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2018 UW-CTRI News
Analysis Exposes Disparities in Invitations for Tobacco Treatment
Coalitions, WiNTiP, UW-CTRI Partner to Reach Behavioral Health Providers Across Wisconsin
OSH Announces ‘Year of Cessation’ Efforts to Help Patients Quit Smoking
Journey Mental Health Goes Tobacco-Free, Receives Mac Award from WiNTiP
FDA Proposes Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Removing Most Flavored E-Cigs Out of Convenience Stores and Gas Stations
U.S. Smoking Rate Down to 14%
UW-CTRI Outreach Team Takes Quit Line eReferral to Health Systems
National Cancer Centers Meet in Wisconsin, Help Patients Quit Smoking
Wisconsin Newspaper Interviews UW-CTRI Researcher on Youth Vaping
Exhale Study Shows Dual Users Smoke Less, Don’t Intend to Quit
UW-CTRI Hires Postdoctoral Fellow – Will Analyze Data on Smoking and Drinking
Elementary School Student Urges Grown-ups to Quit Smoking and Kids to Never Start
UW-CTRI Paper on Smokers Living with HIV Gives Insight for Future Cessation Interventions
UW-CTRI Hires Postdoctoral Fellow
Scientific Advisors Meet in Madison to Discuss Progress on Innovative EHR Projects
New Grant Awarded to Christiansen to Help Patients with Mental Illness Quit Smoking
UW-CTRI Partners with Epic, GHC to Help Patients Quit Smoking
Researchers Encourage Examination of Genotypes in Clinical Trials
Study Ahead of Schedule, Health Counselors’ Experience Shows
Innovative Study Helps Smokers Practice Quitting
Interagency Committee in Washington, D.C. Addresses Smoking and Behavioral Health
National Smoking Rate Down to 13.9%, Yet Much Work Remains
More Gum + Patches Meant Better Chances
Outreach Specialists Inspire Smiles
Former Smoker Enjoys Sunny Outlook
UW-CTRI Staff Share Findings at UW Department of Medicine Research Day
UW Designated by NCI to Help Cancer Patients Quit
UW-CTRI Researchers Complete Enrollment for VA Study to Help Veterans Quit Smoking
Inpatient Tobacco-Cessation Program About to Begin at UW Hospital
Dr. Fiore Shares UW’s Work on Tobacco Cessation with Legislative Staff in Washington, DC
Paper Reports New Analysis Method to Study Smokers’ Social Networks
Crowd Follows Piper to Understand Tobacco Cessation and Effects on Social Networks
Referral Rates Vary Across Clinics in Quit-Smoking Study
Adsit Presents on Health Care Systems Change
How One Man Found Success to Quit Smoking
Quit Line Launches Enhancement, Offering New Web Enrollment
U.S. Surgeon General, FDA Commissioner Talk Tobacco Control at SRNT in Baltimore
UW-CTRI Presents Research at SRNT Baltimore
UW-CTRI Submits Next Major Center Grant Proposal
More than 2,200 Volunteer for QUITS
Four More UW-CTRI Posters Added for SRNT
UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Presents at Statewide Summit
UW-CTRI to Partner with First Breath Families Program on New Community Impact Grant
2017 UW-CTRI News
UW-CTRI Lends Expertise to National Cancer Institute’s ‘Moonshot’ Tobacco Initiative
Survey Says: Providers Don’t Realize Patients with Mental Illness Want to Quit Smoking
State Opioid Treatment Grant Requires Tobacco Cessation Component
UW-CTRI Researchers to Share Findings During 10 Presentations at National Conference
UW Hospital Will Implement EHR-Based Tobacco Treatment Intervention in Early 2018
Mundt Crunches Cost Effectiveness Data for Tobacco Treatment
Clinical Practice Guideline Continues to Have a Global Impact
New GHC Outreach Specialist Partners with UW-CTRI on Research Study
