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A stellar team from ARC identify a brief scale to accurately assess digital skills among older adults for use in identifying need for support to use digital health tools. Out now in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A stellar team from ARC identify a brief scale to accurately assess digital skills among older adults for use in identifying need for support to use digital health tools. Out now in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
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Healthcare has a crucial role to play in homelessness responses, but it's not enough.
"Treating illness against a background of homelessness feels like a no-win situation," says
Dr. Maria Raven, who has cared for patients experiencing homelessness for two decades.
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"Treating illness against a background of homelessness feels like a no-win situation," says
Dr. Maria Raven, who has cared for patients experiencing homelessness for two decades.
Learn more:
Homelessness Is a Health Care Issue | Opinion | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
In this op-ed, Maria Raven, MD, MPH, associate director at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, explains how homelessness is not just a housing issue, but a health care issue. She…
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September 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Healthcare has a crucial role to play in homelessness responses, but it's not enough.
"Treating illness against a background of homelessness feels like a no-win situation," says
Dr. Maria Raven, who has cared for patients experiencing homelessness for two decades.
Learn more:
"Treating illness against a background of homelessness feels like a no-win situation," says
Dr. Maria Raven, who has cared for patients experiencing homelessness for two decades.
Learn more:
ARC Mentored Faculty member & Asstnt Prof. in residence Marissa Boeck, MD, MPH, spoke with @abc7.bsky.social about the success of Project REACH, a pilot drop-in clinic supporting unhoused patients at @zsfgcare.bsky.social
See the report here: abc7news.com/post/project...
See the report here: abc7news.com/post/project...
SF pilot program is 1st in the nation to provide surgical care for the unhoused
Project REACH was started a year ago funded by the Health Department and the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, and it has improved the lives of eight people so far.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ARC Mentored Faculty member & Asstnt Prof. in residence Marissa Boeck, MD, MPH, spoke with @abc7.bsky.social about the success of Project REACH, a pilot drop-in clinic supporting unhoused patients at @zsfgcare.bsky.social
See the report here: abc7news.com/post/project...
See the report here: abc7news.com/post/project...
Out now in JMIR Cardio: English- and Spanish-Speaking Patient Preferences on Home Blood Pressure Monitors in an Urban Safety Net Setting: Qualitative Study, senior authored by ARC Associated Faculty member Elaine Khoong, MD, MS. Check out the visual abstract below... cardio.jmir.org/2025/1/e60196.
English- and Spanish-Speaking Patient Preferences on Home Blood Pressure Monitors in an Urban Safety Net Setting: Qualitative Study
Background: Self-measured blood pressure monitoring is necessary for successful management of hypertension. However, disparities in blood pressure control persist, with low-income patients and racial/...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Out now in JMIR Cardio: English- and Spanish-Speaking Patient Preferences on Home Blood Pressure Monitors in an Urban Safety Net Setting: Qualitative Study, senior authored by ARC Associated Faculty member Elaine Khoong, MD, MS. Check out the visual abstract below... cardio.jmir.org/2025/1/e60196.
Examining housing insecurity and transportation barriers in pediatric hospital readmissions: insights from structured and unstructured data.
From a team including ARC Associate Director Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, & Associated Faculty member William Brown, PhD, DrPH: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
From a team including ARC Associate Director Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, & Associated Faculty member William Brown, PhD, DrPH: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
Examining housing insecurity and transportation barriers in pediatric hospital readmissions: insights from structured and unstructured data
AbstractBackground. Pediatric hospital readmissions increase healthcare costs and highlight gaps in care. Social determinants of health (SDOH), such as hou
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September 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Examining housing insecurity and transportation barriers in pediatric hospital readmissions: insights from structured and unstructured data.
From a team including ARC Associate Director Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, & Associated Faculty member William Brown, PhD, DrPH: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
From a team including ARC Associate Director Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, & Associated Faculty member William Brown, PhD, DrPH: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
Out now in JAMA Network Open: ARC Mentored Faculty member Leslie Suen, MD, MAS, provides invited commentary with Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack, MD, MPH:
Innovative Approaches to Buprenorphine Initiation Amid the Overdose Crisis
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Innovative Approaches to Buprenorphine Initiation Amid the Overdose Crisis
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Innovative Approaches to Buprenorphine Initiation Amid the Overdose Crisis
Despite promising reductions in overdose-related deaths in 2024, the US is still facing a deadly crisis, in large part due to elevated overdose risks associated with fentanyl use. Buprenorphine remain...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Out now in JAMA Network Open: ARC Mentored Faculty member Leslie Suen, MD, MAS, provides invited commentary with Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack, MD, MPH:
Innovative Approaches to Buprenorphine Initiation Amid the Overdose Crisis
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Innovative Approaches to Buprenorphine Initiation Amid the Overdose Crisis
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Preparing for the Next Pandemic, out now in @annalsofem.bsky.social.
www.annemergmed.com/article/S019...
