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2015 Articles

WINTIP Films Videos for Interactive Training Module

Posted on October 2, 2015

The Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP) on September 14 filmed a day’s worth of videos in preparation for a new online training tool. The interactive site will teach clinicians how best to assist patients …

Posted in 2015 Articles

UW-CTRI Publishes 4 Articles in Journal Addiction

Posted on September 12, 2015

An ambitious, National Cancer Institute-funded, multi-experiment evaluation of over 15 smoking treatments identified ones that were especially helpful to smokers. Amongst the findings were that smokers who got coaching and medications before a quit attempt—along with …

Posted in 2015 Articles

UW-CTRI Staff Present at North American Quitline Consortium Conference

Posted on September 6, 2015

UW-CTRI staff last month presented at the 2015 North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) Conference, “The Future of Quitlines: Refining and Redefining Our Practices for Success!” l at the Crowne Plaza in Atlanta. UW-CTRI Outreach Director and NAQC …

Posted in 2015 Articles

Exhale Study Participants Smoke and Vape for Science in Annex

Posted on September 2, 2015

More than 700 people have volunteered for the UW-CTRI study examining how people use e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes. Almost 30 participants have enrolled in the study and about half have attended their first two visits …

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New EHR System to Refer Smokers to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line

Posted on September 2, 2015

UW-CTRI’s efforts to use electronic health records (EHR) to refer patients to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (QL) has taken another step with the completion of a second-generation system. UW-CTRI has partnered with Epic, the …

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UW-CTRI Staff Present at Conference Focused on Vulnerable Populations

Posted on September 2, 2015

UW-CTRI staff presented 5 posters at the National Conference on Tackling Tobacco Use in Vulnerable Populations in Bethesda, Maryland. UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Allison Gorrilla presented 2 posters on her work with the Wisconsin American Lung …

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UW-CTRI Begins Exhale Study on Use of E-cigs and Cigarettes

Posted on September 2, 2015

UW-CTRI researchers this month will begin recruiting participants for a 5-year research study on smokers and those who vape e-cigarettes plus smoke combustible cigarettes. Beginning in early September, UW-CTRI will run paid advertising on Facebook …

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Adsit Named to Board of Directors of North American Quitline Consortium

Posted on September 2, 2015

UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit has been named to the board of directors for the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC). Adsit will serve a three-year term to help guide the international, non-profit membership organization which seeks to …

Posted in 2015 Articles

Genetic Variant Reduces Likelihood of Quitting Smoking, Boosts Earlier Onset of Lung Cancer

Posted on September 2, 2015

People with risk factors on the CHRNA5 gene are more likely to develop lung cancer at a younger age, and new research suggests that the reason is they are less likely to quit smoking early …

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CBS 58: E-cigs, Are They Safe?

Posted on September 2, 2015
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