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My PhD Experience

My PhD Experience. Erik Martin School of Medicine Deakin University Geelong, ViC. What I did. Thesis title: Implementing an International Health Treaty in Small Pacific Island Nations Mixed methods, multiple-case study:

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My PhD Experience

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  1. My PhD Experience Erik Martin School of Medicine Deakin University Geelong, ViC

  2. What I did • Thesis title: Implementing an International Health Treaty in Small Pacific Island Nations • Mixed methods, multiple-case study: • What variables influence the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in small island developing states of the Pacific? • How do these variables affect its success or failure? • How can barriers be overcome and opportunities utilised to ensure effective FCTC implementation? • Document analysis and key informant interviews in 4 Pacific Island countries: the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Palau, Nauru

  3. (Some of) what I found In the small Pacific Island countries examined: • Significant achievements in tobacco control policy; but some more than others • Tobacco control provisions in the international treaty remain highly relevant and needed • Capacity constraints: need to be efficient and strengthen cost-effective tobacco control provisions • Multi-sectoral networks and partnerships need to be strengthened • Limited (public) pro-tobacco advocacy, but also limited anti-tobacco advocacy • Tobacco control policies need to be strengthened from the bottom up • Political theory is under-utilised but valuable to public health

  4. What I learnt • Short term pain but long term gain • A rewarding journey and valuable opportunity for learning and professional development • More questions than answers • Persistence, hard work, self-belief and are key • “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” – Lao Tzu

  5. Who I’d like to thank • CAPHIA • School of Medicine, Deakin University • All individual participants • Ministries of Health in the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Palau, Nauru • Cook Islands Tobacco Control Working Group, Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Palau • My supervisor, Evelyne de Leeuw • Co-supervisor - Hans Lofgren and Adviser - Simon Barraclough • My family and friends

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