Alex McDonald MD
PermanenteDocs Chat on flu season and fighting vaccine fatigue
Facebook LiveRegister to attend During the last two years, clinicians have had to approach the traditional flu season in untraditional ways because of COVID-19. This year is no different as people move out of the pandemic, questions remain among patients about whether to get vaccinated – either to protect against the flu or a booster to…
PermanenteDocs Chat on a new generation learning to live with HIV
Facebook LiveRegister to attend The White House, through the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), announced last year a commitment to end the HIV epidemic at home and abroad. Today, more than 38 million Americans live with HIV, and many of them had their care curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following World AIDS Day this past December 1,…
PermanenteDocs Chat on advancing Black physicians to improve health equity
ZoomRegister to attend With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner, the first PermanenteDocs Chat for the year looks at the experience of Fonda Mitchell, MD, as a Black female doctor and her journey that led her to her role as president of the Medical Association of Atlanta. Join this live chat with Dr.…
PermanenteDocs Chat on strategies for clinician mental health and wellness
Virtual EventRegister to attend Physicians, clinicians, and other health care workers faced immense challenges in the last few years during the pandemic, and the stress hasn't abated as the changing health care landscape has resulted in colleagues leaving and continued labor shortages. How can clinicians cope with this ongoing pressures and maintain their well-being to…
PermanenteDocs Chat on pandemic lessons and challenges of long COVID
Virtual EventRegister to attend With the end of the Public Health Emergency, health care organizations transition to the endemic stage of COVID-19 and look bak at lessons learned. Hawaii had the lowest death rate in the nation (147 deaths per 100,000), according to a recent study published in The Lancet. In this PermanenteDocs Chat, host Alex…