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SmokeFreeBrain will provide new multidisciplinary low cost tools within the field of smoking cessation support, including neurofeedback intervention, gamification platform, mobile app for delivering challenges and interaction information, serious games promoting physical exercise, neurometric approaches, decision support system for challenging and motivational tasks, as well as smoking related profile databases to maximise value from research and to optimise commercial opportunities.
Provision of new multidisciplinary tools to be used with a specific multi-level intervention protocol.
Low cost therapeutic options for smoking cessation will be evaluated on pilot interventions, to determine their impact on vulnerable population, by evaluating indicators like life quality, toxicological, electrophysiological and health-behavioral changes.
The first assessment will be based on the incremental cost of attaining different levels of smoking cessation interventions implementation in different environments. Given the intervention models identified, e.g., pharmacologic, electronic cigarette, behavioral, neurofeedback, public health campaigns, the cost- effectiveness of each strategy and the opportunity cost of each intervention versus no intervention will be assessed.
Different deterministic and statistical models will be used to investigate the estimators’ validity under different data conditions and a variety of methods will be applied to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the various intervention strategies under consideration.
Based on pilot interventions To determine their impact on vulnerable population, by evaluating indicators like life quality, toxicological, electrophysiological and health-behavioral changes.
After a challenging but yet exciting journey, the SmokeFreeBrain Project has reached a Milestone, the Milestone of the official completion of the Project. During this journey, the SmokeFreeBrain and its Partners have proceeded to actual changes, helping smokers to quit by providing several methods for smoking cessation. Thus, we could say that one of the…
Read MoreSalumedia Tecnologías travelled to Taiwan in December 2017 to present SmokeFreeBrain project at a local hospital in Taipei together with Dr. Shabbir Syed-Abdul from Taipei Medical University (TMU). They met five oncologists at the Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital and presented SFB project, research objectives and 3M4Chan smoking cessation intervention that is recruiting patients in Taiwan…
Read MoreNew study from SmokeFreeBrain consortium reveals how exercise can markedly reduce the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms Keyworth, H., Georgiou, P., Zanos, P., Rueda, A. V., Chen, Y., Kitchen, I., Camarini, R., Cropley, M., and Bailey, A. (2017) Wheel running during chronic nicotine exposure is protective against mecamylamine-precipitated withdrawal and up-regulates hippocampal α7 nACh receptors…
Read MoreSmokeFreeBrain was presented to the Division of Clinical Informatics of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (USA) on December 15th, 2017. Santiago Hors-Fraile from the University of Seville explained the SoLoMo and 3M4Chan pilots, and their health recommender systems being used to help people quit smoking. The audience – including Professor Charles Safran, chief of…
Read MoreScience Week is the annual scientific event with the largest outreach in Europe. From November 7th to 20th 2017, many research and knowledge organizations organize a wide range of scientific activities and performances for all tastes and ages. Members of the Technological Innovation Group (SAS partner) showcased the SmokeFreeBrain project and the “Libre de Humos”…
Read MoreHealth promotion administration, Taiwan conducted a seminar on Global Tobacco Control Policy Research and Development at National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, on September 3rd, 2017. The prime focus of this seminar was the international status of the harm of smoking. Speakers from renowned institutes in Canada, Korea and Taiwan expressed the situation and efforts…
Read MoreElectroencephalographic, Heart Rate, and Galvanic Skin Response Assessment for an Advertising Perception Study: Application to Antismoking Public Service Announcements Read the full article published at JoVE here: https://www.jove.com/video/55872/electroencephalographic-heart-rate-galvanic-skin-response-assessment Cartocci, G., Caratù, M., Modica, E., Maglione, A. G., Rossi, D., Cherubino, P., et al. Electroencephalographic, Heart Rate, and Galvanic Skin Response Assessment for an Advertising Perception…
Read MoreWorkshop for understanding diabetes, approaching behavioral change in healthcare, and engagement techniques. A group of healthcare professionals were introduced the features of the mobile apps to quit smoking in SmokeFreeBrain in Doha (Qatar) by Santiago Hors-Fraile, from the University of Seville. The project was presented as an example of good practice in combining behavioural change…
Read MoreNicotinic receptors mediate stress-nicotine detrimental interplay via dopamine cells’ activity New research from SGUL partner and collaborators find link between nicotine and depression. This work suggest that nicotine by itself can have important impact on mood dysregulation and should be manipulated with caution. See link http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2017145a.html?foxtrotcallback=true
