Presentations

John has done extensive work with Permanente physicians nationwide as well as with numerous other organizations:

2027

• Rancho La Puerta, OPTIMISMS (Tecate, Mexico, May 2027)
• Lane County Medical Society Annual Meeting (Eugene, OR, January 2027)

2026

• Kaiser Permanente Grand Rounds (San Francisco, CA, November 2026)
• The Rooted Healer:  A One Day Spiritual Retreat for Physicians, Mercy Center Auburn (Auburn, CA, November 2026)
• Permanente Medical Group Ophthalmologists (Vallejo, CA, October 2026)
• Judson Park HumanGood Community (Des Moines, WA, September 2026)
• OPTIMISMS Book Launch & Signing (Davis, CA, June 2026)
• Community Philanthropy Summit, Keynote Speaker (Stockton, CA, May 2026)
• Sacramento County Opioid Coalition (Citrus Heights, CA, May 2026)
• Rancho La Puerta, Pearls from the Practice of Life (Tecate, Mexico, April 2026)
• San Francisco Neurological Society (Monterey, CA, March 2026)
• Indiana University School of Medicine (Carmel, IN, February 2026)
• Piedmont Gardens GEAR Up for Wellness (Oakland, CA, February 2026)
• Lee County Medical Society, Florida (Virtual, January 2026)
• California Society of Periodontists (Maui, HI, January 2026)

2025

• United Way of San Joaquin County Nonprofit Capacity Building Program (Stockton, CA, December 2025)
• UCSF Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center (San Francisco, CA, November 2025)
• Physician Spiritual Renewal Retreat, Mercy Center Auburn (Auburn, CA, November 2025)
• Directors of Clinical Skills (DOCS) Annual Conference, Plenary Speaker (San Antonio, TX, November 2025)
• Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County (Aptos, CA, October 2025)
• American Association of Medical Society Executives Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker (Sacramento, CA, July 2025)
• California Northstate University College of Medicine Commencement Address (Elk Grove, CA, May 2025)
• First Chinese Baptist Church Mother's Day Sermon (San Francisco, CA, May 2025)
• Stanford University Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty Retreat (Menlo Park, CA, May 2025)
• TPMG Central Valley Leadership Retreat (Lodi, CA, March & May 2025)
• Health Workforce Well-Being Day, Panel Discussion (March 2025)
• John Muir Health Emergency Medicine Physicians Offsite (Walnut Creek, CA, March 2025)

2024

• Fresno Madera Medical Society Joy of Medicine Summit (Tenaya Lodge, December 2024)
• TPMG Central Valley Annual Wellness Retreat (Yosemite, October 2024)
• Silverado Directors Annual Meeting (Irvine, CA, October 2024)
• Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) Graduate Medical Education Directors (Pasadena, CA, August 2024)
• Rancho La Puerta, Pearls from the Practice of Life (Tecate, Mexico, June 2024)
• UCSF Pain Management Team (San Francisco, CA, April 2024)
• SNLMA, SFMMS, NSMS Physician Wellness EXPO (Petaluma, CA, April 2024)
• Silverado Annual Leadership Conference: The Power of Purpose, The Crown of Courage (Irvine, CA, February 2024)
• UCSF Mt. Zion, Mission Bay, and Weill Infusion Teams (Virtual, February 2024)
• Walmart Connect (San Bruno, CA, February 2024)

2023

• Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Support for the Peer Supporter Conference (Virtual, December 2023)
• Hawaii Permanente Medical Group (Virtual, November 2023)
• John Muir Health Leadership Retreat (Napa, CA, November 2023)
• University Medical Partners Annual Retreat (Aptos, CA, October 2023)
• Sharp Community Medical Group Annual Conference (Huntington Beach, CA, September 2023)
• 1440 Multiversity Live Well Weekend Experience (open to the general public; Scotts Valley, CA, August 11–13, 2023)
• Washington State Medical Association (Virtual, August 2023)
• Retired Physicians Association, The Permanente Medical Group (Oakland, CA, August 2023)
• Stanford University Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty (Palo Alto, CA, June 2023)
• Rancho La Puerta, Pearls from the Practice of Life (Tecate, Mexico, April 2023)
• Woodland Clinic Leadership Team (Winters, CA, March 2023)
• Canopy Cancer Collective at 1440 Multiversity (Scotts Valley, CA, March 2023)

