Lois Smith (above center, with her quit coaches), a former smoker from Rio, quit smoking years ago with the help of the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. “I thought the Quit Line was really beneficial,” she says. “The counselors really helped me. They have a lot of great things to tell you about quitting.” For Lois, …
UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper is part of a collaborative research team that received a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. This is part of an ongoing research effort, led by Dr. Christie Bartels, to identify interventions to help patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic …
A common fear of many smokers who want to quit is that they will lose many people in their social network―family, friends or co-workers―when they quit smoking. In fact, the opposite is true, according to a new study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Those who quit smoking tended to increase their number of meaningful friendships …
New research shows that women Veterans do poorly with tobacco cessation clinics, according to a paper published in Military Medicine. While 54 percent of women Veterans enrolled in a tobacco-cessation clinic made a quit attempt, only 8 percent were successful to 6 months. Only 24 percent of women Veteran smokers were referred to the tobacco cessation clinic …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Kristin Berg presents research during a meeting in Madison. UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby was recently awarded the Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine Faculty Excellence in Research Award, which was formally presented during a July 6 meeting at University Research Park. The award was part of a general celebration of …
An innovative new website trains healthcare providers on how to help behavioral health patients to quit smoking. On the site, videos feature insight from providers who have integrated tobacco treatment into their recovery programs or mental healthcare programs. Providers can also use the site to develop a personalized treatment plan. On the site, users can create an account, …
UW-CTRI is partnering with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Gundersen Health System on a new clinical trial to test an innovative functionality in electronic health records (EHR) that allows clinicians to electronically refer patients who use tobacco to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. The trial, known as the Quit Line Referral Method Study, includes 24 clinics, a dozen each …
Two researchers at UW-CTRI, part of the UW Department of Medicine (DOM), have been promoted effective July 1. UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure. UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Stevens Smith has been promoted to Professor of Medicine (CHS). “These promotions of Drs. Piper and Smith …
UW-CTRI staff recently partnered with staff from across the CDC to develop a practical template for an evidence-based tobacco cessation intervention protocol. The protocol, developed for the Million Hearts Program, is available for clinicians to use to fit the needs of their practice. Rob Adsit, UW-CTRI Outreach director, worked on developing the tools as part …
A new grant from the Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW-ICTR) will allow the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF) to partner with UW-CTRI to help pregnant women quit, and to stay smoke-free after giving birth. First Breath is a program administered by WWHF to help pregnant women quit smoking. While First Breath is successful helping women …