UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit, MEd, will have his last day at work for UW-CTRI in March and formally retire in July after 20 years of distinguished service at the Center. Details regarding his replacement will be forthcoming over the next few weeks, said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore. He joined the UW-CTRI staff in …
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Amy Skora served on a panel regarding sustainability of tobacco treatment programs at a conference in Orlando, Florida. The Bureau of Tobacco-Free Florida hosted the Health Systems Change Symposium. “It was good to network,” Skora said, “and see what other states are doing.” Hot topics included how to incentivize clinicians to …
Colleagues from UW-CTRI celebrated the 31st year of the Center and honored four long-time employees who are retiring or switching roles. They honored Dr. Wendy Theobald, Marie Larson, Dr. Michael Fiore and Dr. Doug Jorenby for their years of contributions to helping people quit tobacco use. While Theobald, Larson, and Jorenby are fully retiring, UW-CTRI …
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In April 2022, the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) celebrated 30 years of helping people quit tobacco use. Founded by Drs. Michael Fiore and Timothy Baker, UW-CTRI is nationally recognized for its ground-breaking tobacco research that is translated into tobacco treatment. UW-CTRI staff gathered at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin to celebrate. UW-CTRI …
UW-CTRI and the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF) are coming to the last year of another collaborative grant to help low-income pregnant, postpartum, and caregiving individuals become tobacco-free through a program called First Breath. It’s helping Wisconsin babies to grow up in smoke-free environments. WWHF received a $1 million grant four years ago from the …
Chrysalis, a behavioral health recovery center in Madison, has made their campus tobacco-free. They also systematically help consumers quit tobacco use. These efforts have been supported during the past year by a grant from UW-CTRI known as the Bucket Approach Integration Awards. Chrysalis promotes mental health and substance use recovery by supporting work opportunities that …
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Allison Gorrilla and UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore recently presented to healthcare providers at Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee. At the presentation, Fiore discussed BREATHE 2 study components and the medical residents’ potential role in the study; Gorrilla presented a brief overview of counseling and the medications, with a specific focus on …
Dr. Megan Piper, UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research, took her place Sunday as SRNT President (release the SRNT-shirt canons!). Before that, she participated in the Presidential Symposium, specifically as part of the Racial Equity Task Force. “Working towards racial equity is a goal that benefits all of the members, and society at large,” Piper said. …
As news of COVID-19 was just starting to break, some UW-CTRI staff were in New Orleans to present their research on tobacco use at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) March 12-14. Others stayed home due to concerns about the spreading coronavirus, canceling travel and sending posters or …