Newsmakers Archives - Page 3 of 18

Stephen Parodi, MD, shows value of coordination and prevention in cancer care

October 3, 2019

Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group, and executive vice president, The Permanente Federation, recently highlighted the value of Kaiser Permanente’s integrated care system for cancer patients as part of the Self-Insurance Institute of America’s 39th annual Nation Educational Conference & Expo in San Francisco.

Imelda Dacones, MD, and Colin Cave, MD, call on physicians to help mitigate climate change and its health effects

September 26, 2019

Physician leaders Imelda Dacones, MD, and Colin Cave, MD, write in a recent Modern Healthcare opinion piece that physicians have a responsibility in helping to address climate change.

SCPMG receives AMA honor for addressing physician burnout

September 23, 2019

Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) received recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) at the 2019 American Conference on Physician Health (ACPH) this past weekend for its exceptional efforts to address systematic causes of physician burnout.

Tweetcap: 2019 PCORI Annual Meeting highlights patient-centered research

September 20, 2019

The 2019 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Annual Meeting took place in Washington, D.C. this week, highlighting how patients, researchers, clinicians, payers, and others across the health care community are working to make health care research more useful and relevant.

Permanente research lead Steven Jacobsen, MD, selected as president-elect of American College of Epidemiology

September 13, 2019

Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, senior director of Research for Kaiser Permanente Southern California, was elected as president-elect of the American College of Epidemiology.

Nancy Gin, MD, to represent Kaiser Permanente in HHS National Quality Summit

September 9, 2019

The Permanente Federation’s Chief Quality Officer Nancy Gin, MD, will represent Kaiser Permanente and join other national health care experts to develop clinical quality recommendations for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Tweetcap: Time to get educated on flu shots

September 6, 2019

Flu shot season has arrived, and word is spreading in our latest tweetcap.

Mark Dreskin, MD, weighs in on depression treatment options

September 4, 2019

The clinical lead for mental health and wellness at Southern California Permanente Medical Group is quoted in an ACP Internist article looking at 2 recently approved medications for treatment-resistant depression.

Tweetcap: Are you a ‘provider’?

August 29, 2019

This tweetcap delves into the debate surrounding the term “provider” and shares a number of insightful perspectives.

Amanda Williams, MD, shares insights on delivery due dates for babies in New York Times article

August 29, 2019

Permanente obstetrician-gynecologist Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, comments on the attention to due dates and factors to consider in a recent New York Times article.

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