2022

• Stanford University Obstetrics & Gynecology Residents (Palo Alto, CA, November 2022)
• UC Davis School of Medicine Office of Medical Education Offsite (Davis, CA, October 2022)
• Sutter Independent Physicians (Sacramento, CA, June 2022)
• Coalition of Compassionate Care of California (San Francisco, CA, May 2022)
• Santa Clara County Medical Association Resilient MD Series (Virtual, April 2022)
• Bay Area Clinician Wellness Collaborative: Restoring Joy to the Practice of Medicine Together, Keynote (Virtual, April 2022)
• Rancho La Puerta, Pearls from the Practice of Life (Tecate, Mexico, March 2022)
• Kaiser Permanente Panorama City ICU RNs (Virtual, 2022)
• Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) (Virtual, 2022)
• California Department of Health Care Services (Virtual, 2022)

2021

• San Francisco Marin County Medical Society (Virtual, 2021)
• Veterans Administration Primary Care Network (Virtual, 2021)
• Yale New Haven Hospital (Virtual, 2021)
• Humboldt-Del Norte Medical Society (Virtual, 2021)
• California Northstate University College of Medicine Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony, Keynote Address (Elk Grove, CA, 2021)
• Rancho La Puerta Joy and Meaning Retreat (Tecate, Mexico, 2021)
• UC Davis Student Health & Counseling Services (Virtual, 2021)
• 1440 Multiversity Healing Our Healthcare Heroes (Scotts Valley, CA, 2021–present)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Quality Talks: Inspiring the Future of American Health Care (Virtual, Washington, D.C., 2021)
• Hawaii Permanente Retirees Association (Virtual, 2021)
• SAFE Credit Union (Virtual, 2021)
• Hawaii Permanente Medical Group (Virtual, 2021)
• UC Davis School of Medicine Academic Coaches (Virtual, 2021)
• California Northstate University College of Medicine (Virtual, 2021)
• UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine (Virtual, Sacramento, CA, 2021)
• UC Davis Primary Care Network (Virtual, Sacramento, CA, 2021)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, California Chapter IX (Virtual, 2021)

2020

• UC Davis School of Medicine, Education Council (Virtual, Sacramento, CA, 2020)
• UC Davis Department of Urology (Virtual, Sacramento, CA, 2020)
• Sea Mar Community Health Centers Biannual Provider Meeting (Virtual, Seattle, WA, 2020)
• Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society (Virtual, Sacramento, CA, 2020)
• American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress (Virtual, Chicago, IL, 2020)
• UC Davis/UC Irvine Annual Conference in Clinician Health (Virtual, Sacramento, CA, 2020)
• The Permanente National Collaborative Symposium – Leading into the Future (Big Island, HI, 2020) – cancelled
• Kaiser Permanente Undergraduate/Graduate Medical Education Directors Conference (Chaminade, Santa Cruz, CA, 2020) – cancelled

2019

• Sutter Medical Group Physician Leaders (Sacramento, CA, 2019)
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Sierra Chapter (Elk Grove, CA, 2019)
• John Muir Health Leadership Retreat (Half Moon Bay, CA, 2019)
• Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital & The Cleveland Clinic Heart Symposium (Half Moon Bay, CA, 2019)
• UCSF/Kaiser Permanente/University of Washington Asian Health Symposium (San Francisco, CA, 2019)
• Kaiser Permanente National Conference for General and Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology, and Interventional Radiology (Seattle, WA, 2019)
• Sutter Independent Physicians (Sacramento, CA, 2019)
• UC Davis and California Northstate University Schools of Medicine Joint Commissioning Ceremony hosted by the Christian Medical Dental Association (Sacramento, CA, 2019)
• Sea Mar Community Health Centers Biannual Provider Meeting (Seattle, WA, 2019)

2018

• Congresswoman Jackie Speier's Seniors on the Move Conference (San Mateo, CA, 2018)
• UC Davis Radiology Grand Rounds (Sacramento, CA, 2018)
• Academic Surgical Congress (Jacksonville, FL, 2018)

2017

• Providence Health Annual GME Leadership Summit (Seattle, WA, 2017)
• The Southeast Permanente Medical Group (Atlanta, GA, 2017)
• Northwest Permanente (Portland, OR, 2017)
• Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Annual Physician Development Day (Honolulu, HI, 2017)
• Annual Meeting of the Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (Amelia Island, FL, 2017)

2016

• International Conference on Physician Health (Boston, MA, 2016)