Read MoreOn 17th July 2017 SmokeFreeBrain project presented to the Greek Odysseuses team an informal group of young people, several research project outcomes on smoking cessation including the effects of smoking and nicotine on the brain, the methodological implications and early results of the SmoekeFreeBrain sleep study, the combining Biofeedback and Neurofeedback training for Smoking Cessation,…
Read MoreRead the scientific papers here: Ioannides AA, Liu L, Poghosyan V and Kostopoulos GK (2017).Using MEG to Understand the Progression of Light Sleep and the Emergence and Functional Roles of Spindles and K-Complexes.. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 11:313. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00313 Ioannides A (2016). Sleep, memory, attention and Neurofeedback. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: SAN2016 Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00016…
Read MoreRead the scientific papers here: Cartocci G, Maglione A, Modica E, Rossi D, Cherubino P and Babiloni F (2016). Against smoking public service announcements, a neurometric evaluation of effectiveness. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: SAN2016 Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00096 Xefteris S, Styliadis C, Romanopoulou E and Bamidis PD (2016). Behavioral effects of smoking advertisements on adults’ affective response…
Read MoreRead the scientific paper here: Hors-Fraile S, Civit A, Nuñez Benjumea FJ, Carrasco Hernández L, Ortega Ruiz F and Fernandez-Luque L (2016). Coupling Neuroscience Smoking Cessation Interventions with Social Media and Mobile Devices. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: SAN2016 Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00025 Read more information about the intervention here: http://smokefreebrain.eu/social-local-mobile/
Read MoreRead the scientific papers here: Kostopoulos GK, Liu L, Poghosyan V, Kokkinos V, Koupparis AM, Zouridis J, Liti M and Ioannides AA (2016). MEG and EEG polysomnography studies explore the role of K-Complexes and related EEG rhythms in maintaining a sound and safe sleep. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: SAN2016 Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00111 Ioannides A (2016). Sleep,…
Read MoreRead the scientific papers here: Marczylo T, Goldsmith N, Zhuikova E and Bailey A (2016). Of mice and Men; Neurobehavioral and toxicological effects of e-cigarettes exposure. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: SAN2016 Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00019 Read more information about the intervention here: http://smokefreebrain.eu/e-cigarette/
Read MoreSAS partner showcased the SmokeFreeBrain project at the Innovation Sessions of Virgen del Rocío University Hospitals reaching more than 120 healthcare professionals. Session title: “Experiences in health informatics research and innovation in the Virgen del Rocío University Hospitals: Towards a Learning Health System”. Informative session targeting healthcare professionals from the VRUH showcasing current health informatics…
Read MoreOn 31st May 2017, in Bulgaria, several announcements about the SmokeFreeBrain project were published from the Ministry of health, Healthcare commission in the Parliament, Ministry of education and science, National health insurance fund, NGOs and Media, reaching a great mass of people. Bulgarian National radio interview: Press Release: Press Release: Press Release: Press Release: Press…
Read MoreAAISCS in Cyprus organised two events to promote the SmokeFreeBrain project on World No Tobacco Day. The first event was held from 9 am to 3 pm at the AAISCS premises, located in the commercial centre of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. The event aimed to increase the awareness of the general public for…
Read MoreWe are glad to announce, that on 31st of May 2017, the SFB project is celebrating World No Tobacco Day with a series of parallel Project Events. Four project partner countries, Spain, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria are organizing special sessions dedicated to the day without tobacco. For program download in PDF, please, click here For…
Read MoreΤο Εργαστήριο Ιατρικής Φυσικής του Τμήματος Ιατρικής του Αριστοτελείου συμμετέχει στον εορτασμό της «Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας κατά του καπνίσματος» με την ευκαιρία Συντονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Προγράμματος για τη διακοπή του καπνίσματος SmokeFreeBrain. Η ερευνητική ομάδα SmokeFreeBrain του ΑΠΘ με επιστημονικό υπεύθυνο τον αναπλ. Καθηγητής του Τμήματος Ιατρικής του ΑΠΘ, Παναγιώτη Μπαμίδη, διοργανώνει ημερίδα την Τετάρτη 31…
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Livemedia Broadcasting channel. Watch the programme here
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek TV channel TV100 Watch the programme here
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek TV channel ATLAS. Watch the programme here (12:40)
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek TV channel SKAI, programme ‘TORA’. Watch the programme here (8/5//2017 – 1:17:00)
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek TV Vergina, programme ‘me-thetiko-prosimo’
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek TV channel ERT3, programme ‘kathimerina-ke-apla’ Watch the programme here (01:01:00)
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek radio broadcasting channel ALPHA and its webpage.
