UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI). Still, about 47 million (1 in 5) U.S. adults used a tobacco product in …
UW-CTRI’s four regional outreach specialists are working to expand the number of health-care systems across the state that refer patients via electronic health records (EHR) to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. This builds on several partnerships with Epic and other health systems to build eReferral into EHR so doctors can efficiently refer a patient who uses …
The nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), part of the NCI Cancer Moonshot Initiative, held a grantee meeting at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Representatives from 42 NCI cancer centers (the grantees) attended, along with other tobacco cessation leaders. The two-day event, hosted by UW Carbone Cancer Center (UW-CCC) coordinating center, included updates on grantee …
The Wisconsin State Journal interviewed UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby regarding youth vaping and the popularity of JUUL.
UW-CTRI has published findings from the Exhale Study, which included people who either smoked or smoked and vaped (dual users), in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Researchers found that dual users smoke fewer cigarettes than smokers but they are supplementing their nicotine with e-cigarette use. Dual users also have somewhat reduced exposure to at …
Dr. Jesse Kaye has returned to UW-CTRI, this time as a VA advanced addiction postdoctoral fellow who will be working with UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jessica Cook for the next two years. Kaye will spend part of each week at UW-CTRI analyzing data from the Wisconsin Smokers’ Health Study 2 (WSHS 2). In particular, he’s interested …
A student from a Wisconsin elementary school shared this illustration and note to inspire patients to quit smoking:
An alarming 40 percent of individuals living with HIV are smokers. UW-CTRI’s Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Doug Jorenby, co-authored the paper, “Cessation-Related Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills in Smokers Living with HIV,” recently published in the journal AIDS Care. Dr. Daniel Shirley of the UW Division of Infectious Diseases was the lead author. In …
Adrienne Johnson, Ph.D., is a new postdoctoral fellow at the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, supported by a VA Advanced Fellowship in Women’s Health. She is working with UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research, Dr. Megan Piper, for the next two years. Dr. Johnson’s first …
A group of experts from around the country met at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin in August to discuss progress on partnerships between UW-CTRI, Epic, Smokefree.gov, and three Wisconsin health-care systems to leverage electronic health records (EHR) technology to help patients quit smoking. UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore presented on several projects made possible by …