The Better Lab

📢We're excited to announce our next #DesignWednesdays Journal Club! ⚡️Join us on Wednesday, Nov 1st at 2pm PT/5pm ET to discuss Healthcare Delivery for Incarcerated Individuals with Jennifer James. Jennifer is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Aging, the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Bioethics Program at UCSF. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/dfSi2GA

📢We're excited to announce our next #DesignWednesdays Journal Club! ⚡️Join us on Wednesday, July 3rd at 2pm PT/5pm ET to discuss Structural Racism and Access to Medical Care with Kathy Moscou. This session will focus on will focus on the lasting effect structural racism has on the design of healthcare systems, and how to design for a more inclusive solution. Dr. Kathy Moscou is Interim Dean, Faculty of Design, at OCAD University. She has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Toronto, a Masters in Public Health, and has contributed to learning outcomes of post-secondary students for more than 25 years. Dr. Moscou’s background merges visual arts, health, and design for social justice. Over the past decade, her research has focused on designing for equity using decolonized frameworks to examine governance and policy design to foster holistic health, inclusive neighborhoods, and access to safe medicines. Dr Moscou’s creative practice is mixed media visual storytelling that celebrates Black culture and the Black family and has been exhibited in the United States and Canada. RSVP link here: https://lnkd.in/eVSQU_r #healthequity #healthcaredesign #humancentereddesign

Wear Orange Weekend! As part of the ZSFG Trauma Program and the UCSF Department of Surgery, The Better Lab participated in ‘Wear Orange’ day. Wear orange this weekend and join us in honoring survivors and building community with those working to end gun violence. #EndGunViolence #TraumaAwareness UCSF Department of Surgery

Adrienne Greer (Operations Director) and Marianna Salvatori (Design Director) attended the ILN Coaching & Consulting & Beneficent Design 'Design for Dignity Conference' in Boston this week on behalf of The Better Lab 🤩 It was amazing to learn about how other organizations are using design to promote equitable healthcare. We look forward to attending again next year! #DesignForDignity #ILN #Healthcaredesign #humancentereddesign #publichealth #healthequity 

📢We're excited to announce our next #DesignWednesdays Journal Club! ⚡️Join us on Wednesday, June 5th at 2pm PT/5pm ET to Designing for Asynchronous Collaboration in Design with Rory Stanton. Rory Stanton is the founder and CEO of Aila Health, a virtual care platform for people living with autoimmune conditions. She received her MBA from UC Berkeley and her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Brown University. Prior to graduate school, she led the Digital Patient Product Team at Decision Resources Group, where she worked with life sciences companies to develop their digital engagement strategies to improve the patient experience for people living with autoimmune disease. She is passionate about making it easier for patients to access personalized specialty care and health coaching at home. Her mission is to generate new evidence in women’s health, advancing clinical care and research for inflammatory conditions, so that millions of people living with autoimmune disease will get access to the care that they need at the right time. RSVP link here: https://lnkd.in/eVSQU_r #aliahealth #healthcaredesign #humancentereddesign

Want to learn about Human-Centered Design in Healthcare? Our very own Meghana Gadgil will be teaching a virtual course from September 9th-December 6th 2024 that is open UCSF affiliated and non-affiliated. Head to https://lnkd.in/gQxBYkgs to learn more or register. You can also email ImplementationScience@ucsf.edu with questions. More details: "Human-centered design incorporates the human needs perspective to solve problems in public health and medicine. As an introduction to the practice, learners follow a design process and apply methods focused on building empathy, translating needs into solution requirements, creative ideation, prototype development and testing, and planning for implementation. Broad principles of implementation science are overlaid to examine relationships.   This is a dynamic experiential learning format. Learners engage in design activities and meet for weekly design labs in a virtual collaborative space to advance their work.   Fall courses begin September 9 and run through December 6.   Enroll by June 15 and receive $100 off: Unaffiliated with UCSF: $2650 Affiliated with UCSF or primary residence in LMIC or area of ongoing armed conflict: $2,150" #implementationscience #humancentereddesign #ucsf #healthcaredesign

Congrats to Adrienne Yang, who recently presented our HCD research “Exploration of Medical Student Debt-Related Stress in the US (2019-2021): A Mixed Methods Study". This is the first nation-wide study to examine medical student debt-related stress. Adrienne presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)Western Group on Educational Affairs Annual Conference, an event that highlights original research or innovations in medical education. During her 15-minute oral abstract presentation, Adrienne discussed our findings from using human-centered design methodologies. We discovered that debt negatively impacts students’ emotional wellbeing and professional development, which generated interesting discussions with the audience about interventions to improve the future of medical education. This presentation was nominated for an award for best oral abstract research presentation! #healthcaredesign #AAMC #wellness #mentalhealth

The Better Lab partnered with Susan Bauer Schultz, MBA to facilitate the UCSF Department of Surgery Faculty Retreat last weekend! We supported the faculty in using a Human-Centered approach to setting goals and intentions for the year. Let's provide the best patient care possible! UCSF Department of Surgery #retreat #facilitation #humancentereddesign #healthcaredesign

On April 25, 2024, The Better Lab partnered with The Wraparound Project alongside SFUSD, SVIP and Sf Richmond to bring the fun to George Washington High School for the first ever Unity Event. Showcasing our way of spreading Peace Love and Unity, the students had the opportunity to visit a variety of educational booths to learn about Stop the Bleed, Fire Safety, Hands Only CPR, Helmet Safety, The Native American Health Center, First Aid, Job Opportunities, and so much more! Huge thanks to all the donors, volunteers, staff, and students who helped make this event a success. Big thanks to @georgewashingtonhighschool for opening your doors and allowing us to bring fun and learning to your students. University of California, San Francisco Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF)