The Better Lab
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We use human-centered design to study & fix healthcare challenges. The opinions/statements expressed should not be taken as a position of/endorsement by UCSF.
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Joined October 2016
Amazing job by @UCSFSurgery @UCSFGSResidency Dr. @hdecker731 sharing our early work with Project REACH - a partnership btw @SF_DPH WPIC & @ZSFGCare Surgery to improve surgical care access for people experiencing homelessness. Meeting people where they are, safely 🤲 #ACSQSC25
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Join us on Thursday, March 20, for the Clinical Pilots webinar, “Using Human-Centered Design to Advance Trauma-Informed Care in Emergency Surgery” to learn how human-centered design principles can promote a trauma-informed hospital ecosystem. Register at https://t.co/4cRGyn7zV9.
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An incredible day of design to support trauma informed care for firearm injured people @TempleHealth @templemedschool @TempleTrauma! Thank you @healy_em @TheBetterLab @TheScottCharles for your partnership and to @ahephl for support. So many great ideas and so much ❤️!!
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@UCSFSurgery @amanda_sammann comes to @TempleHealth @TempleTrauma for collaborative design to support trauma informed care ❤️ @TheBetterLab @UCSFGSResidency @Oresanya_SurgEd
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📢Join us this Wednesday, April 5th at 2pm PT/ 5pm ET for our next #DesignWednesdays journal club with @rdietkus to discuss trauma-informed practices in design research and practice! RSVP link in bio or DM us. #traumainformed #humancentereddesign #designresearch
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2/2 In September 2022, Dr. Sammann and Willow partnered with @UCSFGSResidency alum @jessicahbeard and @PCGVR to use human-centered design methods to develop “prototypes” (solutions) to advance empathetic, ethical and impactful journalism around gun violence in Philadelphia👇
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1/2‼️Trauma Surgeon Dr. @amanda_sammann and her mentee Willow Frye (they/them) @willow_learns use human-centered design to develop novel strategies at @TheBetterLab to improve healthcare delivery and address health inequities in and out of the hospital👇
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@UCI_Trauma @UCIrvineSurgery lucky to have ⭐️ surgeon and healthcare human-centered design trailblazer Dr. Amanda Sammann of @UCSFSurgery & founder of the Better Lab. Everyone should invite her for grand rounds!! @Jasosamd @JoeC_TraumaDoc @TraumaDocSF
https://t.co/bOS8cjUmS3
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Truly unique, critical and outstanding work that is improving care delivery, team interactions, and outcome! We are truly fortunate to have Dr. Sammann as part of @UCSFSurgery @ZSFGCare
@UCI_Trauma @UCIrvineSurgery lucky to have ⭐️ surgeon and healthcare human-centered design trailblazer Dr. Amanda Sammann of @UCSFSurgery & founder of the Better Lab. Everyone should invite her for grand rounds!! @Jasosamd @JoeC_TraumaDoc @TraumaDocSF
https://t.co/bOS8cjUmS3
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Big News‼️The Wraparound Project at @ZSFGCare has awarded a $3.77 million California Violence & Prevention (CalVIP) Grant to Drs. @amanda_sammann & Rebecca Plevin @rplevin, both of @UCSFSurgery, and Drs. Nancy Anaya & Lauren Chalwell, Department of Emergency Medicine @ucsfdem🥳
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Finishing up a powerful week generating ideas to redesign end-of-life care for patients with dementia . Considering the complexity of their journey - and of their caregivers - is humbling but the ingenuity of @UCLA @UCLAHealth and @LizDzeng
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Sharing our gratitude for the invitation to support this critical work to collaborate with community advocates, journalists, and public health professionals to move the conversation on gun violence reporting forward!
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Kicking off @acsTrauma pilot training in trauma-informed care with our first session with @TempleSurgRes. @miranda_haslam teaches us about trauma, trauma-informed care and the beloved community. @TempleTrauma @TempleHealth @rochelleami9 @RandiSmithMD @healy_em
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Appreciative of the Better Gun Violence Reporting Workshop #pcgvr22 at Wyck House in #Philly this week. Here are some snaps of collective work to improve news coverage @pcgvr @TheBetterLab Meeting took place a day after four teens were shot at football scrimmage; 1 victim died
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#BGVR22 brainstorming solutions for how to create episodic stories with multiple sources @TheBetterLab @PCGVR
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👇👇 Our very own Dr. @amanda_sammann
3/ The Better Lab by @amanda_sammann @UCSFSurgery ! Design Thinking via @ideo + busy, mission driven health system = creative & impactful quality improvement. Weekly design journal clubs feature great emerging methods & interventions. https://t.co/XYj5Onogbl
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#BGVR22 keynote speaker @cthompsonmorton delivers a moving and interactive talk about reimagining gun violence reporting @PCGVR @TheBetterLab @MrErnestOwens
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