Want to know how to develop a chatbot that always provides evidence based responses, theory based, & patient centered? Check our new manuscript that details how, with CIHR funding, we developed ChatV - a chatbot that helps users take varenicline as prescribed: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Want to know which behaviour change techniques work best for both alcohol & tobacco use? Check out our new rapid review that identifies goal setting, action planning & pharmacological support as effective approaches for supporting lasting change. doi.org/10.1080/2164...

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Generative AI chatbots are exciting, but they can hallucinate and provide unsafe guidance. Rule-based chatbots can offer a theory-driven, transparent alternative. We developed ChatV, a rule-based chatbot, using the Behaviour Change Wheel Framework. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Behaviour change techniques reported in intervention studies of alcohol and tobacco use: a rapid review Clinical guidelines recommend addressing alcohol and tobacco use simultaneously, but few providers offer brief alcohol interventions routinely, and these behaviours are often treated separately. Wh...

New paper out!
Why do we treat #alcohol + #tobacco use separately when so many people struggle with both?
Our rapid review systematic review looked to see what actually works when tackling them together: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

So proud of my sister, Ana Raquel Minian, for winning the PEN/ John Kenneth Galbraith Award! Her talent, courage and voice are exactly what the world needs these days. #ProudSiblingMoment

So proud of our brilliant student Anuijan. His work on alcohol and tobacco use is thoughtful, rigorous and deeply meaningful. Thrill to see him win the Alan Wu poster competition. The future is bright.

We are proud to train the next generation of mental health leaders through our robust #ResearchTrainee program. We’re featuring one of our research trainees, Isabella, who supports @nminian.bsky.social in her cancer research.

Learn more about her work: edc.camhx.ca/redcap/surve...

Join #TEACHProject March #TER where our team members,
@nminian.bsky.social and Isabella DeVuono, will discuss strategies for embedding #smokingcessation into Ontario's cancer Centres.

📅 Wednesday, March 19
⏲️12-1pm ET

Register here: edc.camhx.ca/redcap/surve...

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