Foresight Engine

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Sabbatical for all employees. Special incentives for projects that benefit University (travel grants etc) 6 month sabbatical at 7 yrs srvc.

Also encourage visiting scholar relationships with other universities globally

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

Sabbatical for all employees. Special incentives for projects that benefit University (travel grants etc) 6 month sabbatical at 7 yrs srvc.

Also encourage visiting scholar relationships with other universities globally

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

UCSF launches a new #urban health institute, leveraging the #Tenderloin Clinical Research Center to target #social determinants of health.

Yes and a sister institute in the east bay where there are fewer services

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Imagine a focus on discovery driven by curiosity, not product potential and money.

I agree but that would require support for such research in an environment where funds are drying up.

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Momentum in response to:

I agree but that would require support for such research in an environment where funds are drying up.

UCSF could adopt a policy of supporting a percent of each researchers' time to develop projects driven by curiosity rather than profit.

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Positive Imagination in response to:

How can UCSF lead the way in 2025?

UCSF becomes a leader in leveraging social networks to transmit healthy behaviors

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Adaptation in response to:

Provide cargo/family assisted bikes for taking kids to on-site child care, making deliveries.

and at public transit hubs (bart, ferry etc) to facilitate commuting

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Free 24 hour on site child & elderly care, affordable housing & home buying loans for all staff&faculty, lactation rooms #TeamCLS

Options for childcare when the children are sick

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Create a robust network of UC-wide, domestic, and international partners to exchange global health knowledge and skills

Encourage faculty to teach at and collaborate with partner institutions

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Encourage faculty to teach at and collaborate with partner institutions

UCSF provides more meaningful training opportunities for partner institution researchers and care providers

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

Time stressed #families need services at campus' - like grocery stores! Whole foods at Mission Bay? #TeamCLS

Why Whole foods, why not facilitating CSAs

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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UCSF could create satallite campuses across the US and world, resulting in increased agilty and numerous benefits of expanded presence.

Why not networks of partnerships with other universities internationally

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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What if UCSF was at the forefront of focusing on the biological and social mechanisms that resolve MULTIPLE health outcomes at once?

Agree, UCSF should be a leader in promoting health rather than treating specific diseases

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Do we understand that the mind/body interface is a "disruptive" game changer for traditional medical care?

Can we incorporate the idea of mind/body wellness into research on the social and physical determinants of health across multiple outcomes

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Is UCSF limited by only having areas of study in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy? What is missing?

How could integrative medicine (osher center type work) be incorporated in the existing schools...

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Disease prevention is key to long-term successful healthcare. UCSF should be world leader in preventive health, score cards, best practices

UCSF becomes a leader in developing and evaluating structural interventions that promote health and wellbeing

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Assign a health advocate from Osher Center to each patient in UCSF Primary Care or hospital. Could be student in new Osher degree program.

Care coordination becomes truly patient centered and addresses the whole person

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Does this mean bringing the sharing economy onto the UCSF campus? e.g., sharing libraries

Create donation centers for unused meds or supplies that could be distributed to patients in need.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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Create medical lending libraries where people can pick up, drop off and exchange crutches and similar resources.

Expand to include prescription eyeglasses etc.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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start up a UCSF childcare centers in poorer neighborhoods that teach child rearing and nutrition

UCSF Health and wellness camps for kids during summer

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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We need one website that gives all of the scientific seminars, talks, and gatherings happening on campus. This would easier and save paper.

Agreed, but should allow customization/filtering by interests to help filter the information.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

Redefine Home Health. UCSF buys small apartment complexes. Docs or students live in building and care for tenants.

how would the care be covered?

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Redefine Home Health. UCSF buys small apartment complexes. Docs or students live in building and care for tenants.

UCSF partners with the city to have docs or students in the SROs as part of Healthy San Francisco

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

This could be integrated into care - helping track physical therapy or exercise recommendations + added to medical records.

Fitness information becomes part of the personal health record along with bio-tracking from fitness apps and devices

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

This could be a part of how staff choose to make use of their sabbaticals. Sabbaticals could help fuel these collaborations.

Is there some way indirect funds could be set aside for sabbaticals or to fund visiting scholar positions

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

The UCSF work environment should foster the health of its employees via showers, windows, exercise facilities, healthy food on each campus

Agree, healthy employees lead by example and can promote health in the community

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Antagonism in response to:

What #FoodOptions would you like to see at Mission Bay, Laurel Heights, and elsewhere? Specific restaurants, such as Pancho Villa Taqueria

Why restaurant chains? Why not partner with CSAs and run a cafeteria with healthy locally sourced food choices?

A game runner marked this card Super Interesting.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

I thought this benefit was already in place.

As I understand it, this is only available for 130 families this year. And only for faculty, residents and fellows.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

"Farms in Berkeley?"

If you go with the definition of ~100 mile radius there are a number of local farms.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Critical Imagination in response to:

What urgent challenges will UCSF face in 2025?

Even if healthcare is available to all, utilization and engagement in care will continue to be issues.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Maintaining 'high-touch' (personal interactions) while embracing high technology without alienating both UCSF staff and customers.

