex health challenges the profession is confronting. Their perspectives provide viewpoints on the evolving impact tobacco and nicotine usage is having on public health, society, the economy and the environment.
Perspectives from Dr. Milan Khara
Physician Lead of the Smoking Cessation Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
As a UK-trained physician, Dr. Khara joined Vancouver Coastal Health in 2003 after serving as an Addiction Medicine Consultant at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. He advises the Office of The Chief Medical Health Officer at VCH on tobacco control matters. With extensive experience in addiction medicine, Dr. Khara plays a pivotal role in treating tobacco use disorder and advocating for broader tobacco control measures. His research and advocacy, particularly in areas like vaping and legal challenges to smoke-free legislation, underscore his commitment to advancing public health in this critical area.
“Many of the things that we've done quite effectively in tobacco control may well need to be applied to these newer products to avoid a future where many young people become addicted to nicotine.”
Dr. Milan Khara
Perspectives from Dr. Leslie Phillips
Pharmacist and Professor at the School of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
Dr. Phillips runs a smoking cessation clinic at Memorial’s Medication Therapy Services Clinic and has extensive experience in helping people quit smoking with a clinical community-focused approach to nicotine cessation.
“New and improved regulations are critical to ensure that alternative tobacco and nicotine products are marketed so as to protect public health as well as our youth.”
Dr. Leslie Phillips