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RCSI COMPASS Study

@compassproject.bsky.social
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COMmunity PArticipation to set direction on design and implementation of financial incentives in Stop Smoking services in Ireland: COMPASS. Our study focuses on co-designing a Financial Inventive intervention to Stop Smoking (FISS) in Ireland.

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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Research shows that young people who vape are more likely to start smoking cigarettes. The tobacco industry continue to target young people through various marketing strategies (e.g. brightly coloured e-cigarette packaging). We must continue advocating for tobacco end game. @fdoyle4.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
World Population Day 2026 🌎 Smoking remains a public health threat and is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, with an estimated 8 million people dying annually from smoking-related illnesses; making it a population-level concern. #tobaccoendgame #smokingcessation #research #rcsi
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Did you know that cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet? In Ireland, cigarette butts accounts for approximately 50% of litter waste and are harmful to ecosystems, marine and wildlife. Another reason to consider quitting smoking this #worldenvironmentday! @fdoyle4.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2026! This years' theme is "Unmasking the appeal - countering nicotine and tobacco addiction", which focuses on how the tobacco and nicotine industry target children and adolescents through various marketing and design strategies. @fdoyle4.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Reham A. Lasheen presented at the Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference on the 24th April 🙌 Presentation titled: “Perceived facilitators and barriers of a co-designed financial incentive programme for smoking cessation in Ireland.” The preprint can be found here: osf.io/preprints/ps... #phm
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
#worldhealthday2026 🌎 This years’ theme is “Together for Health. Stand with science.” Which represents the importance of research, collaboration and evidence-based healthcare to improve health outcomes globally.
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Happy Easter to all our followers, community members, collaborators & stakeholders!🪺🐣 May this time off bring you joy & rest (with the help of some chocolate!🍫) For egg-cellent COMPASS updates, keep an eye on our website: compass-study.eu 👀 @fdoyle4.bsky.social #easter #research #stopsmoking
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Health and Safety authority reported that the number of people in Ireland diagnosed with TB is relatively low (approximately over 400 cases annually). Stopping smoking, however, can significantly reduce chances of infection and improve overall lung health. #worldtuberculosisday #stopsmoking
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
March is often recognised as No Smoking Month, particularly in Northern Ireland, with many health agencies campaigning to encourage people to stop smoking 🚭 With spring in full bloom, March is a great month to start your quit journey! 🙌 #nosmokingmonth #quitsmoking #Ireland @fdoyle4.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all our followers, collaborators and community members ☘️ As an Irish-based study, we appreciate our partnerships with both national and international stakeholders 🇮🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧 Go n-éiri an t-ádh na nGael leat! ☘️ #financialincentives #smokingcessation #research #Ireland
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
World Kidney Day 2026 Smoking reduces renal function by reducing blood flow to the kidneys, but it also increases the risk of developing chronic kidney disease and kidney cancer. Quitting smoking is vital for good kidney health 🚭 #worldkidneyday #stopsmoking #kidneyhealth #RCSI
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women’s Day! 💜 We believe everyone should be able to access supports to quit smoking, including women 🚭🙋‍♀️ @fdoyle4.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social #internationalwomensday #stopsmoking #services #research #ireland
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Rare Disease Day 2026: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency(AATD), a rare & underdiagnosed genetic condition, places those affected at risk of developing lung disease if they smoke. We support the continued efforts to integrate rare disease services into the Irish healthcare system. #rarediseaseday2026
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Well done to Dr @rehamalasheen.bsky.social for her presentation at the SPHeRE Network 12th Annual Conference today! 👏 Reham did a great job at reporting findings from our systematic review on facilitators & barriers to implementing financial incentive interventions for health behaviour change!
