Education for a tobacco free world: the 11th meeting of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID)

With tobacco the single most preventable cause of death and disability on the planet and potentially responsible for more than a billion deaths this century – if urgent action is not takenthe importance of tackling the tobacco epidemic at its roots is clearly apparent [1]. Within the context of tackling this public health behemoth, the 11 meeting of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID) in Athens, Greece took place in tandem with the 4 Panhellenic Congress on Tobacco Control in December 2013. The conference brought together a multidisciplinary group of participants in two separate, but inter-complimentary, tracks: one focused on the scientific aspects of the prevention of tobacco attributable diseases, and one focused on education and learning for a tobacco free world.