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Visionary Leadership Awards Reception
at the Endocrine Society Meeting
Friday, June 14, 2013
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Marriott Marquis, 2nd Floor, Club Room
780 Mission Street, San Francisco.
Registration Required.
Ed Yelin: 2013 Winner of the
Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research
Monday, June 10, 2013
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Room 263
UCSF Laurel Heights campus
Brief talk followed by presentation of the award plaque by Hal Luft.
(Refreshments will be served)
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Dr. Joanne Spetz, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, PRL-IHPS, offers a unique perspective on the nurse workforce. She outlines factors that impact the current and future state of the nurse workforce and identifies changes in education and public policy that could moderate the nurse supply/demand cycle.
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A growing body of evidence indicates where you live can make a big difference in how you're treated for certain ailments. A report released from the California HealthCare Foundation looks at treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and certain back conditions.
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The workshop on Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-being of Young Adults was at the National Academy of Sciences Building. The workshop brought together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and young adults themselves to discuss the latest research findings. (Video Archive)
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Joanne Spetz, PRL-IHPS says research shows that nurse practitioners are more likely to practice in settings that serve Medicaid patients, and are somewhat more likely to practice in rural communities.
"Nurse practitioners can be trained much more quickly than a physician and are less expensive."
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Since March 23, 2010, all health insurance plans must cover a set of preventative services. Dr. Andy Bindman, UCSF, says, "The federal government has said that every health insurance plan needs to cover certain services and make them available to consumers with no co-pay or deductible."
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According to Ralph Brindis, MD, a study suggests a fascinating paradox between epidemiologic evidence of a protective effect of modest to moderate alcohol use versus the potentially adverse effect of chronic binge alcohol drinking for the development of cardiovascular disease.
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SF HIP (www.sfhip.org) is part of UCSF's ongoing commitment to its public mission. Across the University, faculty, staff and students are collaborating with members of the community to create and implement urgently needed new practices and therapies.
The 2013 Health Policy Seminars are co-sponsored by the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium on Science, Law, and Health Policy.