Lorri Zipperer

A Columbia student, Sam Terblanche, died after multiple ER visits where he was diagnosed w/ a “bad virus.” 💔 His family is now suing, questioning the system & the standard of care. #MedicalMalpractice #ERFailures #PatientSafety

🗓️ DEX25 is less than a month away!

We're excited to share that the detailed meeting agenda is now live! View and download the full schedule to explore session titles, presenter information, and more details about each session.

We hope to see you there!

👉 codex.ucsf.edu/events/dex25...

🌟Register for CODEX's July webinar!

"Advancing Diagnostic Excellence: From Artificial Intelligence to Patient Impact"
Ft. @gracecordovano.bsky.social @prpayne5.bsky.social

🗓️ Thursday, July 24, 2025
🕥 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Pacific Time

🔗 Register: codex.ucsf.edu/events/codex...

@sumantranji.bsky.social

The complexity of problem-solving human social systems: Structural vs dynamic complexity Author summary Human social systems, like organizations or societies, are complex. This research distinguishes between two key forms of complexity: structural complexity, which refers to how a system ...

This is a little safety "geeky" but I thought I'd share ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Out now: CODEX Digest - July 10, 2025

Highlights include how AI can best support diagnostic excellence, highlighting the importance of human-AI collaboration, system-level design, and patient trust.

Dig into this week's must-reads: codex.ucsf.edu/codex-digest...

Out now: CODEX Digest - June 26, 2025

Highlights include new insights on overdiagnosis, cognitive uncertainty, and machine learning tools in cancer care, emergency triage, and pediatric ICUs.

Explore this week's must-reads: codex.ucsf.edu/codex-digest...

A friend of mine is an oncologist and says warning wives their husbands might leave them when they get a diagnosis is part of her job now.

Brain tumour diagnosis could be made within hours, say researchers New testing method means treatments could start sooner, possibly before patient leaves the operating table A new method for diagnosing brain tumours could cut the time patients wait for treatments by weeks to hours and raise the possibility of novel types of therapy, researchers have said. According to the Brain Tumour Charity, about 740,000 people around the world are diagnosed with a brain tumour each year, around half of which are non-cancerous. Once a brain tumour is found, a sample is taken during surgery and cells are immediately studied under a microscope by pathologists, who can often identify the type of tumour. However, genetic testing helps to make or confirm the diagnosis. Continue reading...

Brain tumour diagnosis could be made within hours, say researchers

Told It’s ‘All in Your Head’? Medical Gaslighting Can Wreck Patients' Health For Years "It's all in your head." For countless patients seeking answers to unexplained symptoms, this dismissive phrase from healthcare professionals triggers a cascade of harmful consequences.

Study Finds: Told It’s ‘All in Your Head’? Medical Gaslighting Can Wreck Patients’ Health For Years

*** TW: Research discusses Suicidality***

https://tinyurl.com/ufyc2kr3

#MECFS #pwME #LongCovid #Fibromyalgia #MedicalGaslighting #InvisibleIllness

Pro Boxer Georgia O'Connor Dies at 25 After Miscarriage and Cancer That She Says Doctors Ignored for 4 Months British professional boxer Georgia O’Connor has died at the age of 25, two weeks after getting married and after going through a miscarriage and cancer, which she says her doctors ignored for four mon...

This is incredibly heartbreaking. Another example of what women have to deal with when seeking medical care. When we aren’t listened to or taken seriously when we know that something is wrong. When the arrogance of doctors is pitted against those who know their bodies…

people.com/professional...

🎙️The latest episode of our #StoriesofSafety #podcast is now live!

Prof @janekohara.bsky.social speaks to one of the world’s leading experts in #patientsafety, Prof Charles Vincent.

Listen here: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca... or on your favourite podcast platform.

#safetysky

📌 New CODEX Editor's Pick:

"Patient Perspectives on Delayed Specialty Follow-Up After a Primary Care Visit" in JABFM

Dig into closing the dx loop and what patients need to follow through. Read our take on the bottom line, why this matters, and who it impacts:
🔗 codex.ucsf.edu/news/editors...

YouTube video by Journeyman - video production & video marketing Donna moves ahead - a journey through poverty, trauma, choices, and healing

Personal resilience is an important trait that can show itself at any age. Donna drew from those proximal to her to gain strength, independence and health. Honor her by watching this film that I had a small hand in producing! youtu.be/S7e7Ihb_aic?...

ECG education and training lacks consistency A new report from HSSIB finds that patient safety is being undermined by a lack of consistency in the way paramedics are trained to carry out and interpret electrocardiograms.

A new report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body finds that patient safety is being undermined by a lack of consistency in the way paramedics are trained to carry out and interpret electrocardiograms

healthcaretoday.com/article/ecg-...

#publichealth #patientsafety #paramedics #ecg

Patient Safety Network abruptly cut by Trump administration. The latest DOGE destruction targets a respected project that helped protect Americans from medical errors by supporting a cultural shift around safety.

Nice shout out on the role of PSNet and the gap it will create by being defunded ... #patientsafety insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-pati...

The State Medical Board Has Evidence This Doctor Was Hurting Patients. It Renewed His License — Twice. The Montana hospital that fired Dr. Thomas C. Weiner turned over thousands of pages of documents, but members of the board say they were unaware of them.

McSwane DJ, Silvers M. The State Medical Board Has Evidence This Doctor Was Hurting Patients. It Renewed His License — Twice. ProPublica and Montana Free Press. March 21, 2025. www.propublica.org/article/thom.... #patientsafety

Always great to see an aggregate list of work. As they say we make less progress than we expect in the short term and way more than we expect in the long term congratulations to the entire Singh research team! @hardeepsinghmd.bsky.social @histalk.bsky.social www.hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/diag...

🗓️ Save the date! 🗓️
From Oct. 27-29, #DEX25 will gather the community in Ann Arbor, MI, to drive progress in science, education & clinical reasoning. This year, we’re excited to co-host with the U of M Dept. of Emergency Medicine's Center for Diagnostic Excellence.
🔗: codex.ucsf.edu/events/dex25...

YouTube video by Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA) AI in Healthcare: Will the Reality Match the Hype?

It was an honor to give the yearly Lundberg Institute lecture at the Commonwealth Club of California. My topic: "AI in Healthcare: Will the Reality Match the Hype." On YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz1e...

UCSF Coordinating Center for Diagnostic Excellence (CoDEx) on LinkedIn: Upcoming CoDEx Webinar "AI and Me: How Technology Led to the Right… Upcoming CoDEx Webinar "AI and Me: How Technology Led to the Right Diagnosis" Ft. Patients for Patient Safety US While much of the AI conversation focuses on…

Join Sue Sheridan for a webinar on how AI can help the future of diagnosis and patient empowerment--this Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 10 am PST!

www.linkedin.com/posts/ucsfco...