Leadership in Action: Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Student Milestones

Ruth Malone Appointed to BMJ International Editorial Advisory Board

Ruth Malone Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Ruth Malone has been appointed to the international editorial advisory board for The BMJ. The board consists of internationally renowned and active clinicians, clinical academics or health policy experts and the editors-in-chief of BMJ’s journals, who provide ongoing advice and comment on editorial issues.

Heather Leutwyler Named Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America

Heather Leutwyler The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the world’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging, has awarded fellow status to Associate Professor of Physiological Nursing Heather Leutwyler through the Health Sciences section. The GSA Council unanimously approved her fellowship on May 10, 2018.

UCSF Faculty Well Represented at NONPF Annual Conference

The UCSF School of Nursing was well represented at the recent National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) 44th Annual Conference. NONPF is an international organization that promotes nurse practitioner (NP) education and drives policy decisions and competency development. The theme of this year’s conference, held April 18 to 22 in Indianapolis, was “Steering NP Education Toward the Future.”

UCSF faculty members presented and participated in multiple lectures and symposia, including:

• “Steering Students to Autonomy: Self-Directed Learning in Clinical Education” (Elizabeth Gatewood)
• “I’d Like to Tell You What I Need: Utilizing Adolescent Standardized Patients from Diverse Backgrounds” (Linda Stephan, Jayme Mejia, Naomi Schapiro)
• “Building Capacity and Connections of Inter-Professional Preceptors in HPSA [Health Professional Shortage Area] Settings Through Academic Clinical Partnerships” (Angel Chen, Elizabeth Gatewood)
• “Social Determinants of Health and Obesity: Reflections from an Inter-Professional Service Learning Experience” (Victoria Keeton, Linda Stephan, Shawna Sisler, Naomi Schapiro)
• “Thinking Outside the Box: Are We Ready for Tele-Precepting to Expand Training and Practice Venues?” (Deborah Johnson)
• “Observed Simulated Clinical Exam in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program” (Michalle Ramirez-McLaughlin, Andrea Kuster, Elizabeth Gatewood)

The conference also provided an opportunity for ongoing work related to the NONPF Simulation Special Interest Group, formed two years ago by Annette Carley and JoAnne Saxe, with a colleague from the University of San Francisco. The group has been working to integrate universal definitions of simulation in nursing, map types of simulation and develop scalable simulation-based activities. The work from this group led directly to development of a multisite presentation showcase, “The Use of OSCE [Objective Structured Clinical Examination] in Nurse Practitioner Education,” which included representatives from UCSF, USF, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Arizona.

Susan Chapman, Joanne Spetz and Beth Phoenix in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine

From left: Susan Chapman, Joanne Spetz, Beth Phoenix Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Susan Chapman and Joanne Spetz, professor in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, are authors of a study, “Emerging Roles for Peer Providers in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders,” which found that peer providers may help alleviate behavioral health workforce shortages. The study appears in the June 2018 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Chapman is also the author, with Beth Phoenix, clinical professor and vice chair of Community Health Systems, of an article, “Utilization and Economic Contribution of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Public Behavioral Health Services,” which also appears in the June 2018 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Naomi Schapiro and Jyu-Lin Chen Publish on Addressing the Health Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth

From left: Naomi Schapiro, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jayme Mejia Professor of Clinical Nursing Naomi Schapiro was the principal investigator and Professor Jyu-Lin Chen was a co-investigator, with co-authors Raul Gutierrez and Amy Blackshaw of Oakland’s La Clínica de La Raza, on an article describing a model used at La Clínica de La Raza to screen unaccompanied immigrant youth for health issues, including mental health problems, and to connect them with care. The model was developed as part of the UCSF Elev8 project, which brought together an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students from the schools of nursing and dentistry to provide a new, integrated model for delivering primary health and dental care to children.

The article, “Addressing the Health and Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth Through an Innovative School-Based Health Center Model: Successes and Challenges,” was published online in Children and Youth Services Review on April 17, 2018.

Naomi Schapiro and Jayme Mejia in Nursing Clinics on Adolescent Confidentiality and Women’s Health

Schapiro is also the author, with Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Health Care Nursing Jayme Mejia, of “Adolescent Confidentiality and Women’s Health: History, Rationale, and Current Threats,” an article reviewing the history, developmental issues and current threats in the United States to adolescent confidentiality in health care. The article appears in the June 2018 issue of Nursing Clinics.

Van Ta Park Authors Book Chapter on Working with Vietnamese American Families

From left: Van Ta Park, Soo-Jeong Lee, Abbey Alkon Associate Professor of Community Health Systems Van Ta Park is the lead author of a chapter, “Working with Vietnamese American Families,” in the forthcoming third edition of Ethnicity and the Dementias.

Soo-Jeong Lee Elected New Chair of Faculty

The UCSF Academic Senate has elected Associate Professor of Community Health Systems Soo-Jeong Lee as the new Chair of the Faculty for the School of Nursing. The chair directs the quarterly faculty meetings, represents the School on campuswide committees and assigns special faculty projects during the year. Lee takes the reins from former Chair of the Faculty Professor of Family Health Care Nursing Abbey Alkon.

