Researchers found that “Practice Quit Attempts”—a cessation technique where smokers set aside a couple hours a day where they won’t smoke, without the pressure of permanently quitting—offer the opportunity for smokers to ease into cessation, …
Month: July 2022
Withdraw from Tobacco Study Completes Recruitment
UW-CTRI has achieved full participation for the Withdraw from Tobacco Study. The researchers seek to better understand withdrawal from tobacco so that healthcare providers can better help people quit smoking. The study, led by UW-CTRI …
UW-CTRI Colleagues Present in New Orleans
Presentations Karen Conner presented COVID-19 and Smoking EHR Data: 1 Million Patients and Counting. Twenty-one health systems, coordinated by UW, agreed to scan their electronic health record (EHR) data to identify all patients (inpatient, outpatient, etc.) who …
Tobacco Care Managers Play Pivotal Role in BREATHE 2 Research
No study can function if it doesn’t recruit and keep participants and, for the BREATHE 2 Study, that pivotal role is played by Tobacco Care Managers (TCMs). BREATHE 2 is a collaboration between UW-CTRI, Advocate …
Baker and Fiore Edit NCI Monograph #23
UW-CTRI Founders Dr. Tim Baker and Dr. Michael Fiore are the editors of the new Monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on tobacco use and treatment to be released this month. NCI founded the …