UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Kristin Berg (left) received a Faculty Excellence in Clinical Care Award from the University of Wisconsin Division of General Internal Medicine for her work caring for patients in clinic and in studies. “Very …
Quit Line Offers Text Enrollment
For the first time, Wisconsin tobacco users can send a quick text to sign up for free services from the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. People who want to quit smoking, vaping, or chewing nicotine can …
BREATHE 2 Collaborator: A Pioneer of Qualitative Research
Installment seven in our series on BREATHE 2 collaborators Years ago, Dr. Barbara Bowers fought for acceptance. “I was the only qualitative researcher in my school and in the health sciences on campus,” she said. “Qualitative research …
State Council Endorses Addressing Tobacco Use Disorders at Addiction Treatment Programs
The Governor’s State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (SCAODA) last month voted to adopt a policy that recommends integrating Tobacco Use Disorders into Wisconsin Substance Use Disorder treatment services, and to make it …
UW-CTRI Research Offers Clues to Sparking Successful Attempts to Quit Smoking
What leads smokers who are unwilling to try to quit smoking to change their minds and then try to quit? Researchers explored this question in a new paper based on UW-CTRI data which showed that …
New Graduate Fellow to Study Smoking, Disparities, and COVID-19
UW-CTRI has hired Julie Kirsch (right) to be a new Primary Care Research Fellow. Kirsch will work on team science projects at UW-CTRI, including the Quit Line Disparities Study, while also developing her own research …
Primary-Care Physician Impacts COVID-19 Care, UW-CTRI Research
Installment six in our series on BREATHE 2 collaborators UW-CTRI collaborator Carlos Roberto Jaén (right), MD, PhD, recently co-authored a USA Today article calling on CMS to cover phone calls that deliver primary-care treatment of COVID-19 and other …
During Pandemic, UW-CTRI Partners with DHS and GHC to Reach Smokers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, smokers living with disease can be especially susceptible to the effects of the coronavirus, and they are expressing concern. “COVID-19 is on the top of people’s minds and Quit Line callers …
Grant to Disseminate ‘Bucket Approach,’ Help Behavioral-Health Patients Quit Smoking
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has awarded a grant to UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Bruce Christiansen to extend his Bucket Approach to help behavioral-health patients quit smoking. The …
UW-CTRI Research Specialist Publishes Her First Paper, Eyes Graduate Gig
UW-CTRI Research Specialist Marika Rosenblum has had her first manuscript accepted for publication, the capstone on six years of total service at UW-CTRI, the Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), and the VA as she heads to …