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  2. Year: 2017

Year: 2017

UW-CTRI Lends Expertise to National Cancer Institute’s ‘Moonshot’ Tobacco Initiative

Posted on December 4, 2017

The UW Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center (UW-CCC) and UW-CTRI are coordinating the Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) project to help cancer centers implement systems to identify patients who smoke and help them quit. C3I is …

Posted in 2017 Articles

Survey Says: Providers Don’t Realize Patients with Mental Illness Want to Quit Smoking

Posted on December 4, 2017

While most behavioral-health patients want to quit smoking, most providers who treat them don’t realize it, according to a recent paper in the Community Mental Health Journal. The paper is written by Dr. Li-Shiun Chen …

Posted in 2017 Articles

State Opioid Treatment Grant Requires Tobacco Cessation Component

Posted on December 4, 2017

According to British Medical Journal, research shows people addicted to opioids also smoke cigarettes at a rate of 84-98%. The new grant funding opportunity from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recognizes …

Posted in 2017 Articles

UW-CTRI Researchers to Share Findings During 10 Presentations at National Conference

Posted on December 4, 2017

UW-CTRI researchers will make 10 presentations when the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco gathers for its 24th SRNT Annual Meeting February 21-24 in Baltimore. UW-CTRI staff will deliver six podium presentations and offer …

Posted in 2017 Articles

UW Hospital Will Implement EHR-Based Tobacco Treatment Intervention in Early 2018

Posted on December 4, 2017

UW Hospital will soon implement an Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based tobacco treatment intervention designed to help patients use their hospital stay as an opportunity to quit smoking. It’s the first hospital in Wisconsin to implement …

Posted in 2017 Articles

Small Financial Incentives Reap Big Rewards to Help People Quit Smoking

Posted on November 8, 2017

Low-income smokers who received modest payments to quit smoking not only were 57% more likely to quit—but the cost per quitter turned out to be less than for those who didn’t receive those incentives. According …

Posted in 2017 Releases

Mundt Crunches Cost Effectiveness Data for Tobacco Treatment

Posted on November 7, 2017

UW Assistant Professor Dr. Marlon Mundt, health economist from the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, is collaborating with UW-CTRI to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of financial incentives for Medicaid smokers to take Wisconsin Tobacco …

Posted in 2017 Articles

Clinical Practice Guideline Continues to Have a Global Impact

Posted on November 7, 2017

UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore recorded a video on how to treat tobacco use, seen by more than 100 healthcare providers in Italy. The video was part of a conference in Venice.

Posted in 2017 Articles

New GHC Outreach Specialist Partners with UW-CTRI on Research Study

Posted on November 7, 2017

Katherine Coates is the new Tobacco Cessation Outreach Specialist working full time at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC), and training at UW-CTRI for her new job. Once at GHC, she’ll handle outreach …

Posted in 2017 Articles

Combination NRT Reduces Cessation Fatigue, New Dynamical Model Finds

Posted on November 7, 2017

Though the mental battle to not smoke can be exhausting for smokers, combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) helps reduce this cessation fatigue and helps smokers feel like they can be successful in quitting, according to …

Posted in 2017 Articles
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