
IHPS faculty are responding to policy challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic with rapid-cycle researchand technical assistance. A compilation of their work to date can be found here and will be updated regularly.
This project is an extension of some early work done in California and other states. The project will examine California and 3-4 additional states that have established alternative care settings to learn about the purpose of the settings, job actions (descriptions), staffing strategies, training, and personnel and staffing plans. (PI: Susan Chapman)
PRIORITY (Pregnancy CoRonavIrus Outcomes RegIsTrY) is a nationwide study of people under investigation for or with confirmed COVID-19 who are pregnant or recently pregnant, and their newborns. PRIORITY is enrolling participants nationwide at https://priority.ucsf.edu to provide information to help patients and healthcare providers better understand how COVID-19 impacts pregnant people and their newborns. Mother and infant participants will be followed for 12 months after delivery to assess both immediate outcomes associated with acute COVID-19 and subsequent consequences including ongoing respiratory, neurological or systematic symptoms, mental health concerns and receipt of preventive services including contraception and immunization. (PI: Valerie Flaherman)


PUBLICATIONS
Julia Adler-Milstein published in American Journal of Infection Control
Factors and reasons associated with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among highly hesitant communities in the US.
Andrew Auerbach published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine
Adaptability on Shifting Ground: a Rapid Qualitative Assessment of Multi-institutional Inpatient Surge Planning and Workforce Deployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and Maria Glymour published in SSM Population Health
A descriptive analysis of 2020 California Occupational Safety and Health Administration covid-19-related complaints.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and Maria Glymour published in Lancet
Sociodemographic and geographic disparities in excess fatal drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic in California: A population-based study.
Kevin Grumbach published in Annals of Epidemiology
Design of a population-based longitudinal cohort study of SARS-CoV-2 incidence and prevalence among adults in the San Francisco Bay Area.
A Jay Holmgren published in JAMIA
Corrigendum to: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinician ambulatory electronic health record use.
Sunitha Kaiser and Matt Pantell published in Pediatrics
Child Opportunity Index and Changes in Pediatric Acute Care Utilization in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Hemal Kanzaria published in Research Square
PROmotion of COvid-19 VA(X)ccination in the Emergency Department - PROCOVAXED: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hemal Kanzaria, Margot Kushel and Maria Raven Published in JAMA Network Open
Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Leah Karliner published in Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Saftey
Increasing Telehealth Access to Care for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic at an Academic Medical Center: Video Visits for Elders Project (VVEP).
Elaine Khoong, Courtney Lyles and Urmimala Sarkar published in JMIR Formative Research
System-Level Factors Associated With Telephone and Video Visit Use: Survey of Safety-Net Clinicians During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Margot Kushel published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine
COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Acceptability Among Homeless-Experienced Adults: Qualitative Data from Two Samples.
Margot Kushel published in PLoS One
Implementation of rapid and frequent SARS-CoV2 antigen testing and response in congregate homeless shelters.
Rob Lustig published in Advances of Radiation Oncology
General Anesthesia for Pediatric Radiotherapy in the Era of COVID-19.
Laura Schmidt published in Psychology, Health and Medicine
Explaining the intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19: General attitudes towards vaccination and predictors from health behavior theories.
Jinoos Yazdany published in the Journal of Rheumatology
Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Autoimmune Conditions Treated With Systemic Therapies: A Population-based Study.
Robert Hiatt published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases
Commentary: Race, COVID-19 and Nursing Homes
Renee Hsia published in BMJ Quality and Saftey
Nationwide study on trends in unplanned hospital attendance and deaths during the 7 weeks after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.
AJ Holmgren published in JAMIA
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinician ambulatory electronic health record use.
Christina Mangurian published in Psychiatric Services
A COVID-19 Rapid Mental Health Response for Medical Center Health Care Workers
Megumi Okumura published in Clinical Pediatrics
Are We Reaching Everyone? A Cross-Sectional Study of Telehealth Inequity in the COVID-19 Pandemic in an Urban Academic Pediatric Primary Care Clinic.
Jinoos Yazdany published in The Journal of Rheumatology
COVID-19 in Pregnant Women With Rheumatic Disease: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance.
Jinoos Yazdany published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology
COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations
Jinoos Yazdany published in the European Journal of Rheumatology
Early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with pediatric rheumatic diseases
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo:
CA’s New COVID Plan Includes Faith Community, Public Health Leaders (Black Voice News)
Valerie Flaherman:
How one UCSF researcher helped the world understand pregnancy during covid (San Francisco Business Times)
Elan Guterman:
Pandemic Caused Rise in Deaths of Alzheimer’s Patients (KOAM)
Rita Hamad:
California ending COVID mask mandate and easing other rules – too soon, too slow? (East Bay Times)
Maria Raven:
CDC finds booster protection wanes after 4 months, but UCSF doctor says immune response continues (ABC 7 News)
Deaths Among Unhoused Individuals in SF Doubled During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic (SFIST)
Kim Rhoads:
COVID Deadly for Black Californians, Who Have State’s Lowest Vaccine Rate (Times of San Diego)
Joanne Spetz:
America needs more doctors and nurses to survive the next pandemic (Vox)