The road to physician wellness
The Permanente Medical Groups work to foster a culture of wellness and improve physician wellness and resilience through a variety of initiatives.
Edward M. Ellison, MD, Discusses SCPMG’s Industry-leading Physician Wellness Programs
Dr. Ellison underscored the variety of SPCMG wellness programs for its more than 7,000 physicians, from stress management classes to meditation sessions.
The Transparency of Trust
Leong Koh, MD, of Northwest Permanente, discusses how clinical notes open to patients and online reviews help to build a better doctor-patient relationship.
Hawaii Pediatrician Named a 2018 CDC Immunization Champion
R. Michael Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAP, a pediatrician with the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, is one of 38 physicians across the country receiving the 2018 Childhood Immunization Champion Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kaiser Permanente Registry Work Receives National Recognition
The Kaiser Permanente ACL Reconstruction Registry has been recognized with the prestigious Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award.
Ensuring Opioid Safety for Patients and Communities
The Permanente Medical Groups utilize a four-pronged approach to prescription opioids that focuses on physician education, community protection, patient safety, and patient education.
Vaccines: Preventive Medicine at its Best
Pediatrician Matthew Daley, MD, of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, talks about the importance of vaccine education and research.
Permanente Medical Groups Join the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Physician Wellness
The physician leaders of the Permanente Medical Groups release a statement on clinician well-being and resilience, and announce support of work with the National Academy of Medicine.
How Wellness Helps Healing Hands
Kimberley Wirsing, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon with the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, serves as an ambassador for physician wellness through her practice of mindfulness and yoga.
Inside Perspective: Danny Sam, MD, FACP
Danny Sam, MD, an internal medicine physician at our Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, writes about how the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is flipping the approach to medical education by looking at "phases."