As vaccines bring hope to end the pandemic, Kaiser Permanente’s toolkit offers approaches to enhance equitable vaccine administration for communities hit hardest by COVID-19.
The Permanente Medicine Podcast with Chris Grant welcomes physician leaders Susan Bailey, MD, and Margaret Ferguson, MD, as they share perspectives on advancing female physician leaders.
Paul Thottingal, MD, national infectious disease leader at Kaiser Permanente, shares 5 ways to talk to patients about getting vaccinated when it’s their turn.
Permanente leaders speak out against the growing number of acts of violence and racism against Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in our areas of service and throughout the country.
American medicine has a history of failing African Americans, notably the Tuskegee experiment and case of Henrietta Lacks; physicians must understand black mistrust to help turn COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy into vaccine confidence.
Permanente physicians are sharing their expertise to help guide the fair and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to Kaiser Permanente members, employees, and the community.
Peter Barkett, MD, an internist with Washington Permanente Medical Group, examines the history of vaccines and how they are powerful tools to promote public health.
NEJM Catalyst publishes article by Kate E. Koplan, MD, and Permanente colleagues on quality initiative that safely increased same-day discharges for knee and hip replacements from 7% to 62% in just 4 years.