Preconference Workshops 1. Drs. Adrienne Johnson, Hasmeena Kathuria, and Brian Williams, preconference workshop. Tobacco Treatments Across the Ages. This workshop, co-chaired by Dr. Krysten Bold (Yale) and Dr. Alana Rojewski (Medical School of South Carolina), …
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UW-CTRI Promotes Karen Conner to be the Next Outreach Director
Karen Conner will be the next UW-CTRI Outreach Director, taking over for Rob Adsit, who is retiring. She will begin on March 16 in an interim role while Adsit is on leave and will officially …
UW-CTRI Appreciates Rob Adsit as He Retires
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 …
UW Examines COVID‑related Disparities Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Comorbidities, area social deprivation, and access to treatment were all important contributors to the mortality disparity between American Indians and Alaska Natives compared to white inpatients with COVID-19, according to new research analysis. The results, …
UW-CTRI Thanks Dean Robert Golden for All His Support
Dean Robert Golden has asked UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to begin the process of searching for his successor. “For 18 years, Dean Golden has been an incredible supporter of UW-CTRI,” said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael …
AI Finds Influx of Vaping Posts on Social Media
A study led by USC researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the popular social media app TikTok and found a stark increase in vaping content from 2019 to 2022. Despite regulations by the federal …
Cancer Initiative Serves 100,000 Patients
The Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), coordinated by the University of Wisconsin, has now helped more than 100,000 cancer patients to address their tobacco use via the 52 participating NCI-designated cancer centers. C3I is a …
UW-CTRI and UWCCC Team up to STOP Cancer
In January, UW-CTRI will start reaching out directly to some UW Carbone Cancer Center patients who smoke to let them know about their tobacco treatment options. Patients will also be invited to join a new …
UW-CTRI’s Skora Serves as Panelist at Symposium in Florida
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 …
Study Finds Connection Between Smoking Withdrawal and Fear, Anxiety
Researchers asked participants to stop smoking for one day, then used a novel combination of subjective, psychophysiological, and neuroimaging approaches to see what happened. Results published in PLOS One demonstrated that 24 hours of smoking …