UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
In an editorial recently published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore and UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit wrote about their optimism that more hospital staff will seize the opportunity to help inpatients quit tobacco use. Approximately 20% of 3,705 hospitals are now reporting their performance on the tobacco …
News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3@medicine.wisc.edu 3 Ways for People with Mental Illness to Quit Smoking May is Mental Health Awareness Month About 26% of Americans (56 million) have a mental illness, and about 36% of them smoke cigarettes (NIMH, CDC). In comparison, 17% of all adults smoke cigarettes (NHIS 2015). The …
Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. As part of its goal to improve public health and protect future generations from the risks of tobacco use, the FDA has extended its authority to cover all products that meet the definition of a tobacco product. Previously, the …
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore is a recipient of the 2016 Alfred Ochsner Award for his contributions to helping people quit tobacco use and live longer, healthier lives. Dr. Ramaswamy Govindan also received the award, which comes with a medal and plaque.The Ochsner Award is named in honor of Doctor Alton Ochsner, co-founder of the Ochsner Clinic …
UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Tim Baker received the 2016 Ove Ferno Award at the 2016 annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) at the Grand Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. The award honors scientists who have made groundbreaking advances in clinical research. It recognizes those who have made a significant impact on the …
UW-CTRI staff presented four speeches and seven posters at the 2016 annual conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Chicago. The closest thing to a “rock star” atmosphere was at the SRNT awards ceremony, when UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Tim Baker received the 2016 Ove …
For the first time, Wisconsin Medicaid now covers all seven FDA-approved medications to help people quit tobacco use. As of February 1, 2016, Wisconsin Medicaid added coverage for the nicotine lozenge and mini-lozenge. FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications include: Studies have shown that combining the nicotine patch with the nicotine lozenge can give smokers a terrific …
From left: Dave Fraser, Madeline Oguss, McKenzie Hensen, and Paul Kohn are among the UW-CTRI staff members working on the new “3 Medications Study” to help participants quit smoking. UW-CTRI is recruiting patients for a new pilot study that offers 3 quit-smoking medications to every participant (with no placebo). Funded by an R35 grant from …
The annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) is the first week of March in Chicago at the Sheraton Hotel and several UW-CTRI researchers are set to present: Thursday Friday Saturday Watch for a full report from SRNT Chicago at www.ctri.wisc.edu. Katrina Bundy is coordinating arrangements for the conference for UW-CTRI …
Evonne Kundert has been through a lot of challenges in her life, including being homeless due to her behavioral health struggles. She discusses the need to help patients like her to quit smoking. The Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP) works to help health-care providers to help their behavioral health patients to quit smoking. Learn …