Policy and Standards of Care

Active Projects: 2

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Recent Infection Surveillance Consortium George Rutherford, MD Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Targeted HIV/TB Strategic Information Technical Assistance for President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Countries George Rutherford, MD HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians

Active Projects: 111

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Evaluation of Smear Microscopy Methods Philip Hopewell, MD Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Global Health Initiatives Malaria, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening
Coordination of the Development of Tuberculosis Contact Investigation Policy Philip Hopewell, MD Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care
International Health Policy and Reform Network Policy and Standards of Care
Recommendations for Future Studies of Air Pollution and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Chronic Respiratory Disease, Newborn and Infant Health, Policy and Standards of Care
Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Improved Health Sustainability in the Philippines John Peabody, MD, PhD Pediatrics, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening
Reach the Decision Makers Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Policy and Standards of Care, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
The Global Health Group - From Analysis to Action Richard Feachem, DSc, PhD Malaria, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Improving and Evaluating HIV Response Implementation Norman Hearst, MD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Purging the Burden: Expanding Malaria Elimination in Southern Africa Richard Feachem, DSc, PhD Malaria, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
A review of available evidence on the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in preventing transmission in sero-discordant couples George Rutherford, MD Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Meeting cholera's challenge to Haiti and the world: a joint statement on cholera prevention and care Infectious Disease, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Establishing Service Delivery Unit Cost Benchmarks to Inform Payment Rates by the Global Fund Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
WHO Adolescent HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) George Rutherford, MD Adolescent Health, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Quantitative estimation of the Global Fund contribution to MDGs 4 & 5 Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
AIDS Policy Research Center Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education Week Long International Training Program Stanton Glantz, PhD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
HIV Prevention for Sero-Discordant Couples George Rutherford, MD HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, Newborn and Infant Health, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Commission on Investing in Health (CIH) Phase 2: Leveraging the Convergence Indicators to Shape the Post-2015 Development Goals Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Contract for study on the Future Role of Swedish Health Aid Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Global Health Policy Analysis for the German G7 Team Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Analysis of the rapid policy change toward empirical treatment of fever with artemisinin-based combination therapy in Ebola-burdened areas of Liberia Matt Susko, MS Infectious Disease, Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Malaria, Policy and Standards of Care
Enhancing the Social Franchising Community of Practice: Building a Scientific Foundation for Programs Dominic Montagu, DrPH Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Patient and Peer Education
Social Franchising Community of Practice Dominic Montagu, DrPH Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening
Global Fund Strategic Review George Rutherford, MD HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Global Strategic Information
Office of the UN Special Envoy for Tuberculosis Eric Goosby, MD Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care
AIDS Policy Research Center Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care
Institute for Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy Eric Goosby, MD Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening
The Role of Human Rights-Based Approaches in Reducing Maternal Mortality in Brazil and Uganda Katie Lesyna, MS Women's Health, Policy and Standards of Care
Evidence Reviews required for the revision of the WHO guidance on the treatment of TB. Payam Nahid, MD, MPH Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Commission on Investing in Health (CIH) Phase 3: Leveraging Global Health 2035 to Shape the SDGs and the Health Investments of Donor, Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries Tuberculosis, Malaria, Women's Health, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
AIDS Policy Research Center Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care
Effect of Tobacco Advocacy at the State Level Stanton Glantz, PhD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Supporting the Implementation and Expansion of High Quality HIV Prevention Care and Treatment Activities and Facility and Community Level in the Republic of Kenya under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) George Rutherford, MD HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Implementation and Behavioral Science, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention, Training and Capacity Building
