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Pacula Examines Pitfalls in the Legalized Marijuana Marketplace
As the marijuana industry marches toward mainstream acceptance, policymakers are turning to Rosalie Liccardo Pacula to help ensure that its popularity does not outpace scientific understanding of its risks.
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Helping at the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Emergency
With the COVID-19 pandemic costing lives and challenging the nation’s healthcare systems, Judy Salerno knew it was time to trade her executive suits for scrubs.
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USC Schaeffer Webinar Addresses Impact of COVID-19 on Telemedicine
The COVID-19 crisis has led to an unprecedented increase in the use of telemedicine. To assess what that means for healthcare now and in the long term, the USC Schaeffer Center gathered experts for a widely viewed webinar on May 19.
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USC Schaeffer Webinar Addresses Strategies to Reduce the Threat of COVID-19
COVID-19 is a public health crisis and threatens the world with economic disaster. To address how to mitigate the coronavirus’ rising danger to lives and livelihoods, the Schaeffer Center gathered experts to discuss.
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USC Schaeffer Center and Price School Honors Three Senior Fellows
Schaeffer Center Director Dana Goldman said that the three honorees—Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Jason Doctor—are “pursing work that is making an impact on policies at all levels of government, from L.A. County to Washington D.C and around the globe.”
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A Checklist to Help Prevent and Manage Pressure Injury
Schaeffer Fellow William Padula and colleagues developed a simple protocol to prevent and manage pressure injury referenced in Federal Appropriations Legislative Package.
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Supported by $2.33 Million National Institute on Aging Grant, Researchers Aim to Ensure Access to Future Alzheimer’s Treatments
Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla are evaluating affordable ways to address the rising number of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias patients, including developing novel reimbursement frameworks, to ensure these patients have access when an innovative treatment becomes available.
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Diabetes Studies Reveal How Insurance and Ethnicity Can Affect Outcomes
USC Schaeffer Center experts found significant racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes complications and examined the impact of the ACA on patients with diabetes in two separate studies.
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Becerra Emphasizes Bold Solutions at USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative Event on Paths to Universal Coverage
In a panel discussion, Schaeffer experts outline policy approaches to improve the current healthcare system, following keynote remarks by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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Rosalie Liccardo Pacula Named Inaugural Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics, and Law
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula is a nationally recognized expert in the economics of substance use and addiction, including opioids, cannabis, and alcohol.