<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Quit4Life+]]></title><description><![CDATA[Innovative Research for a Healthier Tomorrow]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:24:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.quit4life.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Quit4Life+: From Adaptation to Implementation to Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Optimizing Tobacco Cessation Interventions for People with HIV: Implementation Strategies, Approaches, and Methods September 14-15, 2026 National Cancer Institute (NCI)]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/quit4life-from-adaptation-to-implementation-to-outcomes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa2e8b96b6b040961d68ae2</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:29:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_77f555f8178a48f3983045f952bf9834~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Research Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Purpose: This comprehensive three-day program trained clinical staff of the Quit4Lfife+ study sites in both clinical knowledge (TB, HIV, adherence, tobacco, and alcohol) and counseling skills (brief advice and motivational interviewing) in preparation to provide tobacco cessation support. Content: The manual opens with foundational clinical content related to tobacco cessation support among people living with HIV (PLWH) and key terminology, such as distinguishing adherence (following...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/clinical-research-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9af0bad35325fc1340a5e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Trainings]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:34:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_e111183d463943e1a8558297e64a68f9~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_478,h_398,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NRT Prescription Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Purpose: The training's purpose is to teach clinicians about the medications available to help patients quit tobacco — how they work, how to select and dose them based on a patient's level of nicotine dependence, and how to manage side effects, combination regimens, and relapse. It's meant to move providers beyond behavioral counseling alone into the pharmacologic side of treatment. Content: The training opens by introducing the two broad categories of tobacco cessation medications: nicotine...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/nrt-prescription-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a97050c0db425d3bc9c7747</guid><category><![CDATA[Trainings]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:03:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_e1567e74c3a3461faf4ed0edeee547cc~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_732,h_549,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implementation Science Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Purpose: The training is designed to build research capacity in dissemination and implementation science, specifically as it applies to cancer prevention and care in HIV clinical settings in Uganda and Zambia. The training's goals are to help participants understand the foundations of implementation science, recognize its significance for public health, become familiar with implementation frameworks and terminology, and be able to evaluate evidence-based interventions, strategies, and...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/implementation-science-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a96ffa55a61d5f43c385a51</guid><category><![CDATA[Trainings]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:51:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_024321372fe94de8a7882eeef8d058ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobacco Cessation and Brief Advice to Quit Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Purpose: The training aims to equip health care workers to deliver very short, opportunistic interventions that help tobacco-using patients understand the risks of continued use and the benefits of quitting, and to motivate a quit attempt. It also trains clinicians to recognize when a patient should be referred to more intensive cessation support, such as quitlines or specialist clinics. The underlying rationale is that brief advice—even just a few minutes long—is feasible within routine...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/tobacco-cessation-and-brief-advice-to-quit-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a96f5bcafdae5ab2795b8a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Trainings]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_3b52ce06b33b452cba582976f556af3f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_235,h_214,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Role of SMS Support in Shaping Adherence Trajectories to Nicotine Replacement Therapy Among People Living with HIV in Uganda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musasizi E, Guwatudde D, Rutebemberwa R,  Arinaitwe J, Kusolo R, Atuyambe L, Guy K, Wipfli H IN PRINT AT THE JOURNAL OF TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/the-role-of-sms-support-in-shaping-adherence-trajectories-to-nicotine-replacement-therapy-among-peop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a91e986c7f0c93b39f1a396</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:10:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_398e69bd282b46d388055b307b29d9fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_688,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adherence Trajectories to Nicotine Replacement Therapy Among People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Secondary Analysis of the Quit4Life+ Randomized Controlled Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research Seminar, Makerere University School of Public Health, August 24, 2026 Ezekiel Musasizi]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/adherence-trajectories-to-nicotine-replacement-therapy-among-people-living-with-hiv-in-uganda-a-sec</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a91e859c7f0c93b39f1a0f6</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_1b22435bcf0f45bb883228de81536ee6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barriers and facilitators to delivering tobacco cessation interventions at HIV care clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guy K, Tsui J, Musasizi E , Kusolo R, Mukupa M, Arinaitwe J, Goma F, Atuyambe L, Guwatudde D, Phiri M, Zyambo C, Wipfli H. (2026). Barriers and facilitators to delivering tobacco cessation interventions at HIV care clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Qualitative application of the consolidated framework for implementation research. Tobacco prevention &#38; cessation, 12, 10.18332/tpc/221806. LINK TO FULL PUBLICATION ABSTRACT Introduction: Tobacco use among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Sub-Saharan...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/barriers-and-facilitators-to-delivering-tobacco-cessation-interventions-at-hiv-care-clinics-in-sub-s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8df60ab23c95114c717391</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:25:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_1015b040148e407a8d4d80c661e74995~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adapting, Implementing, and Evaluating Tobacco Use Cessation Programs for People Living with HIV in Low and Middle-Income Countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025 World Conference on Tobacco Control, Dublin, Ireland, June 2025 Panel Discussion]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/adapting-implementing-and-evaluating-tobacco-use-cessation-programs-for-people-living-with-hiv-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8dcb38bd81428ea60f4a1e</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:53:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_8111d150e838405ab3c4c4b7d4d473b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding stigma as a barrier to cancer prevention and treatment: a qualitative study among people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Association of Pacific Rim Universities, Bangkok, Thailand. December, 2024. Kyra Guy LINK to paper.]