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Krista Harrison, PhD
@kristalynharrison.bsky.social
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Social scientist | how to make end-of-life less terrible | hospice, pal care & home care for older adults with serious illnesses, dementia | policy & aging research at UCSF | All views my own https://profiles.ucsf.edu/krista.harrison
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · Feb 5
Our new paper in @agsjournal.bsky.social compares dementia end-of-life caregiving experiences. Labor of love to use poetic analysis in this secondary analysis of qualitative data, comparing #prion & #ADRD #dementia types, and develop a new conceptual model #hapc #neuropal
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Two poems created from interview data from research participants Conceptual model comparing end-of-life experiences with dementia caregiving for short vs long duration disease experience
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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · Aug 28
Drs. Lauren Hunt, @kristalynharrison.bsky.social, & colleagues published in Am J Hosp Palliat Care on how the Care Ecosystem model impacts end-of-life outcomes in dementia care. #geriatrics pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40827842/
The Effect of the Care Ecosystem Collaborative Care Model on End-of-Life Outcomes for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers - PubMed
ContextCollaborative care models that feature care navigation have been found to have a range of benefit for people with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers, but their effect on end-of-life (EOL)…
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Jul 30
How have you been impacted by the changes we've seen under the current administration? What would you want to say to those in charge?

I'm launching a new research initiative to collect and share anonymous stories of the human toll. And I'd be very grateful for your help.

tinyurl.com/thehumantoll
The Human Toll The US is undergoing rapid social, economic, and policy change. If you've been impacted, we want to hear your story! To participate, visit: https://tinyurl.com/thehumantoll Study sponsored under University of Wisconsin-Madison IRB Protocol #2025-1096. PI: Dr. Jessica Calarco Participants must be at least 18 years of age and reside in the US [image of a person with their face in their hands]
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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · Jun 16
📢 UCSF is recruiting Asian, Black, & Latino former caregivers for a study to improve end-of-life care for those with dementia. Share your story & earn up to $160. Learn more: [https://geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/recruiting-participants] #dementia #caregiving
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UCSF Geriatrics @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social · Jun 15
🎓 Huge congrats to our graduating T32 fellows!

👏 Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, DrPH, MS
👏 Angela Suen, MD
👏 Lingsheng Li, MD, MHS @lingshengli.bsky.social‬

We’re thrilled they’ll continue advancing care for older adults—two as UCSF faculty and one at SF General & Chinese Hospital! 💙 #geriatrics
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Katrina Green, MD FAAEM, FAMWA (she/her) @kgreenmd.bsky.social · Jun 12
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Ranking Member Sanders Asks Health Care Providers for Information on Republicans’ Budget Bill | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), requested...
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 21
🚨 Action alert: Two days left!!

Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference.

👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees.

➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
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Lingsheng Li, MD MHS @lingshengli.bsky.social · May 10
#AGS25 Geri Lit Review @amergeriatrics.bsky.social

Thank you @kencovinsky.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social for an incredibly fun and memorable learning+sing-along experience about all things #Geriatrics!

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Jessica Eng, MD @jessicaengmd.bsky.social · May 9
What language do you use when talking about deprescribing? Fabulous research from Nancy Schoenborn #AGS25 showing what resonates more with patients
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · May 10
Callback to the @geripal.bsky.social #thickenedliquidschallenge #ags2025 #WeAreGeriatrics #litreview

Commonly used but data sparse for dysphasia in hospitals and nursing homes. “Thin” evidence for mortality reduction and patients dislike
Picture of conference ballroom with presenters at the front Slide summarizing outcomes for observational study on thickened liquids in hospitalized older adults with dementia
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · May 10
Sing-along state of the science at #AGS2025 by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social complete with light sticks at 8:45 am

#WeAreGeriatrics
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · May 9
Absolutely brilliant science communication by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and Marta Tufet of GAVI. Clear explanation of why placebo controlled trials are not required for vaccines already known to be efficacious. I had to share.
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · May 7
In case anyone at #AGS2025 is on #gerisky… first 24h in Chicago involved a Cubs/Giants game (and amusing rivalry between @kencovinsky.bsky.social and @lwaltermd.bsky.social) and my first @deprescribeus.bsky.social meeting!

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 6
Powerful graphic. In a single day on April 25, a DOGE-fueled NSF canceled 340,226 future days of research.

Or 932 years.

[And that’s just one of three rounds of terminations so far.]
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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · May 6
For #TidyTuesday this week, we're looking at data on terminations of NSF grants 📊

🎨 Using colour to highlight one category
📈 Transparency to highlight the important data
✍️ Annotations instead of a legend for transparency

#RStats #ggplot2 #DataViz
Bar chart showing 651 NSF-funded research projects, with total terminated days in dark grey or red, completed days in light grey or red. Red highlights projects listed by Ted Cruz as "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda".
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · May 2
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.

"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · Apr 29
Delighted to see @lwaltermd.bsky.social receive the Hal Luft Mentoring Award at @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social #HSR Symposia today. She’s describing building a culture of mentoring in @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social, which has certainly made my career possible
Louise Walter, Division Chief of UCSF Geriatrics, receiving the Hal Luft Mentoring Award. Hal Luft, Joanne Spetz and Abigail, stand in the wings
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Ken Covinsky @kencovinsky.bsky.social · Apr 7
Process of ordering supplemental oxygen and advising patients is very confusing. This outstanding review will teach physicians how to navigate the process and advocate for their patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting
This Review proposes a person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life for people using supplemental oxygen and summarizes supplemental oxygen evidence and landscape in the outpa...
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ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social · Apr 24
Explore how socioeconomic status shapes end-of-life experiences in the @jama.com publication, Wealth Disparities in End-of-Life Symptom Burden Among Older Adults, senior-authored by IHPS faculty member @kristalynharrison.bsky.social.
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Joanne Spetz @joannespetz.bsky.social · Apr 24
Important column by the brilliant Ninez Ponce at our sister center at UCLA on federal changes and disappearances to key public data.

www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Data Democracy in Crisis: How Changing Federal Data Reshapes Research and Representation | Milbank Memorial Fund
Recent political events have data custodians and users across the country asking an important question—if the federal government is backing away from its historical role as a leader in advancing data ...
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · Apr 23
"Women" were on the forbidden word list. The Women's Health Initiative helped us understand Hormone Replacement Therapy. We had this study because NIH had frequently *left women out* of their studies.
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · Apr 23
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · Apr 19
This !👇

NIH Funding Has Stagnated Since 2003
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NIH Funding Has Stagnated Since 2003
This Viewpoint explores how funding has changed at the National Institutes of Health over time and discusses how continued investment is necessary to maintain the current level of biomedical research.
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · Apr 18
Congrats!!!🍾
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · Apr 6
Prepping for the first family camping trip of the year always leads to side projects, like removing too-small clothing from my son’s drawer as I look for his camping gear, and at least 3 trips to REI
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Apr 5
A major paper @nature.com this week found a significant decline in dementia after an outdated Shingles vaccine.
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
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The Shingles Vaccine and Reduction of Dementia
A compelling new study adds to the body of data supporting some protection provided by the vaccine
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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · Apr 1
A blood test for Alzheimer's risk! World-changing research coming out of @washumedicine.bsky.social 🩺 #MedSky
Without investment from NIH, none of this would be possible.

source.washu.edu/2025/03/high...
Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementia
A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Lund University not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condi...
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Krista Harrison, PhD @kristalynharrison.bsky.social · Apr 4
We share a birthday! Social scientist here studying end-of-life care, dementia & health policy
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