Newsmakers Archives

Imelda Dacones, MD, shares 5 steps physicians can take to address climate change on MedPage Today

April 22, 2021

The Northwest Permanente president and CEO writes that now is the time to leverage lessons learned during the pandemic to implement environmentally responsible behaviors.

Robert Sallis, MD, discusses new study results on how exercise protects against severe COVID-19 outcomes

April 15, 2021

The co-director of Kaiser Permanente’s Sports Medicine Fellowship commented on research findings that more-active people with COVID-19 were less likely to be hospitalized or die from the illness.

Imelda Dacones, MD, discusses slow progress of gender parity in medicine during Becker’s virtual forum

March 31, 2021

The Northwest Permanente president and CEO says that despite an increase in female medical school graduates, in practice unconscious biases prevent women from advancing to leadership positions.

TPMG physicians take center stage in ‘Hamilton’ parody to encourage vaccination

March 26, 2021

Andrew Liu, DO, hospitalist with The Permanente Medical Group, tells NPR about how he adapted Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “My Shot” to put a hip spin on promoting COVID-19 vaccination.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, shares pandemic insights at SXSW Online

March 25, 2021

MedCity News quotes The Permanente Federation co-CEO about pandemic challenges that spurred innovation.

Jack Der-Sarkissian, MD, answers question on personal wellness in U.S. News & World Report

March 23, 2021

Report explores 17 questions that patients should be asking at a doctor’s visit.

Tatjana Kolevska, MD, discusses breast cancer screenings during COVID-19 with New York Times

March 19, 2021

The medical director for the Kaiser Permanente’s Excellence in Cancer Care program says doctors have worked aggressively to ensure that patients get screened safely during the pandemic.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, shares how COVID-19 catapulted health care into the future at SXSW Online

March 17, 2021

The Permanente Federation co-CEO calls for more post-pandemic technological and structural innovation during a virtual panel.

Kate Koplan, MD, discusses the success of Kaiser Permanente’s National Total Joint Replacement Initiative

March 15, 2021

National Permanente Quality Leader Kate Koplan, MD, tells Managed Healthcare Executive that patient centricity and physician leadership facilitated a dramatic increase in same-day discharges of total hip and knee replacement patients.

Comilla Sasson, MD, shares her experience on the front lines of COVID-19 with CNN

March 10, 2021

The Permanente emergency medicine physician offers her first-hand account of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic across 8 states.