Our Research
Our Research
Surgical Outcomes
Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults The research of Emily Finlayson, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor in Residence and Director of the UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults, focuses on using administrative data to examine ‘real world' surgical outcomes in the
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Palliative Care in Cancer Setting
Symptom Management Service (SMS) The Symptom Management Service (SMS), a pioneering program for outpatient symptom management in a cancer center setting, was founded by Michael W. Rabow, MD, a national expert in outpatient palliative care program development, service delivery, and
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Patient-Provider Communication
Clinical Trial - Navigating High Risk Surgery: Empowering Older Adults to Ask Questions That Inform Decisions About Surgical Treatment PCORI-1502-27462 Navigating High Risk Surgery: Empowering Older Adults to Ask Questions That Inform Decisions About Surgical Treatment Study ID: UW 2015-1375
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End-of-Life Experiences / Cultural Attitudes Impact on Patient Perspectives Alexander Smith, MD, MPH is broadly interested in issues at the intersection of geriatrics and palliative care, his research has largely been organized around three primary areas: end-of-life experiences, patient-doctor communication
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IMPACT-ICU: Integrating Multidisciplinary Palliative Care into the ICU Wendy Gabrielle Anderson, MD, MS, worked with colleagues in critical care and palliative care at UCSF Medical Center and the Schools of Nursing and Medicine to develop "IMPACT-ICU: Integrating Multidisciplinary Palliative Care
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Medical Literacy and Patient Decision Making Rebecca Sudore, MD has dedicated her research program to making medical information easier for patients and their families to understand. She published the first prospective study demonstrating the effect of limited literacy on mortality
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Prehab Pal: A Digital, Interdisciplinary Geriatric Surgery Wellness Program Authors: Kelsey Ogomori, Jeanette M. Broering PhD, MPH, RN, Sean Bumgarner, Jeff Belkora, PhD4, Tia Weinberg, PrarthanaBhattacharya, Savinnie Ho, Trish Lai5, Eunice Tsang, and Emily Finlayson, MD, MS The United States
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Quality Improvement
Geriatric Assessments in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease The NIH-funded Functional Assessment in Liver Transplant (FrAILT) Study, led by hepatologist and principal investigator Jennifer C. Lai, M.D., M.B.A., aims to apply measures of frailty and functional status to patients with
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Transitions of Care for Hospitalized Older Adults The research of Ryan Greysen, M.D., is focused on transitions of care for hospitalized older adults and interventions to improve post-discharge continuity of care including novel uses of patient-centered technology such as mobile
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