Health Views with Deb Friesen, MD

Our March Health Views guest is Dr. Nilay Shah, Director, Health Analytics and Innovation from Delta Air Lines. During this dynamic discussion, Dr. Deb and Dr. Shah cover how his population health analytics work translates into the well-being space for Delta employees and customers during the pandemic and beyond.  

We’re pleased to have Kaiser Permanente’s Ije-Enu Udeze Nwosu, Vice President, Performance and Impact, for our 20th Health Views episode! This insightful discussion covers why it’s so important for Kaiser Permanente to address environmental justice, social equity and economic prosperity through our impact spending work. Additionally, Ije shares how small decisions can make a big difference to driv...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. This is just one cancer type that could be avoided when vaccinated against HPV early in life and before exposure to virus-causing cancer. This episode features Dr. Philip Castle who is the director of the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute. Listen to this powerful conversation on cancer risk reduction for the importance of pre...

Do you know the difference between a health system and a health care system? Do you know why social determinants matter? Listen to this episode to hear Professor Loel Solomon from the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine answer these important questions along with much more about the school's pioneering curriculum and its critical role in educating future physicians.

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re excited to release a shorter version of this fantastic discussion on nutrition and healthy eating with Dr. Linda Shiue just-in-time for your holiday menus.  

Our October Health Views guest is Heather McGowan! Heather is a future-of-work strategist, thought leader, researcher, author, and is one of the leading voices on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Listen to this powerful episode to hear Heather’s perspectives on how the pandemic impacted the future of work and why she’s so optimistic about what’s coming next.

Listen to this great Health Views episode to learn about Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving Schools initiative, which aims to support schools and districts across the country to ensure that teachers, staff, and students have the support they need to thrive — in learning and in health. Annie Reed, Executive Director of Thriving Schools & Communities at Kaiser Permanente is an expert in thinking about the...

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine has been founded to educate future leaders in the transformation of healthcare delivery and addressing of health equity issues. During this Health View’s episode, you’ll hear from Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, the school’s Founding Dean and CEO, which opened its doors and welcomed its inaugural class in July 2020. During this fascinating interview, D...

There’s been a lot of news about how the pandemic has triggered a youth mental health crisis. Parents in the workplace may feel divided between childcare and work, resulting in decreased workplace productivity, additional strain on a remote workforce, as well as additional costs for both employee and employer. Marti Post, Executive Director of the On Our Sleeves movement at Nationwide Children's H...

We’re bringing Stanford University Behavior Design Lab Founder/Director and New York Times bestselling author, BJ Fogg, PhD back in this abridged interview. Dr. Fogg shares how to build healthy habits by tapping into positivity and the importance of celebrating one small change at a time. If you’re interested in listening to the full recording scroll down to our sixth episode launched on May 13, 2...

April is National Minority Health Month, a time to focus on improving the health of racial and ethnic minorities and reducing health inequities. We also want to acknowledge Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17 which explores causes and solutions to the staggering statistic that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. During this national ob...

During National Nutrition Month, it’s important to recognize food as medicine which is the focus of this month’s Health Views discussion with Linda Shiue, MD. Dr. Shiue is a Kaiser Permanente internist and professionally trained chef who founded the Thrive Kitchen , a teaching kitchen with hands-on cooking classes to improve the health of patients and her community. Dr. Shiue believes that the bes...

In our two-part bone marrow donation series, Dr. Deb talks to two women who have remarkable stories. Together they partner on Will You Marrow Me?, a bone marrow awareness program that encourages racially and ethnically diverse populations to register as donors. In part two, Dr. Deb interviews Dr. Yung-Mee Park, a strong bone marrow donor advocate, donor, and Kaiser Permanente family care physician...

In our two-part bone marrow donation series, Dr. Deb talks to two women who have remarkable stories. Together they partner on Will You Marrow Me?, a bone marrow awareness program that encourages racially and ethnically diverse populations to register as donors. In part one, Dr. Deb interviews Mika Yoshino, Will You Marrow Me? founder, bone marrow donation advocate, and a director on Kaiser Permane...

In honor of PRIDE month, Dr. Deb sits down with a special guest Erin Waters. Erin is a Kaiser Permanente Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Consultant and Community Health Navigator in Kaiser Permanente’s Northwest Region Gender Pathways Clinic. In her role, Erin is a powerful advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and has a deep commitment to help transform health systems to be more inclusive and gender...

This month’s episode features celebrated Stanford University Behavior Design Lab Founder/Director and New York Times bestselling author, Dr. BJ Fogg! BJ’s work has recently led him to researching human behavior with a focus on how to easily build health habits by tapping into positivity. During the conversation, they discuss his breakthrough book, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everyth...

Dr. Deb virtually sits down with her friend and Kaiser Permanente colleague Dr. Nicole Stelter. Dr. Stelter is a licensed Psychotherapist, Clinical Trauma Professional, and EAP Consultant who has completed training with the U.S. Department of Defense, FEMA, and the U.S. National Incident Management System. During this episode, they discuss a wide-range of COVID-19 mental health and wellness topics...

On today’s episode, Dr. Deb virtually sits down with Professor Christina Maslach, an acclaimed social psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Maslach is a pioneering researcher with over 30 years of experience who defined and identified predictors and the measurement of job burnout, a feeling that many of us have experienced before and...

For our third episode, Dr. Deb has a powerful discussion with Dr. Ronald Copeland, senior vice president and chief equity, inclusion, and diversity officer at Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Copeland is a recently retired board-certified general surgeon who joined Kaiser Permanente in 1988 after a six-year honorable tour-of-duty in the United States Air Force Medical Corps. Prior to his current role, he se...

For our second episode, Dr. Deb sits down virtually with Dr. Omar Dawood, Chief Medical Officer at Calm. Dr. Dawood shares his health care journey and how his experiences have guided him to be an innovation thought leader and practitioner. Omar is passionate about helping people around the globe lead healthier, happier lives by building resilience through better sleep and improved mindfulness. Lis...

For our first episode, Dr. Deb is pleased to have Dr. Troy Long as her inaugural guest. In addition to being a longtime friend, Troy is a practicing physician with the Colorado Permanente Medical Group who cares for patients across the state of Colorado. Over the last decade, Troy has been a practitioner and strong advocate of telehealth use. During this episode, the pair evaluate the importance o...