Three UW-CTRI colleagues are among the top 100 tobacco-control researchers when it comes to paper citations in their careers. According to research by Dr. John Ioannidis and his team from Stanford University, out of more …
2022 Articles
Study: Genetics May Help Providers Match Patients with Treatments to Quit Tobacco
One of the most difficult parts of quitting smoking is knowing what methods will work for any given patient; choosing between types of quit-aids and counseling can sometimes feel like a shot in the dark. …
SRNT President and Guideline Panelist Discusses Her Work to Help People Quit Commercial Tobacco
Before Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson was the first Indigenous President of the Society for Research on Nicotine or Tobacco (SRNT), she was a little Diné girl in Teesto, Arizona—a small community on the Navajo Reservation. …
New Findings Reveal a Need for Change in Correctional Facilities
Fewer and fewer people who are incarcerated are engaging with smoking cessation treatments, according to findings published in Preventive Medicine Reports; as this population becomes harder to reach, it becomes clear that current intervention strategies …
UW-CTRI Scientists Present Findings at the UW Department of Medicine Research Day
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators presented five posters at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Research Day last week. Dr. Adrienne Johnson won the Junior Faculty Award for Translational Research at the DOM Research Day. She …
Dr. Doug Jorenby Set to Retire July 3
UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby will retire July 3, 2023, after 30 years of service at the Center. Jorenby has served as Director of Clinical Services for UW-CTRI since its inception in …
UW-CTRI Ranks 9th Worldwide in Total Tobacco Publications
The University of Wisconsin published the ninth-most smoking cessation-related publications in the world since 2002, according to a paper in Preventive Medicine Reports. The authors, led by Yingxin Xu of China Medical University, reviewed 8797 …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Wendy Slutske Promoted to Professor with Tenure
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Wendy Slutske is now a Professor of Medicine with Tenure in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Slutske received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986 …
Bucket Approach Reaches More than 1,300 Providers
The Bucket Approach online training—designed to teach behavioral health providers how to help their clients quit tobacco use—has enrolled more than 1,300 providers from 48 states and 11 countries who have rated it an 8.4 out …
Deadline Arrives for Behavioral Health Providers to Implement Chapter 75 Updates
The date has arrived. As of October 1, 2022, the revised administrative code chapter DHS 75.24(7) requires all Wisconsin behavioral health providers who treat substance use disorders to have plans in place to assess and …