Dr. Duffy Awarded $3.3 Million For Smoking Cessation Research

Dr. Sonia Duffy, an associate professor at the U-M School of Nursing, was granted $3.3 million from the NIH for her study entitled, Dissemination of Tobacco Tactics versus 1-800-QUIT-NOW for Hospitalized Smokers. This 4-year award resulted from a request for applications, or RFA, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) encouraging research on translating smoking cessation strategies initiated during hospitalization into effective interventions that continue after a patient is discharged. Essentially, the goal is to repackage proven programs so they can be easily implemented in routine clinical practice. A unique component of Dr. Duffy’s intervention is that it is delivered by nurses, an important recognition of nurses' key role in leading prevention efforts.