2016 Articles
UW Department of Medicine Bestows Honors on Drs. Doug Jorenby and Kristin Berg
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 …
New Innovative Website Trains Behavioral Health Providers on How to Integrate Tobacco Treatment Into Standard Care
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 …
Clinical Trial Will Test Effectiveness of Referrals to Quit Line in Wisconsin Healthcare Clinics
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 …
Researchers Piper and Smith Promoted
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 …
Million Hearts: UW-CTRI Helps Create Tobacco Treatment Protocols
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 …
Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation Partners with UW-CTRI on New Grant
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 …
ALA Report Highlights UW-CTRI’s Medicaid Covers It Campaign
A new report from the national American Lung Association looked at 5 states’ approaches to promoting tobacco cessation benefits for Medicaid enrollees, including Wisconsin’s. The report, entitled “Approaches to Promoting Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Coverage: Promising …
Smokers with Psychiatric Diagnoses Benefitted More from 16 Weeks of Medication than Those Without Such Diagnoses
It turns out that 16 weeks of quit-smoking medications improves quit rates, compared to 8 weeks of medications, for smokers with a history of psychiatric diagnoses, but not for those without such diagnoses in a recent UW-CTRI …
Dr. Danielle McCarthy Returns to UW-CTRI as Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr. Danielle McCarthy has joined UW-CTRI as an Associate Professor of Medicine. She serves as an Associate Director of Research at UW-CTRI along with Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper. McCarthy splits her time …