Historical and political context for Philip Morris International’s continuing medical education courses on harm reduction: Implications for current product regulation

Historical and political context for Philip Morris International’s continuing medical education courses on harm reduction: Implications for current product regulation

In mid-2024 Drs. Robert Jackler, Pam Ling and others leaned that the for-profit medical company Medcape was offering a continuing medical education course on tobacco harm reduction sponsored by Philip Morris International that promoted the industry position that smokers could reduce risk by switching from cigarettes to “less risky” products, such as smokeless tobacco. Most lecturers had long histories of working with tobacco companies to promote…