Joanne Spetz
@joannespetz.bsky.social
Health economist focusing on the healthcare workforce, institute director, live music fan, mother, cat lover, knitter, hiker, skier. All opinions and snark my own.
Conference hotel view of my alma mater!
And yes I have already had a cup of Toscanini’s.
And yes I have already had a cup of Toscanini’s.
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Conference hotel view of my alma mater!
And yes I have already had a cup of Toscanini’s.
And yes I have already had a cup of Toscanini’s.
Caturday hanging out while I bake.
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Caturday hanging out while I bake.
And Bumble will be my assistant at my computer today.
August 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And Bumble will be my assistant at my computer today.
It’s not yet Caturday but I think some of us might need a cat today. Blossom is here for you.
August 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It’s not yet Caturday but I think some of us might need a cat today. Blossom is here for you.
While UCLA does all it can to protect its faculty, students and staff from a $1B attack by the federal government—I’m proud to #StandUpForUC to defend life-saving research and ensure @uofcalifornia, the country’s best public university, isn’t devastated. bit.ly/standuc
August 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
While UCLA does all it can to protect its faculty, students and staff from a $1B attack by the federal government—I’m proud to #StandUpForUC to defend life-saving research and ensure @uofcalifornia, the country’s best public university, isn’t devastated. bit.ly/standuc
Have you heard of "Direct Entry Midwives"? These are midwives who don't have a nursing background - and they are a growing part of our reproductive care workforce. Learn more about them in our new article!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Have you heard of "Direct Entry Midwives"? These are midwives who don't have a nursing background - and they are a growing part of our reproductive care workforce. Learn more about them in our new article!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Took a stroll through the San Jose King of the Streets event on the way to the SJ Jazz Festival today. A super-cool event celebrating low-rider culture and art. We saw some of The Hop!
August 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Took a stroll through the San Jose King of the Streets event on the way to the SJ Jazz Festival today. A super-cool event celebrating low-rider culture and art. We saw some of The Hop!
Waiting for Lady Gaga to start in SF! (5th time seeing her - first time was with my now-adult kid for the Born This Way tour when kid was in middle school).
July 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Waiting for Lady Gaga to start in SF! (5th time seeing her - first time was with my now-adult kid for the Born This Way tour when kid was in middle school).
Flying back from vacation and the iHEA conference. It was great to be off email for a couple of weeks and the conference was a reminder that the world is much bigger than the US.
July 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Flying back from vacation and the iHEA conference. It was great to be off email for a couple of weeks and the conference was a reminder that the world is much bigger than the US.
Hey friends going to iHEA! If you want to make plans, use WhatsApp because I’m not reading work email while in the middle of nowhere. (Don’t worry, the cats have a great catsitter, they are not alone!)
July 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hey friends going to iHEA! If you want to make plans, use WhatsApp because I’m not reading work email while in the middle of nowhere. (Don’t worry, the cats have a great catsitter, they are not alone!)
How to start a weekend.
June 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
How to start a weekend.
Hellloooo Minneapolis! Going to the hotel using the light rail. Yay public transit!
June 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hellloooo Minneapolis! Going to the hotel using the light rail. Yay public transit!
Seven bunnies on today’s morning walk - a record. Every little bit of cheer is a good thing.
(I’m sure the people whose gardens are being eaten don’t love them as much as I do.)
(I’m sure the people whose gardens are being eaten don’t love them as much as I do.)
May 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Seven bunnies on today’s morning walk - a record. Every little bit of cheer is a good thing.
(I’m sure the people whose gardens are being eaten don’t love them as much as I do.)
(I’m sure the people whose gardens are being eaten don’t love them as much as I do.)
Interesting webinar on May 21 (2pm EDT) -
“For Nurses, By Nurses” - Nurse Endorsed Strategies to Address Nurse Retention
This is organized by the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, funded by HRSA/Admin for Healthy America.
Learn more and register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“For Nurses, By Nurses” - Nurse Endorsed Strategies to Address Nurse Retention
This is organized by the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, funded by HRSA/Admin for Healthy America.
Learn more and register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Interesting webinar on May 21 (2pm EDT) -
“For Nurses, By Nurses” - Nurse Endorsed Strategies to Address Nurse Retention
This is organized by the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, funded by HRSA/Admin for Healthy America.
Learn more and register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“For Nurses, By Nurses” - Nurse Endorsed Strategies to Address Nurse Retention
This is organized by the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, funded by HRSA/Admin for Healthy America.
Learn more and register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Appreciating teachers after some jazz and snacks.
May 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Appreciating teachers after some jazz and snacks.
Getting my inspiration before a meeting. Bonus if you know where I am based on this!
May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Getting my inspiration before a meeting. Bonus if you know where I am based on this!
Kicking off the 2025 UCSF Health Services Research Symposium with a keynote by @drjeffreynoso.bsky.social - inspiration to protect public health for all. @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Kicking off the 2025 UCSF Health Services Research Symposium with a keynote by @drjeffreynoso.bsky.social - inspiration to protect public health for all. @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social
Finishing a mother-daughter Jazz Fest weekend. A long weekend of live music and being with K has been good for the soul.
April 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Finishing a mother-daughter Jazz Fest weekend. A long weekend of live music and being with K has been good for the soul.
A week in NY has to involve a jazz club.
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A week in NY has to involve a jazz club.
Weekend off (mostly).
Which drink?
Which drink?
April 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Weekend off (mostly).
Which drink?
Which drink?
The wisteria has gone “poof”. We all deserve a bit of beauty on an otherwise difficult day. Sorry, I don’t have an April Fool joke for you.
April 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The wisteria has gone “poof”. We all deserve a bit of beauty on an otherwise difficult day. Sorry, I don’t have an April Fool joke for you.
Blossom suggests computer art for her fellow calico.
March 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Blossom suggests computer art for her fellow calico.
Thuy Nguyen from U-Michigan SPH presents her work on access to buprenorphine. She’s our first visitor in our @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social Emerging Scholar Exchange with @pennldi.bsky.social and Michigan IHPI.
March 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thuy Nguyen from U-Michigan SPH presents her work on access to buprenorphine. She’s our first visitor in our @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social Emerging Scholar Exchange with @pennldi.bsky.social and Michigan IHPI.
Looking for a conference panel speaker!
We had a speaker drop from our panel at iHEA on long-term care workforce.
If you plan to attend International Health Economics Association (iHEA) conference in Bali in July and want to join us, message me (or find me email address and email me).
We had a speaker drop from our panel at iHEA on long-term care workforce.
If you plan to attend International Health Economics Association (iHEA) conference in Bali in July and want to join us, message me (or find me email address and email me).
March 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Looking for a conference panel speaker!
We had a speaker drop from our panel at iHEA on long-term care workforce.
If you plan to attend International Health Economics Association (iHEA) conference in Bali in July and want to join us, message me (or find me email address and email me).
We had a speaker drop from our panel at iHEA on long-term care workforce.
If you plan to attend International Health Economics Association (iHEA) conference in Bali in July and want to join us, message me (or find me email address and email me).