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Ep: 46 Physician loneliness: Why connection matters in medicine
Physician loneliness can affect well-being, teamwork, and the culture of care — even when clinicians spend all day surrounded by others.In this PermanenteDocs Chat, host Alex McDonald, MD, talks with Evita Limon-Rocha, MD, MPH, a psychi...
5 questions on healthy aging with an ER physician - PermanenteDocs Chat Shorts
Healthy aging involves more than preventing illness. It also means understanding what matters most to patients and helping them maintain dignity, independence, and choice throughout their care.In this PermanenteDocs Chat Short, Tyler Dar...
Ep. 44 How patient education drives lasting behavior change
What really drives better health outcomes? While access to quality health care is essential, research shows that up to 80% of health outcomes are influenced by factors outside the exam room—including lifestyle, environment, and daily habits.
Ep. 43 Prescribing GLP-1s: Evidence, limits, expectations
In this Permanente Docs Chat, host Alex McDonald, MD (family and sports medicine, Southern California Permanente Medical Group) sits down with Sean Hashmi, MD (board-certified nephrologist and obesity medicine specialist) to discuss lifestyle m...
Ep. 42 The future of care at home
In this PermanenteDocs Chat, host Alex McDonald, MD, speaks with Hemali Sudhalkar, MD, hospitalist, inpatient palliative care physician, and National Medical Director of Strategy for Kaiser Permanente Care at Home, about how Advanced Care at Ho...