Permanente Medicine Podcast
Physician leaders of the Permanente Medical Groups at Kaiser Permanente and other industry thought leaders come together to discuss solutions to health care, transformational innovation within the industry, and the future of medicine. Join host Chris Grant, EVP and COO of The Permanente Federation, and his guests as they seek the answer to health, health care, and physician wellness in America.
Permanente Medicine Podcast
Ep. 27: The medical community’s role in promoting firearm safety with Drs. Pavan Somusetty and Garen Wintemute
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The Permanente Federation
So far in 2023, there has been an average of 1 mass shooting a day. In this episode of the Permanente Medicine Podcast, host Chris Grant, chief operating officer of The Permanente Federation, examines the relationship between gun violence and public health. Pavan Somusetty, MD, a psychiatrist specializing in suicide prevention and chief of Mental Health with Northwest Permanente, and Garen Wintemute, MD, director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at University of California, Davis, join the conversation and share their valuable perspectives on how to address this public health crisis of gun violence in America.
Program notes
- This episode was recorded in late January and references occurrences specific to that time frame.
- For more information on the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/vprp/.
- For more on the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.