UCSF Hot Topics In Primary Care Medicine 2020 (Videos)

UCSF Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine

University of California San Francisco Clinical Update
In this in-depth collection of lectures, experienced primary care clinicians reveal key strategies for office-based preventive medicine.

Explore the Latest Developments
UCSF Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine presents a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, with emphasis on the day-to-day controversies of office practice. Led by Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, this CME program highlights best practice guidelines for a range of topics, from cancer screening and allergy and immunology, to current approaches to gout, depression, dermatology, sports medicine, osteoporosis, and more.
It will help you to better:

Manage common problems including high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, asthma, COPD, stroke, TIAs, vertigo, STDs, diabetes, hearing loss, sinusitis, substance abuse, and more
Diagnose and treat special problems in women’s health
Select the best diagnostic tests
Understand health disparities and your role in providing equitable, patient-centered care

Learning Objectives
After viewing this program, participants should be able to:

Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine, including new strategies for cancer screening, immunizations, prevention of coronary heart disease, and stroke
Manage common office problems including high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease, asthma, COPD, gout, stroke, TIAs, vertigo, sexually transmitted infections, diabetes, hearing loss, sinusitis, and substance abuse
Manage common specialty problems in neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, infectious disease, dermatology, allergy and immunology, otolaryngology, orthopedics and sports medicine, gynecology, psychiatry, nutrition, hospital medicine, perioperative care, geriatrics, and palliative care
Diagnose and treat common problems in women’s health including cervical, breast and ovarian cancer, routine pelvic exams, contraception, and osteoporosis
Select the best diagnostic tests and enhance value in medical practice
Use best evidence and optimize patient communication and shared-decision making
Become a better health advocate with a deeper understanding of health disparities and the central role of primary care clinicians in providing equitable, patient-centered care

Intended Audience
Designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, and all other health professionals interested in providing high quality primary care, this course will present a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine.

TOPICS/SPEAKERS

Preventive Medicine

Prevention of Infections: Best Practices in Vaccination – Lisa G. Winston, MD

Updates in Breast Cancer Screening – Karla M. Kerlikowske, MD

Cancer Screening 2019: New Recommendations, New Controversies – Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

How Should We Approach Cervical Cancer Screening and Routine Pelvic Examinations in 2019? – George F. Sawaya, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care I

Management of Lipid Disorders: Integrating the New Guidelines – Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Safer Opiate Prescribing – Soraya Azari, MD

Common and Uncommon Problems in Otolaryngology – Steven Pletcher, MD

Updates in Nutrition and Exercise: New Trials and New Guidelines – Jeffrey A. Tice, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care II

Current Strategies in Perioperative Medicine – H. Quinny Cheng, MD

Quality Contraception Care: Counseling and Controversies – Sara Whetstone, MD

Updates in Hospital Medicine – Bradley A. Sharpe, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care III

Understanding Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Now More than Ever – Susan Philip, MD, MPH

Gout: An Old Disease that is Coming of Age – Jonathan Graf, MD

Palliative Care Pearls for the Busy Practitioner – Steven Z. Pantilat, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care IV

Current Approaches to Asthma and COPD – Michael Peters, MD

Management of Common Problems in Sports Medicine – Cindy J. Chang, MD

Best Practices in Chest Imaging for the Non-Radiologist – Brett M. Elicker, MD

Current Approaches to Allergy and Immunology – Iris Otani, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care V

Depression in Primary Care: Mourning or Melancholia? – Descartes Li, MD

Interventional Cardiology for the Non-Cardiologist: New Innovations and New Guidelines – Krishan Soni, MD, MBA

Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: What’s New and Controversial in 2019? – Douglas C. Bauer, MD

Date of Original Release: January 15, 2020
Date Credits Expire: January 14, 2023