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 …
Month: December 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 …