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/understanding-stigma-as-a-barrier-to-cancer-prevention-and-treatment-a-qualitative-study-among-peop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ddc65bd81428ea60f6d82</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_eb9bd8dfc702482794a60720ce302197~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Tobacco Cessation Interventions in HIV Clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consortium of Universities for Global Health. Washington, D.C, April 2026. Kyra Guy LINK to Poster]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/barriers-and-facilitators-to-implementing-tobacco-cessation-interventions-in-hiv-clinics-in-sub-saha</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8dc5ea28d0cf71ca030d3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:44:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_a699306070d54bee905a35f3fc1bcf32~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding stigma as a barrier to cancer prevention and treatment: a qualitative study among people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia​]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musasizi, E., Wipfli, H., Arinaitwe, J., Atuyambe, L., Guy, K., Kusolo, R., Rutebemberwa, E., &#38; Guwatudde, D. (2025). Multilevel drivers of tobacco use among people living with HIV in West Nile and Karamoja Regions in Uganda: a mixed-methods study. BMC public health, 25(1), 3622. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24938-9 LINK TO FULL PUBLICATION ABSTRACT Objectives: Extended life expectancy due to treatment improvements has increased the diagnosis of cancer among people living with HIV...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/musasizi-2025-tobacco-hiv</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ee1dc31580e77c4a1df33</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_4a710ec060454d1d80c3fce29f2e7e47~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_740,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Usability and cultural adaptation of a text message-based tobacco cessation intervention for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia​]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wipfli, H., Arinaitwe, J., Goma, F., Atuyambe, L., Guwatudde, D., Phiri, M. M., Rutebemberwa, E., Wabwire-Mangen, F., Zulu, R., Zyambo, C., Guy, K., Kusolo, R., Mukupa, M., Musasizi, E., &#38; Tucker, J. S. (2025). Usability and cultural adaptation of a text message-based tobacco cessation intervention for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia. Addiction science &#38; clinical practice, 20(1), 55. LINK TO FULL PUBLICATION ABSTRACT Background: Text messaging-based interventions (TMIs) have...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/usability-and-cultural-adaptation-of-a-text-message-based-tobacco-cessation-intervention-for-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ee00831580e77c4a1db89</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:49:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_277580e728cb44cbb9efec10891994fd~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_520,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Level Determinants of Tobacco Use Among People Living with HIV on ART in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[2nd African Conference on Tobacco Control, November, 2024 Ezekiel Musasizi]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/personal-level-determinants-of-tobacco-use-among-people-living-with-hiv-on-art-in-uganda-a-cross-se</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a91efeae874712dab43b14b</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_a0dcee86a6ee44dea8ce2f669a8416fe~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adapting Tobacco Cessation Interventions for Use in Sub-Saharan Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[2nd African Conference on Tobacco Control, Accra, Ghana, November 2024 Jim Arinaitwe]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/adapting-tobacco-cessation-interventions-for-use-in-sub-saharan-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a91f1b0e2003eee181d685b</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_7502b423145742e0a7d91ef0642de0a2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A phone-based tobacco use cessation program for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial​]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wipfli, H., Arinaitwe, J., Goma, F., Atuyambe, L., Guwatudde, D., Phiri, M. M., Rutebemberwa, E., Wabwire-Mangen, F., Zulu, R., Zyambo, C., Guy, K., Kusolo, R., Mukupa, M., Musasizi, E., &#38; Tucker, J. S. (2024). A phone-based tobacco use cessation program for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addiction science &#38; clinical practice, 19(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00438-w LINK TO FULL PUBLICATION ABSTRACT Background:...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/a-phone-based-tobacco-use-cessation-program-for-people-living-with-hiv-in-uganda-and-zambia-study-p</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8edec5b701af25547e2d59</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:42:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_a0be07c17a8e4ea1910305213d5114e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multilevel drivers of tobacco use among people living with HIV in West Nile and Karamoja Regions in Uganda: a mixed-methods study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musasizi, E., Wipfli, H., Arinaitwe, J., Atuyambe, L., Guy, K., Kusolo, R., Rutebemberwa, E., &#38; Guwatudde, D. (2025). Multilevel drivers of tobacco use among people living with HIV in West Nile and Karamoja Regions in Uganda: a mixed-methods study. BMC public health, 25(1), 3622. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24938-9. LINK TO FULL PUBLICATION ABSTRACT Background: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and short messaging service (SMS)-based tobacco cessation interventions have demonstrated...]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/multilevel-drivers-of-tobacco-use-among-people-living-with-hiv-in-west-nile-and-karamoja-regions-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ee4b301323e7aca7d6502</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_aea8b621009944a0bb9a049eccec262d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_812,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quit4Life+: Developing Tobacco Cessation Interventions for People Living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society for Research on Tobacco and Nicotine, San Antonio, March 2023 Heather Wipfli]]></description><link>https://www.quit4life.org/post/quit4life-developing-tobacco-cessation-interventions-for-people-living-with-hiv-in-uganda-and-zamb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a91ee0e94a35c6c99d404da</guid><category><![CDATA[Academic presentations]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/998021_1746331080b04d1aab92f7bc1a4fd249~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_603,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Wipfli</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>