Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam, a UW Health pediatric pulmonologist, and teen Logan Krahn today warned youth about the dangers of vaping. Doctors urged children and teens to never vape, and all Wisconsin residents who smoke, vape, …
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Dr. Fiore Discusses Smoking and Vaping with Wisconsin Public Radio
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s show “Central Time” during the afternoon commute to discuss smoking and vaping. They talked about the fact that an average of 19 people …
Momentum Builds for Cancer Centers Treating Tobacco Use
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators in September attended the fall 2019 grantee meeting of the nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. They discussed what they’ve learned two years into …
Secretary Designate, Former US Assistant Health Secretary Visit UW Campus
Former US Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and current Wisconsin Secretary Designate of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Andrea Palm on September 23 visited the UW campus to discuss five pertinent health …
‘Bucket Approach’ Online Behavioral Health Training Debuts, Funding Extended
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Bruce Christiansen has debuted his online Bucket Approach training to help patients with serious or significant mental illness to quit smoking, offered with free continuing education credits. The project has also been …
Dual Users of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes More Likely to Quit Vaping than Smoking
Dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes may not be sustainable, according to a recent UW-CTRI study, as dual users were much more likely to quit vaping than quit smoking. The study, published in Nicotine and …
Ability to Tolerate Distress Associated with Smoking Abstinence
Those with a high ability to tolerate distress may be more likely to quit smoking and remain smoke-free a year later, according to a UW-CTRI paper published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Researchers looked at …
UW-CTRI Online Trainings Among Most Popular Across UW Campus
Two online training courses created by UW-CTRI are among the most popular at UW among healthcare providers. The UW-CTRI “Tobacco 101” training is the second-most popular training on the UW Interprofessional Continuing Education (CE) Partnership …
UW-CTRI Colleagues Present at National Conference in Minneapolis
UW-CTRI staff and partners presented their findings from tobacco research and outreach projects a total of nine times at the 2019 National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Minneapolis August 27-29. The following is a …
A Study Participant Tried to Quit Smoking Before Her Daughter Got Her Doctor’s White Coat—Did She Succeed?
Marilyn Haugen was a smoker when her daughter, Natalie, matriculated into medical school. Natalie asked her mom if she would quit smoking by the time she earned her white doctor’s coat. Marilyn wanted to do …