February 1, 2014
Science of Caring
An interview with Patricia Dennehy, longtime director of Glide Health Services and a nationally revered advocate for the expanding role of nurse practitioners.
News
February 1, 2014
Science of Caring
At San Francisco General’s Family Health Center, third-year medical residents work with second-year nurse practitioner students in a rich learning experience for both groups.
Feb. 1, 2014
Science of Caring
Physician Elisabeth Wilson’s collaborations with School of Nursing faculty members JoAnne Saxe and Pilar Bernal de Pheils provide fine models for how physicians and nurse practitioners can work together.
Because many of those symptoms are common side effects in a healthy pregnancy, clinicians and patients can miss the red flags if they don't know what to look for, said Audrey Lyndon, an associate professor at UCSF's…
UC San Francisco’s four professional schools topped the nation in federal research funding in 2013, with the University as a whole ranking first among public recipients and second overall in funds from the National…
Ethical issues associated with nurses’ interactions with industry have implications for the safety, quality, and cost of healthcare. To date, little work has explored nurse–industry interactions and their associated…
...As part of her collaboration with Wolf and Barbara Koenig, a medical anthropologist at the University of California, San Francisco, Petersen recently surveyed 3000 people with pancreatic cancer and their families…
It is common to make light of people’s fear of needles, but from a public health perspective, needle phobia is no laughing matter. Present in at least 10 percent to 15 percent of the general population, needle phobia…
January 14, 2014
Science of Caring
A new, evidence-based technique can reduce children’s fear of injections and, in doing so, improve individual and public health.
The UCSF Master of Science Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership (MS-HAIL) Program launched on Monday, January 6, 2014.
Following is a quick snapshot of the MS-HAIL first cohort.
… At Oakland's Havenscourt Health Center, partners in Elev8 from UC San Francisco School of Nursing and the Alameda County Center for Healthy Schools and Communities celebrate recognition from the American Association of…
Dr. Lyndon's article explores clinician perspectives on whether they experience difficulty resolving patient-related concerns or observe problems with the performance or behavior of colleagues involved in…