UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI Associate Researcher Karen Conner is managing the Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP), which works to help behavioral health patients quit using tobacco. She has taken over for UW-CTRI Distinguished Researcher Dr. Bruce Christiansen, who is retiring. Bruce has served at UW-CTRI for 15 years. His work empowered communities who are most vulnerable to …
Drs. Tom Piasecki and Wendy Slutske have joined UW-CTRI as professors and senior scientists. “They are each accomplished researchers with impressive track records of addiction research, statistical expertise, mentoring, and team science,” said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore. “We are elated to have them on our team. They will substantially boost our Center’s scientific firepower …
UW-CTRI researchers recently guest-starred on separate presentations: UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Danielle McCarthy was a guest on the podcast Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) with host Dr. Narjust Duma and fellow guest Dr. Erica Warner of Harvard Medical School. They discussed tobacco cessation as a modifiable risk factor and how clinicians can respectfully engage …
While all UW-CTRI employees are now back working in their offices in person, some colleagues have been doing so throughout much of the pandemic, even before vaccines were available. “I want to say on behalf of the Center and our patients, a heartfelt thank you to all of our staff who worked in the office …
There are more ways to quit smoking, more resources to help people quit smoking, than ever, but people aren’t always given the chance to take advantage of these opportunities. A study published in Hospital Pharmacy examines those missed opportunities in the place they should be easiest to get—the hospital—and asks how we can change the way …
As the state mulls a bill to make the legal age 21 to buy tobacco, matching the federal law for purposes of enforcement, CBS 58 in Milwaukee discussed youth vaping with UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper.
As the FDA mulls whether to approve various vaping products, Wisconsin Public Radio invited UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby to be a guest on its program “Central Time.”
When children get hospitalized because of secondhand smoke, it can be difficult to approach their caregivers about going smoke-free. A new study published in Respiratory Care took a look into the people who are in the best position to offer those quitting opportunities—resident nurses and pediatric respiratory therapists—to see how they address cessation in an …
UW-CTRI and the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF) are coming to the last year of another collaborative grant to help low-income pregnant, postpartum, and caregiving individuals become tobacco-free through a program called First Breath. It’s helping Wisconsin babies to grow up in smoke-free environments. WWHF received a $1 million grant four years ago from the …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Adrienne Johnson served as a guest on Dementia Matters, the Wisconsin Aging and Disability Resource Center’s podcast. She spoke to host Dr. Nathaniel Chin about tobacco use and dementia. Older Americans are less likely to be advised to quit tobacco or offered help by providers, Johnson said. A common misperception is that …