Past Talks and Media
Explore past talks, presentations, podcasts, and other media featuring IGNITE Lab research and collaborators.
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Cancer Screening and Survivorship | Digital Health | Language Access Gaps
Patient Safety | Resilience and Equity in Academic Medicine
Cancer Screening and Survivorship
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Dr. Sarkar at the nAM: Health literacy and Communication Strategies in Oncology Conference (Jul 16, 2019)
Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions. To address the needs of patients and families with low health literacy and improve health outcomes, we must develop literacy appropriate patient-facing communication across the care continuum.
Dr. Sarkar Discusses Patient-Clinician Communication & Strategies for Improving Equity in Diagnosis
Timely diagnosis, particularly for cardiovascular events, is critical for positive patient outcomes. Within-visit communication is complex and features various barriers including language access and health literacy. To improve equity in the diagnostic process, providers must embrace communication interventions such as providing patients with literacy-appropriate information.
Digital Health
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Dr. Khoong participates in a panel discussing Telehealth’s Evolution in California
This webinar explored telehealth’s growth in California, highlighting findings from the report Telehealth’s Evolution in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities. This event covered telehealth equity, implementation, policy, financing, and research, offering insights from healthcare leaders. Designed for health system leaders, policymakers, and researchers, the event examined challenges, opportunities, and strategies to advance telehealth and promote health equity.
Dr. Khoong discusses Implementation of
Digital Health Interventions For Safety Net Populations
Dr. Khoong discusses implementation of digital health interventions in safety net settings, including barriers to implementation, multilevel determinants to digital health equity, telemedicine adoption and implementation, and use of digital tools to bridge the gap for patients with language barriers.
Dr. Sarkar discusses UCSF S.O.L.V.E. Health Tech's Role in Addressing Digital Health Needs for Medicaid and Vulnerable Populations
Dr. Sarkar has spoken about this disconnect between health offerings and the real-world needs of patients at venues such as South by Southwest. She serves on the expert council of HealthTech 4 Medicaid and the advisory board of the UCSF Health Hub.
Language Access Gaps
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Dr. Khoong Discusses use of GPT-Rewritten Patient Instructions
Dr. Khoong is piloting new workflows to improve language access in healthcare, including a system for clinicians to send MyChart messages to certified translators for Spanish translations within 24 hours. While verbal communication remains a challenge in low-stakes interactions, experts are exploring AI-based translation tools to enhance accessibility and patient inclusion.
Dr. Khoong discusses the accuracy and safety of machine translation of patient-specific discharge instructions
Patients who prefer to communicate in a non-English language often do not receive written instructions or care plans in their preferred language. Dr. Elaine Khoong, MD, MS, led an original investigation exploring the potential role of artificial intelligence in addressing language barriers between healthcare providers and patients. The study found that GPT-generated Spanish translations show strong promise in low-risk clinical scenarios, especially when human translators are unavailable. These findings suggest that healthcare systems should consider offering machine-generated translations in appropriate contexts, rather than leaving patients to navigate instructions they cannot understand.
Patient Safety
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Dr. Sarkar Presents on Outpatient Safety and Generative AI
In outpatient care, there are persistent outcome disparities and care gaps. While AI could potentially address these issues, there are also risks and limitations associated with its use by clinicians. This webinar aims to help participants understand the potential role of AI in outpatient care, the benefits and risks it may bring, and offers recommendations for clinicians and health systems interested in implementing AI into their settings.
Dr. Sarkar Discusses the Role of Communication and Implicit Bias in The Diagnostic Process
Implicit bias occurs when rather than remaining neutral, we have a preference (or aversion) to certain individuals or groups. As the diagnostic process is inherently complex, discrepancies in interpreting patient symptoms and providing treatment must be eliminated to achieve health equity.
2022 JAMA Author Interviews Podcast - Achieving Diagnostic Excellence
Resilience and Equity in Academic Medicine
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Inspiring Stories of Women Leaders in Healthcare at UCSF
For International Women’s Day 2023, Dr. Sarkar participated in a panel discussing leadership with women leaders at UCSF. The panel discussed topics such as the key benefits of holding a leadership position, unique paths to leadership, and insights into the challenges and obstacles that panel members have had to overcome.
UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds International Women's Day (2022)
Dr. Sarkar was one of three speakers to present at the UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds commemorating International Women’s Day on March 10, 2022. Dr. Sarkar’s presentation focused on structural barriers and gender bias.