UW-CTRI colleagues will embody the Wisconsin Idea by presenting their research findings to people from around the world during the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s 2026 annual conference in Baltimore.
Here is a run-down of the honors and presentations:
Dr. Adrienne Johnson will begin her role as the new SRNT Treasurer.
Dr. Megan Piper will give the Clinical Plenary talk on tobacco dependence and treatment on Thursday, March 5 at 8:30 am.
Pre-Conference Workshops
- Dr. Adrienne Johnson. Workshop co-chair. Tobacco Harm Reduction: Exploring Risks and Benefits of Noncombustible Tobacco/Nicotine Products for Smoking Cessation of Combustible Cigarettes. Wednesday, March 4, 9 am to noon.
- Dr. Jesse Kaye and Dr. Andrea Weinberger, workshop co-chairs. Tobacco and Cannabis Co–Use Through a Health Equity Lens. At that workshop, Dr. Megan Piper will provide an overview of an American Thoracic Society Co–Use Research Statement, which describes the current state of research regarding common data elements and terminology, co–use patterns and prevalence, impact of co–use on tobacco cessation, and impact of co–use on lung health. Presentation. Wednesday, March 4, 9 am to noon.
Presenters
- Dr. Jesse Kaye. Reach, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Proactive Outreach and Varenicline Treatment with Cancer-Specific Counseling among Adult Patients with Cancer: A Pilot Comparative Effectiveness Trial. Presentation. Podium 1, Session 4. Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10-11:30 am.
- Dr. Jen Betts. Characteristics of Tobacco Pharmacotherapy Prescriptions in a National Sample of Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder. Podium 2, Session 1. Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3-4:30 pm.
- Dr. Megan Piper (presenting) and Dr. Adrienne Johnson (co-author). Optimizing Cessation Pharmacotherapy and Counseling for Adult Primary Care Patients: A Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial. Podium 3, Session 1. Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:30-10 am.
- Dr. Jesse Kaye. Title TBD. Chair of presentations. Saturday, March 7, 2025, 9:45-11:15 am.
Posters
- Dr. Brian Williams. Predicting E-Cigarette Quit Attempts and Quit Success in Young Adults. Poster Session 2. Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4:30-6 pm.
- Dr. Jen Betts. Co-author.
Drs. Jess Cook and Mike Shaw have also submitted to the “rapid abstracts” for late-breaking research to be presented at SRNT, and are awaiting word on those submissions.