The UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. Congratulations to Dr. Claire Brindis, DrPH, MPH and her outstanding contributions to faculty mentorship at UCSF.
Follow IHPS on:
Share
PRL-IHPS contributes to the solution of complex and challenging health policy problems through leadership in research, training, technical assistance, and public service.
Our special competence lies in conducting and translating research across disciplines and fields to improve policy and practice. We undertake this work with a commitment to improve health and health care within local, state, national, and international communities and with a focus on improving the health of vulnerable populations.
Latest News
Introducing a new on-line Masters of Science in Health Policy and Law Program at UCSF and UC Hastings College of Law which was created to educate students about the rapid changes in health law and health policy. Dan Dohan, Ph.D. and Jaime King, J.D., Ph.D., are co-directors of the degree program.
Read more
PRL-IHPS faculty are part of a new center bringing together a multidisciplinary team of UCSF experts to develop and test innovative initiatives that aim to deliver high-quality healthcare at lower cost.
http://healthvalue.ucsf.edu/
Andrew Bindman was named Director of AHRQ, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He is a Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at UCSF and also actively participated in the policy process that resulted in federal health reform through the passage of the ACA.
Read more
The UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium is an exciting new partnership that opens up opportunities for collaboration in education, research, and clinical service on issues related to law, science, and health policy. The Consortium will develop service opportunities, such as joint law-health clinics, especially for underserved populations. The Master of Studies in Law (MSL) is designed for science and health professionals.
We are delighted to announce that this year we have co-awardees for the Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research: Drs. Andrew Bindman and Dean Schillinger. Not only is each an exemplary mentor, but one (Andy) has mentored the other (Dean) for over 20 years, highlighting a continuing tradition of mentorship, and both have benefitted greatly from a mutually supportive relationship throughout...
“Celebrating the institute’s anniversary strengthens our resolve to make our vision of high-value health systems worldwide a reality,” said former UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, who described the institute as an incubator, innovator, and engine for change on the occasion of the institute's milestone celebration.
GHECon was formed in April, 2013 in response to the intersection of two trends: one global and one local. On the world scale, there is increasing need for economics to mediate...
The Hospital Quality Alliance approved and the National Quality Forum endorsed ICU mortality and ICU length of stay measures developed by Dr. R. Adams Dudley and his research team. Detailed information about the ICU outcomes methods, data collection tool, and data are provided at the link below:
Health & The Supreme Court: 2014-2015 Year in Review
Health & The Supreme Court: 2016 Year in Review
A panel of experts from UC Hastings College of the Law and UCSF will provide overview and analysis of key
Supreme Court cases from 2015-16.
2015 Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture at UCSF
The 2015 Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture at UCSF with Mitchell Katz, MD illustrates how health policy changes can be sparked by creative actions taken at local health departments.
"Local Adaptations of the Transitional Care Model"
Presented by:
Mary D. Naylor, Ph.D., RN
UCSF Presidential Chair (2015-2016)
A discussion of health transitions
of at-risk cognitively intact and
impaired chronically ill older adults
in the United States.
Mary D. Naylor, Ph.D., RN
UCSF Presidential Chair (2015-2016)
A discussion of health transitions
of at-risk cognitively intact and
impaired chronically ill older adults
in the United States.
"Academic Health Systems' Third Curve: Population Health Improvement"
Presented by: Dr. Gene Washington, Chancellor for Health Affairs and the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Duke University Health System.
Learn the Facts about Sugar
Sugar Science experts from UCSF share the latest research findings on sugar and its impact on health. Panelists: Laura A. Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH; Dean Schillinger, MD; and Cristin E. Kearns, DDS, MBA.
Building the Culture of an Organization in Ten Basic Steps
Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson offers his vision for
building the culture of an organization using the model he implemented
at his company Kaiser Permanente.
The Need for Evidence-Based Practice
The 2014 Eisenberg Legacy Lecture
Presented by David Mechanic, PhD
Director, Institute for Health,
Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University