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Best of luck to our very own, @rehamalasheen.bsky.social who is presenting at the SPHeRE Network Annual Conference 2026 today at @rcsi.bsky.social 🙌 #sphereconference2026 #financial #incentives #research #ireland @fdoyle4.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Today is National No Smoking Day! 🚭 Our HSE colleagues (@hselive.bsky.social) are promoting this day and have many free supports available to help you stop smoking today and everyday. #nationalnosmokingday #ireland @fdoyle4.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
As Valentine’s Day is approaching, it’s important to remember that avoiding or stopping smoking is necessary for good heart health! 🫀 @fdoyle4.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social #stopsmoking #research #quit #ireland #financial #incentives
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The @vape-research.bsky.social want to identify preferences for financial rewards to help people quit smoking and vaping. Complete the survey here to have your voice heard: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/vapequit/ 💻 #vaping #cessation #nicotine #ireland #research @fdoyle4.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Last week, we said Slán/Dag to Linda van der Spek, who supported us these past few months 👋 Together, we produced/drafted a commentary, highlighting similarities & differences in smoking cessation policies/services in Ireland & the Netherlands 🇮🇪🇳🇱 Go raibh míle maith agat / Dank je wel, Linda! 👏
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New year, New profile pic! 😎📸 @fdoyle4.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy New Year from the COMPASS project! 🎉🥂 We can’t wait for what 2026 has in store for us! 🙌 @fdoyle4.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social #Newyear #smokingcessation #research #Ireland #financialincentives #quitsmoking #RCSI
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
We would like to wish all our followers, collaborators and community members a very happy and peaceful Christmas🎄 We look forward to keeping you up to date on all things COMPASS in 2026! 🎉 #smokingcessation #financialincentives #Ireland #research #RCSI
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We are delighted to have visiting researcher from Erasmus MC, Linda van der Spek join team COMPASS for the next number of weeks! 🇮🇪🇳🇱 We very much hope you enjoy all that Dublin and RCSI has to offer, Linda (including our RCSI School of Population Health staff Christmas party this evening!🤭)
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
📣 We are seeking to recruit new PPI representatives for the COMPASS project! If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please contact, Cheyenne Downey (cheyennedowney@rcsi.ie) 📧 @fdoyle4.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween! We hope all our followers, community members and stakeholders have a safe and fun Halloween! 🎃 Head on over to our LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/rcsi... ) & Instagram (lnkd.in/e5b-9bri ) accounts to see some SPOOKtacular updates from team COMPASS! 👻 @fdoyle4.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
📣 New social media account alert📱 Team COMPASS are now on Instagram (@rcsicompassproject). Head on over and give us a follow! ➡️ lnkd.in/e5b-9bri #Instagram #smokingcessation #financial #incentives #RCSI #Ireland @fdoyle4.bsky.social @rehamalasheen.bsky.social @cheyennedowney.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Our pilot Financial Incentive Intervention to Stop Smoking (FISS) in Ireland, in partnership with the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme is mentioned in this years’ HSE Health and Wellbeing Report. Have a read of the segment below 📑👇 #HSE #financialincentives #stopsmoking #ireland
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Best of luck to Reham A. Lasheen who will be presenting her poster at the HSE Patient & Public Partnership Conference today! 📣 The conference theme: “Navigating our partnership journey together” aims to highlight the importance of creating valuable & long lasting partnerships across HSE services.
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Check out posters by @rehamalasheen.bsky.social & @cheyennedowney.bsky.social for the #SRNTE2025 Conference in Romania! 🇷🇴
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
@rehamalasheen.bsky.social & @cheyennedowney.bsky.social will be attending the SRNT•E Conference in Romania from 10-12 September to present oral & poster presentations on behalf of team COMPASS! Watch this space to see how they get on 👀🇷🇴
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A massive well done to Lead Principal Investigator of the COMPASS project, Professor @fdoyle4.bsky.social, who presented at the World Conference on Tobacco Control Today in Dublin!👏 Prof. Doyle showcased findings from our co-design workshops held with community members and healthcare professionals.
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
On June 24th, Lead PI of the COMPASS project, Professor Frank Doyle will present a full oral presentation at the World Conference on Tobacco Control, entitled: “Mixed methods evaluation of a community co-designed financial incentive intervention for Smoking Cessation in Ireland.” 🇮🇪 #WCTC2025
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
A huge congratulations to Reham Lasheen from team COMPASS, who was awarded the Patient’s Choice Poster Prize at the Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference hosted by Queen’s University Belfast on the 27th May 2025 👏🎉 @rehamalasheen.bsky.social @fdoyle4.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🪺Team COMPASS would like to wish our followers, colleagues and community members a very happy and restful Easter! 🍫 Be sure to watch this space and keep an eye on our website as we hatch the next phases of our project! 👀🐣 compass-study.eu
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RCSI COMPASS Study @compassproject.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Cheyenne Downey was one of two winners for best poster presentation at the SPHeRE Network 11th Annual Conference on 4th March 2025. Her poster showcased the barriers and facilitators to FISS implementation as reported by our co-design workshop participants in Autumn 2024. Well done team COMPASS!
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