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2025 UCSF Health Services Research

The 2025 UCSF Health Services Research Symposium is April 29! Registration and more information here!

2025 Claire D. Brindis Award for Community Engagement & Service in Health Policy Research Award

Congratulations to Nynikka Palmer, DrPH, MPH on being selected as the 2025 Claire D. Brindis Award for Community Engagement & Service in Health Policy Research awardee. More information here.

2025 Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research Award

Congratulations to Louise Walter, MD on being selected as the 2025 Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research awardee. More information here.

Featured Research:

Wealth Disparities in End-of-Life Symptom Burden Among Older Adults

Krista Harrison, PhD, in JAMA (2025)

About the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

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Upcoming Events

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May 07, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM

New Evidence on LGBTQI+ Health: Evidence from Population Censuses - Health Policy Grand Rounds

Christopher (‘Kitt’) Carpenter is the E.

May 15, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM

Socioeconomic and Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Health: Emerging Scholars Exchange Talk

Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and a physician at the Philadelphia Veterans Affair

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IHPS Impacting Policy Series

This series is designed for UCSF faculty, staff, and trainees to improve their skills in interacting with policymakers and other stakeholders that influence health policy. Join us online to learn how to enhance your ability to effectively engage with policymakers to advance health. Previous sessions can be found here.

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featured publications

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Opioid prescribing practices at hospital discharge for surgical patients before and after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2016 opioid prescribing guideline.

Non-monetary incentives for tobacco prevention among youth in Indonesia.

Exposure to Contemporary and Emerging Chemicals in Commerce among Pregnant Women in the United States: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcome (ECHO) Program.