Center for Vulnerable Populations
Don’t Sweat the Technique, with Dr. Maya Vijayaraghavan & Dr. Margaret Handley
Join on us in person at Pride Hall or online via Zoom as our illustrious CVP faculty guests present a look into how they’ve approached recent research and what lessons they’ve noted along the way.
Don't Sweat The Technique, with Dr. Kelly Knight
Join on us at noon on the 3rd Monday of each month, in person at Pride Hall or online via Zoom as our illustrious CVP faculty guests present a look into how they’ve approached recent research and what lessons they’ve noted along the way.
Dr. Margot Kushel, gives UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
San Francisco and California have been reckoning with the issue of housing instability for years, but what additional complexities arise as people experiencing homelessness grow older? In this Grand Rounds, Margot Kushel, MD, one of the world’s leading experts on homelessness, discusses the drivers and precipitants of homelessness and the health consequences of the aging of the homeless population.
Margot is professor of medicine and directs both the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative.
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Session moderated by Bob Wachter
Sara Colom, PhD
Data Scientist
School Segregation Harms Black Children's Health and Well-Being
Cardio vascular disease, increased alcohol use, and general poor well-being are enduring results of school racial segregation on Black youth. Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco, Stanford, and led by CVP's Dr. Rita Hamad have published findings that suggest associate school segregation with poorer self-rated health and increased binge drinking among Black adults. Find the full report here.
DEB Presents: Electronic Health Record Data for Research at UCSF
Please join the DEB Digital Health Initiative for an engaging discussion on Using EHR Data for Research on March 18, 12-1 pm via Zoom. The panelists, Drs. Courtney Lyles and Mark Pletcher, will discuss EHR data available at UCSF, present research case studies, and participate in an interactive Q&A session.
- Register here: https://calendars.library.ucsf.edu/event/8886654
Bridging the Digital Health Divide
CVP Faculty Dr. Courtney Lyles, Dr. Adrian Aguilera, Dr. Oanh Nguyen, and Dr. Urmimala Sarkar recently published a two-part series, Bridging the Digital Health Divide, in partnership with the California Health Care Foundation.