Team from Schools of Nursing, Medicine Wins RAP Grant to Study Affordable LGBTQ Age-Friendly Housing

Jason Flatt (left) and Leslie Dubbin A team of investigators, including Assistant Professor Jason Flatt, of the Institute for Health & Aging, and Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Leslie Dubbin, along with the School of Medicine’s Meredith Greene and Madeline Deutsch, has been awarded a $75,000 Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Team Science grant to conduct a study on the influence of affordable housing on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) older adults in San Francisco. The team will partner with Openhouse, a San Francisco nonprofit organization, for the study, which builds on the team’s current work and will support a national longitudinal study.

Linda Franck and Lin Lin Win Gaine Research Fund Awards

Linda Franck (left) and Lin Lin Professor Linda Franck and Associate Professor Lin Lin, of the Department of Family Health Care Nursing, are the recipients of the inaugural Gaine Research Fund Awards. The fund was created with support from alumna Emilie Hansen Gaine to support pilot research projects focused on high-risk maternity and infant health, as well as long-term rehabilitative care. Franck’s proposal is titled “Can New Adhesive Imbedded Flexible Electronic Sensor Technology Be Used to Wirelessly Monitor Skin Temperature in Preterm Neonates? A Pilot Study.” Lin’s is titled “Investigation of Epigenome Interaction and Gene Regulation in Uterine Myometrium.”

Connecting with Undergrads at Inside UCSF

On April 13 and 14, the School of Nursing participated in the 11th annual Inside UCSF event. Inside UCSF is a free campuswide outreach program geared toward undergraduates interested in pursuing careers in health and science. The School of Nursing welcomed 25 students from all parts of California – from University of California campuses, California State University campuses and private and community colleges. The two-day program consisted of UCSF nursing student panels, interactive workshops and an opportunity to meet with School of Nursing faculty and staff. The undergraduate attendees got an in-depth look at all that UCSF School of Nursing has to offer. More than 30 nursing students volunteered for the event, along with staff and faculty members Pam Bellefeuille, Jayme Mejia, Catherine Waters and Laura Wagner, and Assistant Director of Office of Student Affairs and Student Funding Manager Shandel Rosen Roberts.

Recent Publications

Natural History of Lesions Suspicious for Basal Cell Carcinoma in Older Adults in Ikaria, Greece (Barbara Koenig), May 9, 2018

Improving Health Care for Critically Ill Patients Using an Evidence-Based Collaborative Approach to ABCDEF Bundle Dissemination and Implementation (Kathleen Puntillo), May 5, 2018

Predictors of DMPA-SC Continuation Among Urban Nigerian Women: The Influence of Counseling Quality and Side Effects (Jenny Liu), May 4, 2018

Infrequent and Frequent Nondaily Smokers and Daily Smokers: Their Characteristics and Other Tobacco Use Patterns (Yingning Wang, Hai-Yen Sung, Tingting Yao, Wendy Max), May 3, 2018

Adaption of the Biopsychosocial Model of Chronic Noncancer Pain in Veterans (Christine Miaskowski), May 2, 2018

Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Attributable to Cigar Smoking Among US Adults, 2000-2015 (Yingning Wang, Hai-Yen Sung, Tingting Yao, Wendy Max), May/June 2018

Responsiveness to Cigarette Prices by Different Racial/Ethnic Groups of US Adults (Tingting Yao, Wendy Max, Yingning Wang, Valerie Yerger, Hai-Yen Sung), May 2018

The Tobacco Industry and Children’s Rights (Stella Bialous), May 2018

Associations Between Catecholaminergic and Serotonergic Genes and Persistent Breast Pain Phenotypes Following Breast Cancer Surgery (Kord Kober, Steve Paul, Christine Miaskowski), April 30, 2018

What Does It Mean to Be Youth-Friendly? Results from Qualitative Interviews with Health Care Providers and Clinic Staff Serving Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV (Carol Dawson-Rose), April 24, 2018

Containing Diffusion: The Tobacco Industry’s Multipronged Trade Strategy to Block Tobacco Standardised Packaging (Stella Bialous), April 21, 2018

Quality of Life of Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers Undergoing Chemotherapy (Ilufredo Tantoy, Bruce Cooper, Janine Cataldo, Steve Paul, Kord Kober, Christine Miaskowski), April 21, 2018

Recent Stimulant Use and Leukocyte Gene Expression in Methamphetamine Users with Treated HIV Infection (Annesa Flentje, Kord Kober, Elena Flowers), April 18, 2018

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Implementation in Nigeria: Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Stella Bialous), April 6, 2018

Challenges in Aging, Dementia, and Mental Health: New Knowledge and Energy to Inform Solutions (Caroline Stephens), April 2018

HIV Sero Disclosure Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Jose Carlo Hojilla), April 2018

State of the Science: Interprofessional Approaches to Aging, Dementia, and Mental Health (Rosalind De Lisser), April 2018

Communication and Healthcare: Self-Reports of People with Hearing Loss in Primary Care Settings (Margaret Wallhagen), March 20, 2018

Are Acute Care Settings Amenable to Addressing Patient Social Needs: A Sub-Group Analysis (Patricia Sweeney), March 16, 2018

Federally Qualified Health Centers Reduce the Primary Care Provider Gap in Health Professional Shortage Counties (Joanne Spetz), February 13, 2018