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Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Designing Resilient Information-Sharing Systems in Acute Care
We describe a human-centered design process of creating a centralized digital information
hub for information sharing in the emergency department (ED), called E∗Drive. We assessed
its usage during the...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Preparing for the Next Pandemic, out now in @annalsofem.bsky.social.
www.annemergmed.com/article/S019...
www.annemergmed.com/article/S019...
Your weekend read: After Decades in Solitary, a Sliver of Light, How One Oregon Prison Is Working to Mend the Damage of Long-Term Isolation...ARC affiliated program Amend at UCSF offers opportunities to deprogram & reimagine alternative protocols for safe prisons.
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July 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Your weekend read: After Decades in Solitary, a Sliver of Light, How One Oregon Prison Is Working to Mend the Damage of Long-Term Isolation...ARC affiliated program Amend at UCSF offers opportunities to deprogram & reimagine alternative protocols for safe prisons.
solitarywatch.org/2025/06/24/a...
solitarywatch.org/2025/06/24/a...
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We are taking a moment to celebrate the courage of our @ucsfhealth.bsky.social patients, doctors, nurses, researchers, caretakers, friends, and families by participating in the Courage Over Cancer 5K & 10K Run/Walk in beautiful Tiburon! September 7th: calendar.ucsf.edu/event/courag...
July 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We are taking a moment to celebrate the courage of our @ucsfhealth.bsky.social patients, doctors, nurses, researchers, caretakers, friends, and families by participating in the Courage Over Cancer 5K & 10K Run/Walk in beautiful Tiburon! September 7th: calendar.ucsf.edu/event/courag...
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⭐ Important report from @capolicylab.bsky.social on pilot data from homelessness prevention project
🔑 to homelessness prevention is ID ppr w highest risk, finding them, using evidence based interventions to as many as possible. They did that! RCT results to come.
⬇️ Read the report!
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🔑 to homelessness prevention is ID ppr w highest risk, finding them, using evidence based interventions to as many as possible. They did that! RCT results to come.
⬇️ Read the report!
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July 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
⭐ Important report from @capolicylab.bsky.social on pilot data from homelessness prevention project
🔑 to homelessness prevention is ID ppr w highest risk, finding them, using evidence based interventions to as many as possible. They did that! RCT results to come.
⬇️ Read the report!
lnkd.in/gsYMDiEW
🔑 to homelessness prevention is ID ppr w highest risk, finding them, using evidence based interventions to as many as possible. They did that! RCT results to come.
⬇️ Read the report!
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@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social-led study on patient portal messaging to oncology patients | Disparities in Patient Portal Messaging Among Oncology Patients Enrolled in the Patient Portal | JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
Disparities in Patient Portal Messaging Among Oncology Patients Enrolled in the Patient Portal | JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
PURPOSEPrevious studies have consistently reported disparities in electronic health record
portal enrollment. Among patients enrolled in a portal, it is less clear whether there
are disparities in usa...
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July 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social-led study on patient portal messaging to oncology patients | Disparities in Patient Portal Messaging Among Oncology Patients Enrolled in the Patient Portal | JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
UCSF Action Research Center Study Reveals Promise and Perils of AI Translation for Patient Care Instructions.
Watch the video abstract via the link!
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Watch the video abstract via the link!
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Accuracy and safety of machine translation of patient-specific discharge instructions
YouTube video by UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity
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July 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
UCSF Action Research Center Study Reveals Promise and Perils of AI Translation for Patient Care Instructions.
Watch the video abstract via the link!
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Watch the video abstract via the link!
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Check out my mentee Kei Ouchi’s new paper: a randomized trial on serious illness conversations in the ED for older adults with advanced illness, showing how values based talks can lead to better end-of-life care. Read here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40531532/
July 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Check out my mentee Kei Ouchi’s new paper: a randomized trial on serious illness conversations in the ED for older adults with advanced illness, showing how values based talks can lead to better end-of-life care. Read here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40531532/
ARC Core Faculty member and Associate Professor of Medicine, @morganphilbin.bsky.social earned the 2024 Annual RFS Award in Science! The award recognizes outstanding contributions across Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. peer-reviewed journals. #AIDS #PatientCare. Congrats!
