The Better Lab

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.

[Marissa Boeck MD MPH FACS @KickAsana]

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

[Maxwell Presser, MD, MPH @MaxwellPresser]

Noon PT today!

@TheBetterLab @AmCollSurgeon @NCSP_UCSF

[Jessica Beard, MD, MPH @jessicahbeard]

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 ❤️!!

[Jessica Beard, MD, MPH @jessicahbeard]

⁦@UCSFSurgery⁩ ⁦@amanda_sammann⁩ comes to ⁦@TempleHealth⁩ ⁦@TempleTrauma⁩ for collaborative design to support trauma informed care ❤️ ⁦@TheBetterLab⁩ ⁦@UCSFGSResidency⁩ ⁦@Oresanya_SurgEd⁩

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

📢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

[UCSF Surgery @UCSFSurgery]

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👇

[UCSF Surgery @UCSFSurgery]

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👇

[Jeff Nahmias MD MHPE FACS FCCM @jnahmias1]

@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

[Joseph Cuschieri @JoeC_TraumaDoc]

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

[UCSF Surgery @UCSFSurgery]

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🥳

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

...is up to the task!

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

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

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

@jessicahbeard @TempleTrauma @TempleSurgery @UCSFMedicine @ucsfccm @ZSFGCare @UCSFSurgery

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

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!

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

@jessicahbeard @TempleTrauma @TempleSurgery @UCSFMedicine @ucsfccm @ZSFGCare

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

@UCSFSurgery @MiNunez95 @AnyaGreenberg10 @UCSF @UCSFMedicine @UCSFDOM @UCSFODO @FilipinoSurgeon @HPB_Surgeon @TraumaDocSF @UCSFHospitals @PheoSurgeon @UCSFGSResidency Very proud of @willow_learns and their contributions to bringing human-centered design research to the field of surgery!

[Jessica Beard, MD, MPH @jessicahbeard]

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

[Sarah J. Glover @skyphoto]

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

[The Better Lab @TheBetterLab]

@_cnschmidt Congratulations!!! It has been a pleasure to work with you and we are rooting for you in #Match2023!

[Jessica Beard, MD, MPH @jessicahbeard]

#BGVR22 brainstorming solutions for how to create episodic stories with multiple sources ⁦@TheBetterLab⁩ ⁦@PCGVR⁩