Permanente Medicine

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 — The Permanente Federation has appointed Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA , to the National Permanente Leadership Team as executive vice president and chief quality officer and co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Committee. She is board certified in general and laparoscopic surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

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Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE): While not doctors, they play a key role in diabetes education and lifestyle support. Look for Board Certification and Credentials Make sure the doctor is board-certified in endocrinology or internal medicine. Firsthand referrals often lead to trusted and patient-focused providers.

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ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. ABIM and the Geriatric Medicine Board gratefully acknowledge the service of Jorge G.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

You can also listen to an audio interview with Alex and JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani about this study and the other RCT of default palliative care for hospitalized older adults with noncancer serious illness published in the same issue. I was really passionate about helping the people and also their families. David: Right.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Have you had a family history of substance use disorder? MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back to GeriPal podcast, Brooke Calton, who is a palliative care physician and faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and is also newly the Medical Director of palliative care at Devoted Health. Joe: Great to be here. Welcome back to GeriPal, Brooke. Brooke: Thank you.

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