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  2. Year: 2019
  3. Month: October

Month: October 2019

Teenager, Doctors Warn About Effects of Vaping

Posted on October 3, 2019

Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam, a UW Health pediatric pulmonologist, and teen Logan Krahn today warned youth about the dangers of vaping. Doctors urged children and teens to never vape, and all Wisconsin residents who smoke, vape, …

Posted in 2019 Articles

Dr. Fiore Discusses Smoking and Vaping with Wisconsin Public Radio

Posted on October 2, 2019

UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s show “Central Time” during the afternoon commute to discuss smoking and vaping. They talked about the fact that an average of 19 people …

Posted in 2019 Articles

Momentum Builds for Cancer Centers Treating Tobacco Use

Posted on October 2, 2019

UW-CTRI staff and collaborators in September attended the fall 2019 grantee meeting of the nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. They discussed what they’ve learned two years into …

Posted in 2019 Articles, Danielle McCarthy

Secretary Designate, Former US Assistant Health Secretary Visit UW Campus

Posted on October 2, 2019

Former US Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and current Wisconsin Secretary Designate of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Andrea Palm on September 23 visited the UW campus to discuss five pertinent health …

Posted in 2019 Articles

‘Bucket Approach’ Online Behavioral Health Training Debuts, Funding Extended

Posted on October 2, 2019

UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Bruce Christiansen has debuted his online Bucket Approach training to help patients with serious or significant mental illness to quit smoking, offered with free continuing education credits. The project has also been …

Posted in 2019 Articles

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