Evaluating the African Health Market for Equity (AHME) Initiative in Ghana and Kenya Dominic Montagu, DrPH Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infection, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Noncommunicable and/or Chronic Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Food Insecurity, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Drug and Diagnostics Development, Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Neurology and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Aging, Labor and Delivery, Family Planning, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health, Adolescent Health, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Triangulation, Global Strategic Information, Implementation and Behavioral Science, Engagement in Care, Substance Abuse, Treatment Adherence, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Chemical Industry Document Library Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Occupational and Environmental Disease, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Regulating Menthol Cigarette Sales Around Schools Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Perceptions of Right-to-Health Litigation’s Impact on Maternal Health and Mortality in Brazil Steven Dominguez Jr, MS Women's Health, Labor and Delivery, Family Planning, Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Sugar Quoted: An Analysis of Industry Framing to Oppose the Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in South Africa Pal Shah, MS Policy and Standards of Care, Implementation and Behavioral Science
Confidential and Covered: Protecting Patients While Preventing Revenue Loss Claire Brindis, DrPH Family Planning, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care
Democracy Council Technical Assistance program E. Michael Reyes, MD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care
First Lancet Commission Meeting 11-13 July 2017, San Francisco, California Eric Goosby, MD Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care
Evaluating new nicotine standards for cigarettes - Project 2 Neal Benowitz, MD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Sustained Strengthening of Public Health Laboratory, Transfusion Services and Health Care Worker Infection Control Practices for Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia Kayla Enriquez, MD, MPH Infectious Disease, Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Transfusion Medicine, Drug and Diagnostics Development, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
UCSF/Hastings Speakers Series: ACA Potential Impact of the Trump Administration on Health Policy Claire Brindis, DrPH Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Population Studies of New Tobacco Products and Cigarettes Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Transnational tobacco control network overcoming tobacco industry opposition in Colombia Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Ensuring Public Health Decision Making about Toxic Environmental Chemicals Post-TSCA Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Occupational and Environmental Disease, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
CCEP II - Making Global Climate Science Local: Implementing an Effective Model to Educate Key Influentials and Community Leaders Mica Estrada, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
POLST eRegistry Pilot Project Stuart Heard, PharmD Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening
Operational Infectious Disease Research - Research Support Across Southeast Asia Roland Gosling, PhD, MS, MD Malaria, Policy and Standards of Care
Readiness for and Obstacles to California's Tobacco Endgame Ruth Malone, RN, PhD, FAAN Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Providing consulting services and reports to OSHA James P. Seward, MPH, MPP, MMM Occupational and Environmental Disease, Policy and Standards of Care
RN Workforce Surveys and Analyses Joanne Spetz, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
Support at Home Program Evaluation Joanne Spetz, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
Monitoring the Global Tobacco Epidemic Stella Bialous, RN, DrPH Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Recommendations for the workforce that provides care for people living with serious illness Joanne Spetz, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
Soft Drink Pouring Rights Contracts with Universities: Exploring a Commercial Determinant of Health Patricia Aubel, MS Occupational and Environmental Disease, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Policy and Standards of Care
Health IT Standards Development and Testing for Precision Medicine Ida Sim, MD, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
UN Special Envoy for Tuberculosis: Strategic Priorities Eric Goosby, MD Tuberculosis, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
AgileMD Data Coordinator Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH Cancer/Oncology, Policy and Standards of Care
Healthy Beverages in Childcare: Putting Policy into Practice Abbey Alkon, RN, PhD, FAAN Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Pediatrics, Policy and Standards of Care
Continuing to measure the success of recommendations implemented to advance the initiative on the Future of Nursing Joanne Spetz, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
Preparing Vietnam for Malaria Elimination Roland Gosling, PhD, MS, MD Malaria, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Advancing Science-Based Decision Making About Toxic Chemicals: A Recipe for Building a Healthy Environment Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Occupational and Environmental Disease, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Patient Level Prediction of Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness in SPRINT Valy Fontil, MD, MAS, MPH Cardiovascular Disease, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Conducting a transition readiness assessment for malaria (TRA-M), develop a transition plan, and revise the National Malaria Program Strategic Plan Sara Fewer Malaria, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Review of modeling studies used in WHO guidelines Nathan Lo, MD, PhD Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Landscape analysis to generate programmatic and economic evidence to inform the initiative for malaria elimination in Melanesia and Timor-Leste Kaitlyn Fox, MBA Malaria, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
"Women's Barriers to Accessing Legal Abortion Services in Chile" and "Measuring the Impact of Conscientious Objection on Provision of Legal Abortion Services in Chile." Antonia Biggs, PhD Family Planning, Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care
