Center for Vulnerable Populations
Research at ZSFG shows cost savings with rapid TB testing strategy
Results from a study at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that rapid molecular testing yielded cost savings greater than $13,000 per isolated tuberculosis (TB)-negative patient. By implementing a rapid testing strategy, patients who tested negative were able to discontinue respiratory isolation in significantly less time than in the pre-implementation period.
Health Disparities Research Symposium
The UC San Francisco Health Disparities Research Symposium is an opportunity to showcase research on health disparities conducted by faculty and trainees at UC San Francisco and other Bay Area healthcare and research institutions. Our purpose is to inspire future collaborations and research direction by showcasing the breadth and depth of disparities research.
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Research shows novel pilot program improved Psychiatry inpatient OB/GYN care
Women with severe mental illness experience inequities in receiving OB/GYN services. Dr. Christina Mangurian and her team at UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General created a novel mini-women’s clinic on inpatient psychiatry to address this disparity.
Towards a New Analytical Framework to Critique Sugar Tax Policies
On Tuesday, July 31st at 10am, the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at ZSFG will host Gerardine Doyle, Professor at University College Dublin Quinn School of Business.
PRISM Health Symposium
The Promoting Research in Social Media and Health Symposium (PRISM Health Symposium) is a one-day research symposium that fosters a collaborative learning community for researchers in social media and health.
The Postgenomic Condition: Truth, Race and Justice After the Genome
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Date: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 |
CVP Director Margot Kushel wins 2018 Hal Luft Mentoring Award
We are delighted to announce that Margot Kushel, MD has been selected as this year's recipient of the Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research, awarded by the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
STEP UP Grand Rounds
In San Francisco, the black population is significantly less healthy than other groups in the city; this community is also disproportionately impoverished. Medical practitioners are often taught that both race and class are important determinants of health outcomes, however we are not often taught about why this is the case. Come hear one physician's perspective on how American policies have created a crisis of Black poverty and ill-health in our city.