Chats Archives

Pushing the boundaries of medicine with technology and AI

May 6, 2024

Explore how AI and tech are revolutionizing health care in this episode of PermanenteDocs Chat, with Graham Walker, MD, and host Alex McDonald, MD. Learn how innovations are enhancing patient care.

The intersection of medical ethics and evidence-based medicine

April 23, 2024

Join host Alex McDonald, MD, and John Andrews, MD, as they discuss the future of medical residency programs, focusing on mentorship and innovation.

Innovations in residency and the future of medical training

April 8, 2024

Join host Alex McDonald, MD, and John Andrews, MD, as they discuss the future of medical residency programs, focusing on mentorship and innovation.

The present and future of kidney care

March 20, 2024

Leonid Pravoverov, MD, FASN, discusses the importance of team-based care, early detection, lifestyle changes, and new medications for the treatment and management of chronic kidney disease.

AI’s role in health care: Supporting, not replacing, physicians

March 6, 2024

In this video, Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, FAMI, VP of Digital Health Innovations at the American Medical Association, explores the partnership between physicians and artificial intelligence in healthcare, focusing on AI's role in clinical decision support.

Physicians as storytellers

January 30, 2024

Join us for a captivating discussion on physicians as storytellers with Megan Srinivas, MD, an infectious disease specialist, health policy researcher, and state legislator.

Patient engagement strategies beyond the exam room

November 17, 2023

Host Alex McDonald, MD, and Charu Soni, MD, share strategies for helping patients stay engaged in their health beyond the exam room.

Addressing physician burnout and wellness

October 25, 2023

Christine Sinsky, MD, of the American Medical Association talks about the need to root out physician stress and burnout at the systemic level.

Making lifestyle medicine part of your practice

October 11, 2023

Alex McDonald, MD, and Regina Ragasa, DO, DipABLM, talk about the preventive power of lifestyle medicine and how it can transform health and well-being.

Flu, COVID, and RSV vaccine safety and effectiveness

September 14, 2023

PermanenteDocs Chat podcast on flu, COVID, and RSV vaccine safety and effectiveness updates with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, of the American Medical Association.