6 results match your criteria: "San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California-San Francisco[Affiliation]"
Qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on engaging Latinx patients in kidney-related research.
BMC Nephrol
March 2023
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Background: Latinx individuals are disproportionally burdened by kidney diseases compared to non-Latinx White individuals and are underrepresented in kidney-related research. We aimed to describe stakeholder perspectives on Latinx patient engagement in kidney-related research.
Methods: We conducted a thematic analysis of two online moderated discussions and an interactive online survey with open-text responses involving participants (i.
A Preclinical Medical School Curriculum on Firearm Violence to Develop Patient Counseling and Foundational Health Policy Skills.
Med Educ Online
December 2021
Associate, Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Background: Firearm violence is a unique public health crisis in the USA (US). A majority of U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterventions to improve the mechanical ventilation fidelity of the Laerdal SimMan® 3G simulation mannequin.
Can J Anaesth
May 2018
Simulation Center and Anesthesia Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Improved Survival Among all Interferon-α-Treated Patients in HCV-002, a Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Cohort of 2211 Patients, Despite Increased Cirrhosis Among Nonresponders.
Dig Dis Sci
June 2016
San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California San Francisco, 4150 Clement St #111B, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA.
Background: As the era of interferon-alpha (IFN)-based therapy for hepatitis C ends, long-term treatment outcomes are now being evaluated.
Aim: To more fully understand the natural history of hepatitis C infection by following a multisite cohort of patients.
Methods: Patients with chronic HCV were prospectively enrolled in 1999-2000 from 11 VA medical centers and followed through retrospective medical record review.
The impact of reported direct and indirect killing on mental health symptoms in Iraq war veterans.
J Trauma Stress
February 2010
San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
This study examined the mental health impact of reported direct and indirect killing among 2,797 U.S. soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnosis-related group-adjusted hospital costs are higher in older medical patients with lower functional status.
J Am Geriatr Soc
December 2003
Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94121, USA.
Objectives: To determine whether hospital costs are higher in patients with lower functional status at admission, defined as dependence in one or more activities of daily living (ADLs), after adjustment for Medicare Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payments.
Design: Prospective study.
Setting: General medical service at a teaching hospital.