Overview:
Now in its 50th year, this course reviews the most recent developments and current controversies in the field of internal medicine. Particular emphasis will be placed on topics of clinical relevance to the practicing physician. The course will include:
Didactic Lectures – Clinically active faculty from the Department of Medicine will emphasize recent clinical advances.
Year-in-Review Literature Reviews – Faculty will review major articles from the general medical specialty literature with immediate importance to clinical practice.
Questions and Answers – Ample time will be provided for specific questions and discussions of problems commonly encountered by course participants.
Internal Medicine Topics – Areas to be covered include cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, general internal medicine, women’s health, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and pulmonary disease.
Advances in Internal Medicine is presented by the Department of Medicine and is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.
Objectives:
Participants will acquire knowledge that allows them to:
Better manage medical conditions commonly encountered by the practitioners in internal medicine and related specialties such as diabetes, osteoporosis, obstructive lung disease, and obesity
Bring practice in line with current evidence and updated guidelines for ischemic heart disease, vaccination, sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and prevention of stroke
Manage common problems traditionally treated by specialists and recognize indications for referral for conditions such as heart failure, cirrhosis, advanced lung disease, allergies, common neurologic diagnoses, and side effects of modern cancer therapy
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022
7:15 AM Registration
7:55 Welcome & Introduction Hugo Cheng, MD
8:00 Advances in Heart Failure Richard Cheng, MD
8:50 Updates in Electrophysiology for the Generalist Adam Lee, MBBS
9:40 Break (on Your Own)
10:00 Advances in Coronary Artery Disease & Interventional Cardiology
Lucas Zier, MD
10:50 When to Worry: Oncologic Emergencies & Complications
Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
11:40 Lunch (on Your Own)
1:10 PM Osteoporosis Treatment - Agents, Monitoring, and Managing Holidays
Anne Schafer, MD
2:00 Deprescribing for Older Adults: Beyond the Obvious
Michael Steinman, MD
2:50 Break (on Your Own)
3:10 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: A Pandora’s Box
Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS
4:00 PM Adjourn
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
7:30 AM Registration
8:00 Health Policy Updates Beth Griffith, MD, MPH
8:50 Substance Use Disorders 201: Common Practice Pitfalls and Clinical Pearls
Jessica Ristau, MD
9:40 Break (on Your Own)
10:00 Year in Review: Primary Care Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH
10:50 Updates in Family Planning Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS
11:40 Lunch (on Your Own)
1:10 PM Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation Hugo Cheng, MD
2:00 Foundational Understanding and Treatment of Obesity
Michelle Guy, MD
2:50 Break (on Your Own)
3:10 Update in Hospital Medicine Brad Sharpe, MD
4:00 PM Adjourn
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022
7:30 AM Registration
8:00 New Recommendations for Adult Vaccines Lisa Winston, MD
8:50 Sexually Transmitted Infections: Updates on Testing & Treatment
Ina Park, MD
9:40 Break (on Your Own)
10:00 COVID-19 Treatment: An Update for Clinicians Annie Luetkemeyer, MD
10:50 Management of Cirrhosis
1:10 PM Updates in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Sara Lewin, MD
2:00 Updates on Diagnosis and Management of Spondyloarthritis
Lianne Gensler, MD
2:50 Break (on Your Own)
3:10 Care of the Immunocompromised Patient in the Era of COVID
Jonathan Graf, MD
4:00 PM Adjourn
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022, 2022
7:30 AM Registration
8:00 Management of Gynecologic Symptoms in Cancer Survivors
Mindy Goldman, MD
8:50 Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – an Update
Robert Rushakoff, MD
9:40 Break (on Your Own)
10:00 Update on Obstructive Lung Disease Stephanie Christenson, MD,
MAS
10:50 End Stage Lung Disease & Transplantation: What the Generalist Needs to Know
Alyssa Perez, MD
11:40 Lunch (on Your Own)
1:10 PM Neurology Potpourri Megan Richie, MD
2:00 Update on Stroke S. Andrew Josephson, MD
2:50 Break (on Your Own)
3:10 What’s New in Allergy, Intolerance & Immunology
Katherine Gundling, MD
4:00 PM Closing and Adjourn Hugo Cheng, MD
Activity Start Date: June 27, 2022
Activity End Date: June 30, 2022