Combination NRT Reduces Cessation Fatigue, New Dynamical Model Finds
UW-CTRI Health Counselor’s Rock Band Featured in Spin Magazine
Pilot Project Offers Patients eReferrals to SmokeFreeTXT
Exhale Study Completes Recruitment, Pulmonary Data Analysis Begins
UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist to Speak at State Pharmacy Convention
Fiore Helps Create Guidelines for WHO Framework for Global Tobacco Control
Dr. Pat McBride Joins UW-CTRI
Adsit Serves on Faculty at CDC’s Summer Tobacco-Control Academy
UW-CTRI’s ‘Bucket Approach’ to Help Patients with Severe Mental Illness Quit Smoking
Help for Troops
BREATHE Study Exceeds Enrollment Goal for Project 1
3 Ways for People with Mental Illness to Quit Smoking
Study: Want More Friends? Quit Smoking
UW-CTRI Director Wins National Award
UW-CTRI’s Dr. Bruce Christiansen Wins National Unsung Hero Award
UW-CTRI Celebrates 25th Anniversary
UW-CTRI Staff Present Findings at SRNT Conference in Italy
New Paper Explains Success of Factorial Designs in Tobacco Research
UW-CTRI Staff to Present at National Conference in Austin, Texas
UW Health Clinics to Implement eReferrals to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
Piper Re-elected Secretary/Treasurer of SRNT
Joseph and the Amazing Tobacco Quit Line
Can Smartphone Games Help Smokers Quit?
FDA Removes Boxed Warnings from 2 Quit-Smoking Medications
2016 UW-CTRI News
2015 UW-CTRI News
WINTIP Films Videos for Interactive Training Module
UW-CTRI Publishes 4 Articles in Journal Addiction
UW-CTRI Staff Present at North American Quitline Consortium Conference
Exhale Study Participants Smoke and Vape for Science in Annex
New EHR System to Refer Smokers to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
UW-CTRI Staff Present at Conference Focused on Vulnerable Populations
UW-CTRI Begins Exhale Study on Use of E-cigs and Cigarettes
Adsit Named to Board of Directors of North American Quitline Consortium
Genetic Variant Reduces Likelihood of Quitting Smoking, Boosts Earlier Onset of Lung Cancer
Study: Genetics Factor into Nicotine Metabolism, Smoking Levels, and Cancer Risk
Quit Line Helps Homeless People Quit Smoking
Tim Baker Wins Prestigious Award
Dean Physician a Champion for BREATHE Study
BREATHE Study Begins Helping Patients
UW-CTRI Staff Present Research at 2015 SRNT Conference in Philly
Quit Line Helps Mother and Daughter Stop Smoking
2014 UW-CTRI News
Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Overall Hits All-time Low
UW-CTRI Prepares to Launch BREATHE Study
Researchers Hope to Further Link Genetics to Quit-Smoking Treatments
Schlam Receives Research Award
UW-CTRI Outreach Team Hosts Days of Learning Across Wisconsin
Study: Web Site Works Best As Stand-Alone Intervention to Help Patients Quit Smoking
Anhedonia Could Be Key to Unlocking Tobacco Addiction
Piper Becomes Associate Director of Research
Genetics Research: Meds Can Help Smokers Overcome Risk Factors to Quit
Some Veterans Who Smoke Mistakenly Believe It Relieves PTSD
Behavioral Health Program Helps Peers Help Peers Quit Smoking
eReferrals to Quit Line Outpace Fax Referrals
CMS Adopts Two Tobacco Measures for Psychiatric Hospitals
83% of Community Health Centers Want to Quit Smoking
UW Awards Hilldale Honor to Dr. Michael Fiore
Video: Helping Patients with Addictions or Mental Illness to Quit Smoking
New Handbook Offers Policies on Tobacco-free Programs for People with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Issues
UW-CTRI Test Results Likely Saved Patient’s Life