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the radio channel ERT3 Listen the interview here:
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the national newspaper Voria.gr
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the national newspaper Macedonia
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the webpage of the Greek radio channel ERT3.
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the Greek Newspaper iefmerida focusing on Health topics.
Read MoreThe project Coordinator Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, disseminated the SmokeFreeBrain project and the local neurofeedback and pharmacological interventions at the national newspaper Dikaiologitika
Read MoreWork from SmokeFreeBrain study on the harm reduction effect of switching from smoking to e-cigarettes presented at the BNA 2017 in Birmingham on Monday 10th April 2017 https://www.bna.org.uk/meetings/bna2017/poster-abstracts/ Abstract: PM078 – Monitoring the neurobehavioral and toxicological effects of the transition from smoking to e-cigarette use (A. Bailey)
Read MoreOn 28 March 2017 the psychologist Marco Mesa will present to the students at the University of Sevillethe SoLoMo study, to encourage the smokers to sign up to the trial The workshop organises the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital For more information please visit the website of the Computer Engineering faculty: https://www.informatica.us.es/index.php/noticias/43-anuncios/1890-charla-contra-el-tabaquismo-proyecto-smokefreebrain
Read MoreOn 3 April 2017 Taipei Medical University organises a Massive Open Online Course on IoT for Active Ageing. It will take place on the Future Learn online platform The Internet of Things (IoT) includes many new digital health technologies, from apps to wearable devices to home sensors – devices that are expected to revolutionize healthcare…
Read MoreIn these sessions, SAS researchers showcased the SFB project and the So-Lo-Mo pilot at “Proyecto Hombre” foundation. “Proyecto Hombre” is a Spanish NGO devoted to the rehabilitation and treatment of addicts from a therapeutic and educational approach with more than 30 years of experience. There are three planned sessions (see dates below). About 20 people…
Read MoreAn introduction of SmokeFreeBrain pilots to medical doctors in Institute for pulmonary diseases of Vojvodina SmokeFreeBrain project consortium will have the opportunity to introduce the project concept and its goals as well as to present each individual pilot study scope and research objectives to the medical doctors in Institute for pulmonary diseases of Vojvodina. Medical…
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Read MoreThe SoLoMo intervention was presented on 28th-30th November 2016 in Oulu (Finland) during the Connected Health Data 2016 Winter School A researcher from the University of Seville explained how the patient data feeds the health recommender system, and how that knowledge enables it to choose the best motivational message for patients. This presentation was done…
Read MoreThe SmokeFreeBrain project was showcased on 25 November 2016 during the “Bridging the gap between companies and students” workshop at the University of Seville. The objective of this event is to strengthen the relationships between companies and students from Health Engineering and Software Engineering degrees when approaching their last year of training throughout the generation…
Read MoreScience Week is the annual scientific event with the largest outreach in Europe. From November 7th to 20th, many research and knowledge organizations organize a wide range of scientific activities and performances for all tastes and ages. Members of the Technological Innovation Group (SAS partner) showcased the SmokeFreeBrain project and the “Libre de Humos” App…
Read MoreHealth 2.0 Andalucia gathers the healthcare sector stakeholders and IT lovers in Andalucia. It aims to improve the conditions of healthcare assistance using the new web technologies among others. Health2.0 wants to Foster health-related projects, providing them with more visibility. We are part of the international Health 2.0 network which has more than 90 local…
Read MoreSmokeFreeBrain partner SAS organised the first clinical session at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital in Seville, Spain The objective was to explain the SO-LO-MO hospital´s smoking cessation program and to showcase the SmokeFreeBrain project More than 30 MDs and medicine lecturers participated
