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The Tobacco Control Research Group will host an interactive webinar on tobacco industry disinformation, as part of London Global Cancer Week 2026.
3 Nov 2026, 12.30pm to 2.00pm GMT
As part of London Global Cancer Week 2026, the Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), based at the University of Bath, will host an interactive webinar examining the evolving tactics used to promote misleading narratives.
This event asks: how does disinformation influence public understanding of health evidence and policy - and what can public health learn from the tobacco industry’s approach?
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org