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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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Noon PT today! @TheBetterLab @AmCollSurgeon @NCSP_UCSF
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 training.acesaware.org/aa/de….
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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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The Better Lab retweeted
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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Replying to @UCI_Trauma
@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 thebetterlab.org/about/
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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
Replying to @UCI_Trauma
@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 thebetterlab.org/about/
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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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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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The Better Lab retweeted
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
Replying to @AndrewMIbrahim
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. thebetterlab.org
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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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#BGVR22 Better Gun Violence Reporting Workshop starting soon! ⁦@PCGVR⁩ ⁦@TheBetterLab⁩
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Telling these stories better is a love story ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #BGVR22 @LoveNowMedia @PCGVR @TheBetterLab thank you for sharing Jos! 😍
#BGVR22 Stories of empathy and love from Jos Duncan Ase ⁦@LoveNowMedia⁩
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#BGVR22 sharing personal experiences of reporting on gun violence that can compound trauma ⁦@PCGVR⁩ ⁦@Orondemcclain1⁩ ⁦@denisejames⁩ ⁦@PCGVR⁩ ⁦@TheBetterLab⁩ thank you so much for sharing your story
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#BGVR22 it’s ok to be human in reporting on gun violence from Yvonne Latty from Temple journalism kicks off our workshop ⁦@PCGVR⁩ ⁦@TheBetterLab⁩
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The Better Lab retweeted
‼️General Surgeon 👩🏼‍⚕️ Dr. Amanda Sammann @amanda_sammann, who practices trauma surgery, acute care surgery, and critical surgical care at Zuckerberg San Francisco General @ZSFGCare, has been promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor of Surgery at @UCSF 🥳🥳
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The Better Lab retweeted
Congratulations to @amanda_sammann who has been named Chief Experience Officer for @UCSFSurgery, charged with creating strategies to enhance the environment & experience for our faculty. Dr Sammann is an associate professor at @ZSFGCare and leader of the @TheBetterLab.
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