Read MoreIn this session Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) researchers showcased the SmokeFreeBrain project and the So-Lo-Mo pilot to the Internal Medicine Unit at Virgen del Rocío University Hospital (VRUH). 30 specialists attended this session, showing their interest and providing valuable feedback to SAS researchers. Date of event: 10 Nov 2016
Read MoreThe Spanish National eHealth Conference took place on 14 November 2016 in Madrid, Spain. It included topics about clinical experiences, gamification, apps, big data, etc. At this Conference, our project partner USE presented the SmokeFreeBrain Social-Local-Mobile intervention. Event website: http://laesalud.com/congreso/
Read MoreWith the title: “Exploring the efficacy of Biofeedback Training in Smoking Addiction: A SFB study” the scientific team of Aristotle University presented at the SAN2016 Conference the materials and methods used for the first subject who participated in the Neurofeedback pilot in Thessaloniki, Greece. The results and conclusions are very interesting and real motivation to…
Read MoreNeuroscience of Addiction and Smoking Cessation – the SmokeFreeBrain Consortium We are proud to announce the 1st project Workshop! part of the #SAN2016 conference Workshop participants will have the unique opportunity to learn about the different intervention methods for smoking cessation that SmokeFreeBrain projects investigates. The inteventions will be about: Against smoking public service announcements…
Read MoreThe SmokefreeBrain project and especially the SoLoMo intervention presented at the PanAmerican Health Organization. Participants, decision-makers in the Americas (the PAHO representatives that support each country to implement Smoking Cessation actions) confirmed their interest in it, and look forward to know more about the results the pilot in April 2017
Read MoreWithin the Smokefree Brain project, patients within the SoLoMo intervention will benefit from a Decision Support System (DSS). It will tailor motivational messages to help them stop smoking, and sends it to the Smokefree app they will have installed in their smartphones. During the 10th edition of the RecSys congress, in the “Workshop on Engendering…
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that on 15th-19th September 2016 our partners from UNISAP will present the technical part of the SmokeFreeBrain SoLoMo intervention at the International Workshop o n Engendering Health with RecSys co-located with ACM RecSys 2016. The event will take place in Boston, USA. click here to view more.
Read MoreUNISAP partner, at Sapienza University of Rome, obtained their first graduated student (master in cognitive neuroscience) on first results of the pilot concerning public service announcements (PSAs). The thesis publication article will be announced soon at IEEE EMBC 2016 proceedings (The 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society)
Read MoreSmokeFreeBrain project supports the Society of Applied Neuroscience Conference SAN2016, which will be held in Corfu Island, Greece, on 6-9 of October 2016. The #san2016 Call for Papers is now open! The deadline for abstract submission is June 20th, 2016 You may find more information at: http://www.applied-neuroscience.org/san2016/
Read MoreThe SmokeFreeBrain project partner USE presented at the 6th International Conference on Digital health http://www.acm-digitalhealth.org , the Learning Decision Algorithm (DMA) that helps increase long-term engagement with health apps among chronic patients and introduced its smoking cessation application that will be tested at the Smoking Cessation Unit of the Hospital Virgen del Rocio in Seville,…
Read MoreA significant step towards the definitions of the protocols for SmokeFreeBrain smoking cessation interventions has been made during the 2nd General Assembly of SmokeFreeBrain project, on 25-26 January, kindly hosted by Sapienza University.
Read MoreSmokeFreeBrain H2020 project has been officially started today for a challenging period of 36 months, with the aim to provide multidisciplinary tools for improving the efficacy of public prevention measures against smoking
Read MoreSmokeFreeBrain Kick of meeting 10-11 of November 2015 in Thessaloniki, Greece Two days event hosted by AUTH in Thessaloniki, initiating a challenging 36 months project, involving 12 organisations from 7 countries, with the aim to Multidisciplinary tools for improving the efficacy of public prevention measures against smoking.
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