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Unveiling the New UCSF Food Industry Documents Archive

The UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Industry Documents Library are excited to announce the unveiling of the New UCSF Food Industry Documents Archive. The event, held on November 15, 2018 featured a stellar lineup of speakers including Marion Nestle, Stan Glantz,...

Is Professionalism Still Possible?

Christine K. Cassel MD, MACP Presidential Chair Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine University of California at San Francisco View Lecture: https://lecture.ucsf.edu/ets/Play/f4884a8a8acf49caa4294a63fccd45451d Widely accepted concepts of professionalism standards for physicians include...

More mothers breastfeeding after California passed paid leave law, study finds

California saw an increase in breastfeeding mothers after passing a 2004 law to provide partially paid leave to new parents, according to a new study from UC San Francisco. The study by Dr. Rita Hamad, professor of health policy at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, and...

Julia Adler-Milstein receives award for for Health Policy Contribution in Informatics.

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2018 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will receive their awards at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium, taking place Nov. 3 – 7, in San Francisco. Julia Adler-Milstein will be awarded the Don Eugene...

Save the Date: Symposium and Launching of the New Food Industry Documents Archive

The UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Industry Documents Library are excited to announce the public launching of the New Food Industry Documents Archive with a stellar lineup of speakers for our First Annual Symposium on Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at the UCSF...