Patient Care

Phillips discusses insurance coverage for genomic testing

Tue Apr 24, 2018

Kathryn Phillips, PhD, discusses insurance coverage for genomic testing in her recent articles published in JAMA and Science.

Stebbins empowers patients to heal themselves

Thu Apr 5, 2018

Elisabeth Fall

Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Moving back home after a stay in the hospital or other acute-care setting is a precarious time, especially for an elderly patient or one who is living alone. With so many people underinsured and underserved by transportation, medical care, and other social services, it’s no surprise that nearly 20...

What Doctors Should Ignore

Mon Dec 11, 2017

UCSF lab sends filters to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Mon Nov 27, 2017

staff member holds one water filter and a thank you note.

Centro Neumologia Pediatrica, Puerto Rico

Clinic staff member at Centro Neumologia Pediatrica, Puerto Rico’s largest pediatric pulmonary clinic, expressed thanks for the delivery of 484 water filters. Each filter can clean up to 295 gallons of water per day.

Burchard Lab colleagues step up to help residents of the island get fresh water.

Advanced practice pharmacists are ready

Thu Nov 9, 2017

Elisabeth Fall

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, professor and chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF School of Pharmacy

Pharmacists are going to be more integral to health care teams in the future.

Avoid these common drugs if you’re over 65

Wed Nov 1, 2017

Kroon, Stebbins, and Clark offer guidance on hospital care

Wed Oct 11, 2017

Three experienced pharmacists in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the UCSF School of Pharmacy were interviewed for The Hospitalist, a publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine. Lisa Kroon, PharmD; Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD; and Mackenzie Clark, PharmD, are quoted in the story.

‘Meds-to-beds’ programs aim to prevent re-hospitalization

Tue Sep 26, 2017

Pharmacists Are Now Poised To Ease Physician Shortage—If Only They Could Get Paid For It

Wed Sep 20, 2017

Update from the Dean - September 2017