UW-CTRI staff will present nine times at the 2019 National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis August 27-29 via four presentations and five research posters. Here is the lineup: Presentations Rob Adsit, Anne DiGuilio …
UW-CTRI Course Empowers Med Student to Help Relative, Patients Try to Quit Smoking
Before Dr. Chinou Vang began his residency in June at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, he used the skills he learned from the Tobacco Dependence Treatment Course at the University of Wisconsin, taught by …
Megan Piper Named Recipient of Faculty Excellence in Research Award
The UW Division of General Internal Medicine has named UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper the latest recipient of the annual Faculty Excellence in Research Award. This award is in recognition of Piper’s …
Nicotine Gum May Increase the Likelihood of Quit Attempts in Patients Initially Unwilling to Quit
A UW-CTRI study found that nicotine gum increased the likelihood of making quit attempts in those who wanted to smoke less but not quit. The paper, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, also found that …
UW-CTRI Researchers Present Posters at Research Day, Win Awards
Six researchers from UW-CTRI presented their work last month at the 2019 UW Department of Medicine Research Day at the Health Sciences Learning Center in Madison, and two of them won awards for it. Dr. Nayoung …
Parents Stop Smoking for Their Kids, Credit UW-CTRI Study
Shannon and David Yahn had been smoking for decades until they joined the Quitting Using Intensive Treatments Study (QUITS). Now, they’ve been smoke-free for more than a year. Their sons Vincent Yahn (age six) and …
Dan Bolt Wins Mid-Career Award
UW-CTRI Collaborator Dr. Dan Bolt (left) has won a 2019 Kellett Mid-Career award. He was one of 11 recipients at UW. The five-year, $75,000 award was created to provide needed support and encouragement to faculty …
UW-CTRI Student Plays in College World Series
Recent UW-CTRI Tech Support Student Jarrett Benson had an eventful start to his summer—pitching for the University of Wisconsin Baseball Team in the College World Series. Benson and his fellow Badgers in May won the National …
Peeters Presents on the Quit Line During Statewide Event on Youth Vaping
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Alex Peeters presented during E-cigarettes and Our Youth: Partners in Prevention, an event held last week at Northcentral Technical College, in the Professional Development Conference Center in Wausau. Peeters gave a general overview of …
Gardner Presents Research on How Smoking Cessation Therapies Affect Sleep
UW-CTRI Student Anna Gardner presented a poster on quit-smoking medications and sleep. UW-CTRI Student Anna Gardner presented a poster she created with UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby, “The Impacts of Smoking Cessation Therapies …