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The 34th Annual Saward Lecture

Featuring Daniel Yang, MD | VP of AI and Emerging Technologies at Kaiser Permanente

Please join us for the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research Saward Lecture

Monday, October 19th, 2026
7:30pm – 8:30pm
OMSI Empirical Theater
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This ticketed event is free and open to the public.

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with Dr. Daniel Yang, vice president of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies for Kaiser Permanente, and the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. Dr. Yang will present his lecture, titled "At the Speed of Trust: Kaiser Permanente's Approach to Responsible AI." Through the lecture and in a follow-up conversation with Dr. Yang, we'll explore how KP is navigating responsible AI in healthcare, including what it takes to deploy AI thoughtfully, safely, and in ways that earn trust.

Dr. Yang is spearheading Kaiser Permanente’s efforts to advance responsible AI. Under his leadership, Kaiser Permanente is plotting a course of responsible AI use that advances the organization’s mission of providing high-quality, affordable care for its 12.9 million members and improving the health of its communities. In his role, Dr. Yang ensures that the organization is applying AI in ways that are safe, dependable, accurate, and equitable. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Yang was the program director of patient care at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, where he founded and led a $120 million philanthropic program focused on diagnostic excellence.

Dr. Yang is a practicing internal medicine physician. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Illinois Chicago, his internal medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and a fellowship in health care systems design at Stanford University.

Tickets are free and open to the public, courtesy of Kaiser Permanente Northwest and the Center for Health Research.

Photo: Earnie Saward

About the Saward Lecture

The Saward Lecture series is named after Ernie Saward, MD (1914–89), medical director of Kaiser Permanente Northwest from 1948 to 1969. Dr. Saward’s pioneering vision and administrative skill helped to launch the health maintenance organization movement. In the early 1960s, he established the Medical Care Research Unit, which later became the Center for Health Research.

The Center for Health Research presents the Saward Lecture once a year, free of charge to the community. The lecture series is made possible with support from Kaiser Permanente Northwest Community Health.

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