Patient portals that allow more question and answers between visits

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

More flexible options, such as part-time academic senate faculty, to encourage family-friendly and woman-friendly workplace

How can we adapt faculty evaluations to account for part time work. Productivity at lower % is often expected to be the same as 100%

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

~ 1 in 100 adults incarcerated, #older prisoners growing, CA has the most prisoners - UCSF should partner with corrections. #TeamAging

Agree! UCSF should also partner with corrections for those transitioning to the outside so that care is continuous

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

If UCSF paid all faculty 30% effort for creative time, we could change the world.

Absolutely, if even 20% of time were set aside for creative time, collaboration and innovation would blossom.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Am I correct that CSAs are Community Supported Agriculture? Sounds like a great #FoodOption

Yes - they are usually smaller scale farms, and many in the bay area are organic

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Develop an App where patients can get live up to date information about their medical records on their phones or tablets.

And where patients could give consent to have their records contribute to research.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

UCSF creates a robust "faculty exchange" with under resourced countries to promote learning and global health.

Faculty exchange grows to more fruitful collaborations with other institutions

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Antagonism in response to:

PIs will never go for it... but it would be great if they didn't have a choice

I think most PIs would love to have 20% protected time to pursue projects. Particularly for hard to fund and interdisciplinary work.

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Adaptation in response to:

homecare using emerging #socialstructured technologies for sustainable approach to preventing acute institutionalization #social

Home care could emphasize prevention and wellness

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

Nice but challenge is keeping it simple for consumers to understand. LOTS of research to represent.

agree, but there could be some way to group research areas

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Aiming to capitalize on its position as leading public university--leverage its strengths in caring for the underserved.

...and addressing health disparities

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

Lets get deeper connections with the other UCs. It's not in UCSF scope to have a CS department, but we sure would be stronger with one.

Agree, it should be much easier to collaborate with other UC groups

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

We'll need better collaboration, search and distribution tools.

Agree, if facebook can suggest friends, why can't UCSF profiles suggest collaborators

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

Growing criticism around MOOCs diluting learning w/o having claimed benefit of increased access to academic material.Rethink online presence

Can a hybrid be developed where mentoring online is combined with in person sessions - conferences or scientific meeting

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

From MOOCs to #MOPs (Mentored Online Programs) -- use technology to strengthen what we do: elite hands-on training in integrated programs

UCSF hosts the annual student conference where in person workshops are held and a chance to showcase student work is provided

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Antagonism in response to:

Oh they'd love to have it for themselves.. but they'd never give it to their students/postdocs. Or they'd expect to be authors on the papers

I don't think that is true. I think many would be happy to protect student/postdoc time to be more creative

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

I'm pretty sure that's the idea behind profiles.ucsf.edu. Check out this profile:http://profiles.ucsf.edu/michael.mcmanus

True, but it's not as functional as it could be. And is often out of date.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

I'm pretty sure that's the idea behind profiles.ucsf.edu. Check out this profile:http://profiles.ucsf.edu/michael.mcmanus

What if it could actively suggest collaborators, not just within UCSF but within the greater UC system.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

Something like what profiles.ucsf.edu does? http://profiles.ucsf.edu/michael.mcmanus check the side links...

How can UCSF provide training or resources to help grow the use of Profiles?

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Investigation in response to:

How do we improve profiles? I'm sure the #CTSI people are interested in making it as useful as possible.

Faculty and Staff could use more training on how to update the profiles.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Faculty and Staff could use more training on how to update the profiles.

Functions could be added to update you when a researcher publishes in your area or geographic region of interest

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

How do we improve profiles? I'm sure the #CTSI people are interested in making it as useful as possible.

Profiles could expand to staff or to link with other UC campuses

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Develop a program whereby faculty can spend a 3-6mo mini-sabbatical in another on-campus lab

or another UC - foster collaboration across campuses

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

The Osher Center promotes basic science research into natural medicine closing gap between naturopathy and Western medicine.

UCSF becomes the leader in health for the whole person and high quality information on integrated care

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Profiles is often out-of-date. And doesn't include all researchers at UCSF. Could improve by including grants, similar to current pub list.

add a map with links to UCSF researchers and projects by region.

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Does exposure to some bacteria in the gut promote autoimune disease, do some suppress these diseases?

How does the microbiome across the lifespan promote or impair health

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

I think they are in the process of adding Staff. Other UCs would be good too! #profiles #CTSI

Or investigators at other institutions that have collaborated with UCSF partners

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Adaptation in response to:

Yes! Explore how ecology exists on all levels including our own internal and external ecology. Explore how these interface.

how do social/structural factors affect the microbiome

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Adaptation in response to:

How can we de-marginalize and de-stigmatize mental health? Psychiatry focuses on mental illness. Health Psychology? Behavioral Medicine?

Incorporate mental health as part of whole person wellness approach

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

Support #implementation science to test combination HIV prevention strategies that are scalable globally.

UCSF becomes a leader in methods to understand combination prevention strategies

played over 7 years ago by mskang

Momentum in response to:

Support #implementation science to test combination HIV prevention strategies that are scalable globally.

UCSF becomes a leader in methods to understand combination prevention strategies

played over 7 years ago by mskang

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