PermanenteDocs Chat
Permanente physicians and other leaders come together in an unscripted live chat session, creating conversations among doctors about timely issues facing health care. Our PermanenteDocs Chat, a live chat and podcast, is hosted by Alex McDonald, MD, a family medicine physician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and grew out of our award-winning #JustTheVaxx chat series.
PermanenteDocs Chat on amplifying the physician voice with social media
August 8, 2022
Watch a replay of this chat featuring Kevin Pho, MD, founder and editor of KevinMD.com, discussing how physicians can use social media to combat health misinformation.
PermanenteDocs Chat on COVID vaccines for children and healthy strategies for back to school
July 22, 2022
How can physicians talk to parents about getting the COVID vaccine for children 5 and under as they prepare for a new school year? Watch this chat with Permanente pediatrician Susanna Block, MD.
PermanenteDocs Chat on sports medicine specialty and keeping you in the game
July 22, 2022
Learn how to talk about mental well-being among athletes, professional and amateur, and how sports medicine specialty can help you focus on your whole body.
PermanenteDocs Chat on medical education training opportunities
July 1, 2022
Watch this replay of a recent chat looking at the variety of residency and fellowship programs at Kaiser Permanente.
PermanenteDocs Chat: Going beyond the surface of skin care
June 22, 2022
Watch the replay of this chat on what physicians should expect to see in skin care this summer.




