Dorothy Pechman Rice, professor emerita of health economics at the UC San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, passed away on February 25, 2017. A pioneer in medical economics and health statistics and an inspiration…
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In the February 2017 edition of The Gerontologist, The Gerontological Society of America published an article based on a study led by Elena Portacolone, MPH, MBA, PhD, assistant professor at the Institute for Health…
Feb. 16, 2017
Science of Caring
Nurse scientist Elena Flowers gets her genome profiled in the dawning era of accessible, affordable precision medicine.
Feb. 6, 2017
Science of Caring
As hospitals scramble to fully integrate palliative care into how they operate, an interprofessional program equips working professionals with the core skills of the field.
February 6, 2017
Science of Caring
Students, alumni and faculty of the UC San Francisco School of Nursing are changing the face of health care with innovative educational, research and clinical projects.
UCSF Nurse-Midwifery students recently participated in practicing hands-on breastfeeding support skills using case-based learning and the MamaBreast manikin at the Kanbar Simulation Center. A big shout out to the…
Evidence-Based Recommendations Introduced at SCCM 2017
Critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects on the health of patients and families, even months after discharge…
The UCSF School of Nursing will have two significant leadership changes as of July 1, 2017.
Associate Dean Lynda Jacobsen will retire after 32 years of superb service to the University. Since joining UCSF in…
January 18, 2017
Science of Caring
Inspired by what she heard at the 2016 Thelma Shobe Endowed Lectureships in Ethics and Spirituality at UC San Francisco School of Nursing, a pediatric intensivist writes of how bioethics can help clinicians of all kinds cope with the moral distress associated with having to make high-stakes decisions with and for their patients.
The UCSF School of Nursing, including our Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP) faculty, congratulate Assistant Clinical Professor Terry Keene, DNP, FNP-BC on her new leadership position as Chief of Advanced…
As part of UCSF’s first cohort of graduates to the new Diversity and Inclusion Staff Certificate Program the School was represented by two key staff members—Dayna Moore, operations manager in the UCSF Graduate…
January 5, 2017
Science of Caring
Ifeyinwa Asiodu aims to close the breastfeeding gap in the African American community.