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Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2024 Award Recipient for AIDS Patient Care and STDs | AIDS Patient Care and STDs
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
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July 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
ARC Core Faculty member and Associate Professor of Medicine, @morganphilbin.bsky.social earned the 2024 Annual RFS Award in Science! The award recognizes outstanding contributions across Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. peer-reviewed journals. #AIDS #PatientCare. Congrats!
www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10....
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Leslie Suen, MD, MAS and Alicia Fernandez, MD, receive 2025 ZSFG Department of Medicine Faculty Awards! The awards acknowledge the extraordinary contributions and dedication of colleagues in various areas of the department.
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July 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Leslie Suen, MD, MAS and Alicia Fernandez, MD, receive 2025 ZSFG Department of Medicine Faculty Awards! The awards acknowledge the extraordinary contributions and dedication of colleagues in various areas of the department.
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UCSF Chancellor Recognizes Rebecca Sudore, MD, with 2025 UCSF Founders Day Award
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How Promoting Health Worldwide Starts with Better Medical Forms
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June 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
UCSF Chancellor Recognizes Rebecca Sudore, MD, with 2025 UCSF Founders Day Award
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Check out ARC's podcast, Research to Action! Hear straight from distinguished faculty about how rigorous research translates into action by supporting & informing interventions & initiatives that affect health. #healthequity #ucsf #research #interventions. arcforequity.ucsf.edu/arc-resource...
June 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Check out ARC's podcast, Research to Action! Hear straight from distinguished faculty about how rigorous research translates into action by supporting & informing interventions & initiatives that affect health. #healthequity #ucsf #research #interventions. arcforequity.ucsf.edu/arc-resource...
In case you missed it, ARC Core Faculty member Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH, was named Executive Director of AI Monitoring in Clinical Care for the UCSF Dept of Medicine’s Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation. @jyazdanymd.bsky.social @ucsfdocit.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In case you missed it, ARC Core Faculty member Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH, was named Executive Director of AI Monitoring in Clinical Care for the UCSF Dept of Medicine’s Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation. @jyazdanymd.bsky.social @ucsfdocit.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to ARC Director Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social for earning the 2025 Paul Nathanson Advocate Award from Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to ARC Director Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social for earning the 2025 Paul Nathanson Advocate Award from Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Read the latest TRANSPERS news on Payer Decision-Making, Patient-Centered Genomics, and more conta.cc/4cRXl5x
April 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Led by Amend, the Brennan Center visited prisons in Norway with correctional leaders, policymakers, and advocates to learn about more humane models of criminal justice. Read what they learned… @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @briesf.bsky.social
The Brennan Center visited prisons in Norway and Germany to find ideas for a more humane U.S. criminal justice system. Here’s what we learned:
Northern European Prisons Illustrate Focus on Dignity
Insights from joining correctional leaders, policymakers, and advocates on trips to Germany and Norway to learn about more humane models of criminal justice.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Led by Amend, the Brennan Center visited prisons in Norway with correctional leaders, policymakers, and advocates to learn about more humane models of criminal justice. Read what they learned… @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @briesf.bsky.social
Dr. Alicia Fernandez delivered the 27th Annual Reza Gandjei Lecture! ARC Core Faculty and Executive Committee member Alicia Fernandez, MD, discussed social drivers of health screening, as well as strategies for reducing health disparities, including via systems-level & community-based approaches.
April 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Dr. Alicia Fernandez delivered the 27th Annual Reza Gandjei Lecture! ARC Core Faculty and Executive Committee member Alicia Fernandez, MD, discussed social drivers of health screening, as well as strategies for reducing health disparities, including via systems-level & community-based approaches.
Housing insecurity is a major issue in the Bay & beyond. Could providing a financial safety net help? ARC Core Faculty member & implementation science expert Dr. Oanh Nguyen explores evidence & evaluates relationships btwn guaranteed income & secure housing outcomes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwwG...
More Money, Fewer Problems? Examining Guaranteed Income and Housing Stability
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April 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Housing insecurity is a major issue in the Bay & beyond. Could providing a financial safety net help? ARC Core Faculty member & implementation science expert Dr. Oanh Nguyen explores evidence & evaluates relationships btwn guaranteed income & secure housing outcomes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwwG...