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Month: September 2015
UW-CTRI Publishes 4 Articles in Journal Addiction
An ambitious, National Cancer Institute-funded, multi-experiment evaluation of over 15 smoking treatments identified ones that were especially helpful to smokers. Amongst the findings were that smokers who got coaching and medications before a quit attempt—along with …
UW-CTRI Staff Present at North American Quitline Consortium Conference
UW-CTRI staff last month presented at the 2015 North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) Conference, “The Future of Quitlines: Refining and Redefining Our Practices for Success!” l at the Crowne Plaza in Atlanta. UW-CTRI Outreach Director and NAQC …
Exhale Study Participants Smoke and Vape for Science in Annex
More than 700 people have volunteered for the UW-CTRI study examining how people use e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes. Almost 30 participants have enrolled in the study and about half have attended their first two visits …
New EHR System to Refer Smokers to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
UW-CTRI’s efforts to use electronic health records (EHR) to refer patients to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (QL) has taken another step with the completion of a second-generation system. UW-CTRI has partnered with Epic, the …
UW-CTRI Staff Present at Conference Focused on Vulnerable Populations
UW-CTRI staff presented 5 posters at the National Conference on Tackling Tobacco Use in Vulnerable Populations in Bethesda, Maryland. UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Allison Gorrilla presented 2 posters on her work with the Wisconsin American Lung …
UW-CTRI Begins Exhale Study on Use of E-cigs and Cigarettes
UW-CTRI researchers this month will begin recruiting participants for a 5-year research study on smokers and those who vape e-cigarettes plus smoke combustible cigarettes. Beginning in early September, UW-CTRI will run paid advertising on Facebook …
Adsit Named to Board of Directors of North American Quitline Consortium
UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit has been named to the board of directors for the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC). Adsit will serve a three-year term to help guide the international, non-profit membership organization which seeks to …
Genetic Variant Reduces Likelihood of Quitting Smoking, Boosts Earlier Onset of Lung Cancer
People with risk factors on the CHRNA5 gene are more likely to develop lung cancer at a younger age, and new research suggests that the reason is they are less likely to quit smoking early …