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Med Students Learn from UW-CTRI How to Help Patients Quit Smoking
Five UW medical students recently finished their public-health elective class on tobacco treatment led by UW-CTRI Researchers Drs. Jessica Cook and Megan Piper. The course includes an overview of tobacco treatment and electronic medical records by UW-CTRI Director …
March 6, 2020UW-CTRI Staff to Present at SRNT in New Orleans
UW-CTRI staff will present 15 times at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2020 in New Orleans March 12-14. Here’s a preview, with current UW-CTRI employees in bold: Symposium …
March 4, 2020Dr. Collins Helps UW-CTRI Optimize Treatments
Installment five of our series on BREATHE 2 collaborators Dr. Linda Collins isn’t just an international expert at optimizing healthcare treatments that save lives. She’s also an expert at the very important task of helping her …
March 4, 2020BREATHE 2 Study Begins at Pilot Clinic
The Breaking Addiction for Health Study 2 (BREATHE 2) began today at St. Luke’s Family Practice Clinic (above), part of the Advocate Aurora Health system (aka Aurora Health Care, Inc.). UW-CTRI is partnering with Aurora …
March 4, 2020ABC 27 News Interviews Megan Piper on Juul and Vaping
ABC 27 News Reporter Emilee Fannon discusses Juul’s new age-locking device with UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper. Piper said keeping nicotine out of the hands of youth is essential because the product …
February 26, 2020Outreach Specialist Trains Behavioral Health Providers on Treating Tobacco Use
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Allison Gorrilla presented to behavioral health professionals at Bell Therapy in January on how and why to treat tobacco use, including the Bucket Approach. “Following the training, I had a good discussion …
February 7, 2020Paper in JAMA Peds Highlights Challenges of Helping Youth Quit Smoking
Helping teens quit smoking is daunting, but more research could reveal innovative ways to help, according to an editorial in JAMA Pediatrics by UW-CTRI Associate Research Director Dr. Megan Piper, Dr. Robin Mermelstein of the …
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