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 …
Year: 2017
Survey Says: Providers Don’t Realize Patients with Mental Illness Want to Quit Smoking
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 …
State Opioid Treatment Grant Requires Tobacco Cessation Component
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 …
UW-CTRI Researchers to Share Findings During 10 Presentations at National Conference
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 …
UW Hospital Will Implement EHR-Based Tobacco Treatment Intervention in Early 2018
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 …
Small Financial Incentives Reap Big Rewards to Help People Quit Smoking
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 …
Mundt Crunches Cost Effectiveness Data for Tobacco Treatment
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 …
Clinical Practice Guideline Continues to Have a Global Impact
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.
New GHC Outreach Specialist Partners with UW-CTRI on Research Study
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 …
Combination NRT Reduces Cessation Fatigue, New Dynamical Model Finds
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 …