Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2023

For current flavored e-cigarette users, the harm reduction (i.e., from quitting all use) from a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, particularly if menthol is also banned, may be outweighed by the harm increases (i.e., switching to cigarettes or cigars, or other products that are more harmful than using e-cigarettes).

Implementing sustainable tobacco cessation programs within cancer care settings will require leadership support, staff training, and strategies that meet linguistic and cultural needs of diverse patient populations.

This study is the first to evaluate clinic staff and leadership perceptions of Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC), which seamlessly connects smokers in healthcare settings with evidence-based tobacco treatment using the EHR. Clinic staff and leadership reported enthusiasm for AAC implementation, as the procedure streamlined the clinic’s smoking cessation efforts, fit well into clinic flow, and was beneficial to patients.

Process mapping and qualitative research methods revealed complex and varied clinical processes for the genetic referral of Lynch Syndrome that exist within the Australian health care system.

Integration of behavioral health services into primary care does not need to cost too much—we estimated that this cost is around $20,000 per office.

This study examines the acceptability and feasibility of an app-based coaching intervention for providers to improve communication about HPV vaccine, a novel approach to improving quality of HPV vaccine recommendation practices.

This qualitative analysis assessed vaping behaviors, environments, COVID-19 influences, and barriers and facilitators of existing approaches that address adolescent vaping in Massachusetts middle and high schools. Findings from this study provide considerations for schools as they advance adolescent vaping prevention and treatment efforts, such as incorporating peer-led initiatives, alternatives-to-suspension, and parental involvement.

In this study, we explored how 11 research teams adapted study trials on pain to address the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital Navigation Training may support providers’ confidence to serve as digital navigators and ability to use mobile apps as part of clinical care. Developing skills to use mobile apps is important to enhance engagement and promote the uptake of using technology such as mobile apps in the integrated primary care setting for mental health needs.