This week’s Geri Community Resource is HICAP!

The Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program offers free, personalized assistance to people with Medicare, their families, and caregivers.

Learn more here: www.hicap.org

#UCSF # Geriatrics

Join UCSF’s Sei Lee, MD, MAS, and Alicia Fernandez, MD, for a fireside chat about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds.

📅 Nov. 4 | 12–1 PM

Learn more here: tiny.ucsf.edu/KtRngt

#UCSF #Geriatrics

Next IDL Virtual Office Hour on 10/20/26. Get an archivist's help to find what you need among IDL’s millions of files.

Tuesday, October 20, 11 – 12 p.m. PT
On Zoom • live Q&A • not recorded

👉 Register: tiny.ucsf.edu/Oct26OfficeH...

#IndustryDocumentsLibrary #UCSF #CorporateAccountability

God forbid they provide any advice on how to get there with Muni or by bike.
What’s with hospitals assuming everyone arrives in an ambulance or uber?
How much of the traffic is just scheduled appointments of patients who can absolutely get there without a car?
#biketooter #sf #UCSF

#adolescenthealth #pediatrics #ucsf #contraception #climatechange #globalhealth #childdevelopmen

Last week’s entertainment: learning how to build a website using #UCSF web designer. 😅

The beta of the Nicolas-Avila Lab website is now live! 🧬

Our science, team, publications, achievements, and, most importantly, how to join us. 👇#WeAreRecruiting!

nicolasavilalab.ucsf.edu

Dr. Lingsheng Li shares reflections on “Caring for the Caregiver” in a new piece published in Closler. Read more: bit.ly/4y4FrWh

#UCSF #Geriatrics

Created by the UC Center for Climate, Health & Equity, with support from UC partners across the state. This is for parents, educators, healthcare providers—anyone who cares about kids and climate.

Watch now: youtu.be/gevrFK63mhU?...

#ClimateHealth #Wildfires #ChildHealth #UCSF #UCLA #UCClimate

For World Alzheimer’s Month, Dr. Anna Chodos shared insights on dementia prevention and care, from the connection between alcohol and dementia risk to the importance of early detection and brain health.

Read more: tiny.ucsf.edu/aEsC4i

#UCSF #WorldAlzheimersMonth #Geriatrics

New research from Drs. Niousha Bastian Elio Omid, Ashwin Kotwal, Irena Cenzer, John Boscardin, Lauren Hunt, and Alexander Smith explores psychological resilience and end-of-life symptom burden.

Read article: bit.ly/47uuPoD

#ucsf#geriatrics

Ambient AI Scribes and Physician Financial Productivity

📈 RVUs up by 1.81/week for adopters
📊 $3044 more annually per physician
🔍 15.2% encounters involved adopters
🔒 No increase in claim denials

#HealthInformatics #UCSF #Productivity
https://dev.tnyp.me/jHPWeRdw/s

Test Ambient AI Scribes & Physician Financial Productivity

📈 AI adopters saw a 1.81 increase in RVUs/week
🕒 They managed 0.80 more encounters weekly
🔍 No increase in claim denials was observed

#HealthInformatics #AIScribes #UCSF https://dev.tnyp.me/jHPWeRdw/s

Considering a PhD in CPH? Our first office hours of the admissions season are today from 4:00 to 5:30pm PT. Bring your questions about applying, faculty mentors, and more!

Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#UCSF #UCBerkeley #ComputationalHealth #PhDAdmissions #GradSchool

Congratulations to Stephanie Rogers, MD, on receiving Goshen College’s Culture for Service Award! Dr. Rogers was recognized for her commitment to improving healthcare for older adults. #ucsf#geriatrics

Read more: bit.ly/4yofq5g

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals: Leading the Way in Gene Therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome #United_States #San_Francisco #UCSF #Waskyra #Benioff

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Designated First U.S. Center for WASKYRA Gene Therapy #USA #San_Francisco #gene_therapy #UCSF #Waskyra

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Launch First U.S. Approval for WASKYRA® Gene Therapy #USA #San_Francisco #UCSF #Wiskott-Aldrich #Waskyra

Yeah, he’s a case study in…something.
Bay Area COVID-era academic medicine was a vibe! I watched streaming #UCSF grand rounds to get epidemiological data and stayed glued to Twitter for the Ghandi-drama.

This week’s Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource is BrightStar Care of San Francisco & Marin County, offering in-home care, skilled nursing, and support for older adults, including those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Learn more: geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/bay-are...

#ucsf#geriatrics