Technical Assistance to develop a malaria specific annex for the Sustainability Transition, and Co-financing Guidance Note through STE-SI Sara Fewer Malaria, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
AIDS Policy Research Center Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care
Policy Program Manager with the UCSF Global Health Group’s Evidence to Policy Initiative Sara Fewer Policy and Standards of Care
Management Sciences for Health Director of Capacity Building and Performance Improvement Tina Brock, MS, EdD Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Training and Capacity Building
Associate Dean for Global Health and Educational Innovations UCSF School of Pharmacy Tina Brock, MS, EdD Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening
WHO-UNESCO-FIP Global Pharmacy Education Taskforce Tina Brock, MS, EdD Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening, Training International Scholars and Clinicians, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Refugee health Trauma and PTSD, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Health Policy and Economics in the context of Global Health Neelam Feachem, MS Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Malaria and private sector impacts in health systems Arian Hatefi, MD, MS Malaria, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
HIV epidemiology among vulnerable populations in Iran Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Women's Health, Access or Barriers to Care, Stigma and Discrimination, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance
WHO Diabetes Program Jeff Newman, MD, MPH Diabetes, Aging, Policy and Standards of Care
Global trade rules on tobacco control Sohil Sud, MD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Preparing for Abortion Legalization in Chile Antonia Biggs, PhD Women's Health, Family Planning, Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care
Series Editor for Disease Control Priorities, third edition (DCP3) Dean Jamison, PhD Infectious Disease, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
Emergency care access and quality research metrics Renee Hsia, MD Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening
Refugee and Asylum seeker Health Initiative Fatima Karaki, MD Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Policy and Standards of Care
Creating an Evidence Base to Limit Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Argentina Alicia Fernandez, MD Diabetes, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Implementation and Behavioral Science
Implementation of Guideline-Based Clinical Practice at Ocean Road Cancer Center in Tanzania Rebecca J. Deboer, MD Cancer/Oncology, Policy and Standards of Care
Access to care in resource poor environments Meghan O'Brien, MD Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Policy and Standards of Care
Improving care delivery for people living with HIV, TB and other chronic diseases through diplomacy Michael J. Reid, MD Infectious Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infection, Tuberculosis, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening
Director of TREAT Asia and VP of Global Initiatives for amfAR Annette Sohn, MD HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Effective Triage and Stabilization of Adults Presenting to the Adult Emergency Room at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia Kayla Enriquez, MD, MPH Policy and Standards of Care, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Improving Medicines Use for Noncommunicable Diseases in Low Resource Settings Lisa Bero, PhD Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Chair of the WHO Essential Medicines Committee Lisa Bero, PhD Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
Transfusion medicine and Blood safety: Policy, Diagnostics and Standards development Mike Busch, MD, PhD Infectious Disease, Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Transfusion Medicine, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Health Systems Strengthening
The Economic impact of the California Tobacco 21 Law Wendy Max, PhD Health Economics and Effectiveness, Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Understanding young adult poly-tobacco users’ perceptions of “e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury” (EVALI) in California Alyssa Bercasio, MS Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Analysis of Tobacco Industry Documents Stanton Glantz, PhD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
UCSF-GSI Technical Assistance in Strategic Information and Health Systems Strengthening under NAM-PHACTS (Program Area C: Strategic Information Activities) George Rutherford, MD HIV/AIDS, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Health Systems Strengthening
Global Health diplomacy in conflict and post conflict areas Sebastian Kevany, MPH Access or Barriers to Care, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Linking local variation in marijuana and opioid policies to health outcomes Danielle Ramo, PhD Policy and Standards of Care, Substance Abuse
Defending Science and Promoting Evidence-Based Decision Making about Toxic Chemicals to Improve Health Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Occupational and Environmental Disease, Policy and Standards of Care
Epidemic tobacco use in California drug treatment: A policy intervention Joseph Guydish, PhD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Economic impact of Proposition 56 on Low-Income Californians Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Effect of Tobacco Advocacy at the State Level Stanton Glantz, PhD Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care
Enabling Better Planned Transitions of Malaria Programming from Global Fund Financing to Domestic Financing Sara Fewer Malaria, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Policy and Standards of Care
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Infectious Disease, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance
UCSF Health Workforce Research Center Joanne Spetz, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
UCSF Health Workforce Research Center Joanne Spetz, PhD Policy and Standards of Care
A Pilot Trial of Gamification for Enhancing a Smoking Cessation App. Justin White, PhD Adolescent Health, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care

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