UW-CTRI Founders Dr. Tim Baker and Dr. Michael Fiore are the editors of the new Monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on tobacco use and treatment to be released this month. NCI founded the …
2022 Articles
Dr. Stevens Smith Set to Retire January 1
UW-CTRI Director of Biostatistical Operations Dr. Stevens Smith will retire January 1, 2023, after 30 years of service at the Center. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to do very meaningful work with great colleagues at UW-CTRI,” …
Dr. Fiore Presents to Thoracic Society
Dr. Michael Fiore presented “Unfinished Business: Eliminating All Tobacco Product Use in the United States by 2030″ at the American Thoracic Society Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Lynn Schnapp, the chair of the UW Department …
Tom Piasecki Promoted to Professor with Tenure
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Tom Piasecki is now a Professor of Medicine with Tenure in the Department of Medicine. “This represents a substantial honor and reflects his incredibly impressive history as an accomplished scientist,” said UW-CTRI …
UW-CTRI Staff to Present in New Orleans
Colleagues from UW-CTRI, the Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP), and the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program will present their findings at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in New Orleans June 28-30. …
New System Helps Rheumatology Clinics Refer to the Quit Line—Fast
By introducing an easy-to-use electronic referral system to rheumatology clinics, researchers found that more than 70 percent of ready-to-quit smokers were referred to tobacco cessation services. The best part? Those referrals took less than 90 …
“Mac” Honored for Advocacy Work
During Wisconsin Recovery Alignment Day at the Wisconsin State Capitol on May 3, David “Mac” Macmaster was presented with the Hope of Recovery Community Advocate Award, sponsored by national pharmacy benefit solutions provider Serve You …
Cook Addresses Government Stakeholders on How to Motivate People to Consider Quitting
UW-CTRI Director of Veterans Research Dr. Jessica Cook recently presented to the US Cessation Workgroup. Her presentation was called Treating Smokers Unwilling to Quit: What Have We Learned? Cook noted 80 percent of people who …
Dr. Michael Fiore Inducted into Honor Society
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore was one of nine members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health inducted to the national medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) at an event last …
Options Study Completes Recruitment
UW-CTRI has completed recruitment for the Options Study. Participants in Madison and Milwaukee temporarily switch from just smoking to alternative products. These products include Juul e-cigarettes or cigarettes with very low nicotine (VLN) content. The …