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,” said Smith, a professor in the UW Department of Medicine. “In addition to contributing to UW-CTRI’s team science, I had …
Dr. Michael Fiore presented “Unfinished Business” at the American Thoracic Society Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Lynn Schnapp, the chair of the UW Department of Medicine, introduced Fiore’s talk. Fiore discussed effective policies to promote tobacco cessation, including increasing the price via taxes, smokefree policies, media campaigns, the Affordable Care Act, and FDA regulation. He …
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 Director Dr. Michael Fiore. “And, coming full circle, he is back at the site where he obtained his PhD.” Piasecki …
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. Here are details. Presentations Posters UW-CTRI Outreach Specialists Susan Lundsten and Sarah Thompson will also attend the conference.
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 seconds. A new study in Arthritis Care and Research details how researchers implemented Quit Connect—a protocol for staff at rheumatology …
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 Rx. US Senator Tammy Baldwin pays tribute to David “Mac” Macmaster and others. During the event, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin …
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 smoke see a doctor each year and asked, why do so few (about five percent) engage in recommended smoking cessation …
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 month with Dean Robert Golden. AOA is dedicated to recognizing and enhancing professionalism, academic excellence, service, and leadership within the …
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 study team surpassed its goal of enrolling 200 participants. One of those participants is Janice, who saw an ad on …
To watch the news video, click here. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable …