Hear from Claire Brindis, Claire Brindis, Professor of Pediatrics & Health Policy and Director of the UC San Francisco Institute for Health Policy Studies, on why she chose to be COVID vaccinated for her health and the health of her family: bit.ly/3ujYj46

New National Academy of Medicine videos feature Latinx UC doctors

#UCSFProud Participating Doctors

Carrie Byington, MD, FAAP, FIDSA Claire Brindis Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH and
Dr. Jaime Sepulveda

link.ucop.edu/2021/10/05/new…

Recognizing the critical need to address climate change through coordinated health sector leadership, the NAM announces launch of its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector: nam.edu/ClimateCollabo… #ClimateActionforHealth

📣3 out of 4 #YoungAdults intend to get the #COVID vaccine - a key population to reach herd immunity
💉>50% of those declining concerned about safety and side-effects
➡️New paper in Journal of Adolescent Health from NAHIC with Charles Irwin Claire Brindis bit.ly/3wLb7QH

COVID-19 reveals need to increase #diversity among California physicians - To build a truly diverse physician workforce, research shows the need for investment in programs that prepare students for medical school. By Janet Coffman & Alicia Fernández calmatters.org/commentary/my-…

Join President Bill Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and many others on Thurs. Feb 25, to honor the life and legacy of former UCSF Chancellor Philip R. Lee. More info: tiny.ucsf.edu/phillee

Join President Bill Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and many others to honor the life and legacy of former UCSF Chancellor Philip R. Lee. tiny.ucsf.edu/phillee

New article by Leah Coplon and Claire Brindis shows that despite a Scotus ruling on prescribing mifepristone, some medical providers have stripped away many in-person requirements & shown in the process that these requirements are often medically unnecessary. newsweek.com/abortions-can-…

There will be some very special presenters! Keep an eye on UCSF IHPS and my account to learn who!

.UCSF IHPS shares the sad news that Philip R. Lee, MD, founder of the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies, died peacefully earlier this week at age 96. We honor his legacy and his many groundbreaking contributions to healthcare. healthpolicy.ucsf.edu

It's a wrap! The inaugural UCSF HSR Symposium had its last 'live' session today. I'm grateful for the vision and work of Claire Brindis in planning this event for last May, which was cancelled and the baton was handed to me. Stay tuned as I retweet posters! #IHPS2021 UCSF IHPS

Vinny Arora MD MAPP Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻 Shikha Jain MD, FACP Too many lives lost since our call for universal #masking in Health Affairs.

So why didn’t evidence drive policy? Mask use was politicized. Discordance 2 in UCSF IHPS model below Claire Brindis Lisa Simpson Rasu Shrestha MD MBA Atul Grover, MD, PhD Alan R. Weil (he/him)
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Congrats to Dr. Naomi Bardach, ⁦UCSF Benioff SF⁩ ⁩ #pediatrician who “will lead the Safe Schools for All Team, a cross-agency team composed of dedicated staff from #CDPH , Cal/ #OSHA & educational agencies” ⁦UCSF IHPS⁩ ⁦⁦Montefiore Pediatrics gov.ca.gov/2020/12/30/gov…

This year has been filled with tumult, challenge, and tragedy. Through it all, I am really proud of the way that our researchers at ANSIRH showed up with their brilliance and gifts to serve our communities.

Here's ANSIRH's #Top20in2020 :

Phil was a lifelong mentor for so many and multiple channels.. we carry his spirit within us..

Congratulations to ⁦Joanne Spetz⁩ who was named the new Director of ⁦UCSF IHPS⁩! ⁦Claire Brindis⁩ ⁦R. Adams Dudley⁩ ⁦StanfordHealthPolicy⁩ ⁦Jason Nagata, MD⁩ ⁦UCSF Benioff SF⁩ ⁦TalmadgeKing⁩ healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/philip-r-lee-i…

New in Journal of Adolescent Health: Early Affordable Care Act #Medicaid : Coverage Effects for Low- and Moderate-Income Young Adults. Paulette Cha, Berkeley Public Health, @CBrindis UCSF IHPS @UCSF jahonline.org/article/S1054-…

California fines Aetna for wrongly denying claims for ER visits. Renee Hsia UCSF Emergency Med @ucsf, comments on the difficulty of making snap diagnoses at the ER. “We as physicians can’t always distinguish necessary from unnecessary visits.” #EmergencyMedicine latimes.com/business/story…

How Telemedicine Can Help People Access Birth Control “While products are still available, many health facilities across the country are facing challenges with PPE and testing supplies,' says Cynthia C. Harper, professor UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health @UCSF healthline.com/health-news/ho… via Healthline