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FERDY MASSIMINO, MD, MPH, has been with The Permanente Medical Group since 1979. Dr. Massimino's current clinical duties are with the Walnut Creek-Park Shadelands Hospital & Facility where he is the Director of the Spine Clinic Service.

TOM JANISSE, MD, is the Northwest Permanente Assistant Regional Medical Director responsible for CME & Professional Development. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of The Permanente Journal.

CHRIS OVERTON is the Director of the CME & PD Department for Northwest Permanente. He has been involved in the design and delivery of education and training programs since joining KP in 1984.

JOHN HURLEY, MD, has been with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group since their takeover of the Georgetown University Health Plan in 1980. He serves as Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University, Uniformed Services University, and Georgetown University.

	FERDY MASSIMINO, MD, MPH, has been with The Permanente Medical Group since 1979. Dr. Massimino's current clinical duties are with the Walnut Creek-Park Shadelands Hospital & Facility where he is the Director of the Spine Clinic Service.
	TOM JANISSE, MD, is the Northwest Permanente Assistant Regional Medical Director responsible for CME & Professional Development. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of The Permanente Journal.
	CHRIS OVERTON is the Director of the CME & PD Department for Northwest Permanente. He has been involved in the design and delivery of education and training programs since joining KP in 1984.
	JOHN HURLEY, MD, has been with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group since their takeover of the Georgetown University Health Plan in 1980. He serves as Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University, Uniformed Services University, and Georgetown University.