UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine 2022

Stay Current with Essential Internal Medicine CME

The UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine online CME course provides an expert review of the most recent clinical advances and current controversies. Clinically active faculty emphasize topics of clinical relevance — cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, general internal medicine, women’s health, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and pulmonary disease.

Designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, and other primary care health professionals, this internal medicine continuing medical education program will help you to:

• Better manage common medical conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, obstructive lung disease, and obesity
• Bring your practice in line with current evidence and updated guidelines for ischemic heart disease, vaccinations, sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and stroke prevention
• Manage 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

Topics/Speakers

• Advances in Heart Failure – Richard Cheng, MD
• Updates in Electrophysiology for the Generalist – Adam Lee, MBBS
• Advances in Coronary Artery Disease and Interventional Cardiology – Lucas Zier, MD
• When to Worry – Oncologic Emergencies and Complications – Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
• Osteoporosis Treatment – Agents, Monitoring, and Managing Holidays – Anne Schafer, MD
• Deprescribing for Older Adults: Beyond the Obvious – Michael Steinmann, MD
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment – A Pandora’s Box – Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS
• Health Policy Updates – Beth Griffiths, MD, MPH
• Substance Use Disorders 201 – Common Practice Pitfalls and Clinical Pearls – Jessica Ristau, MD
• Year in Review – Primary Care – Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH
• Updates in Family Planning – Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS
• Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation – Hugo Cheng, MD
• Foundational Understanding and Treatment of Obesity – Michelle Guy, MD
• Update in Hospital Medicine – Brad Sharpe, MD
• New Recommendations for Adult Vaccines – Lisa Winston, MD
• Sexually Transmitted Infections – Updates on Testing and Treatment – Ina Park, MD
• COVID-19 Treatment: An Update for Clinicians – Annie Luetkemeyer, MD
• Management of Cirrhosis in Primary Care – Jessica Rubin, MD
• Updates in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sara Lewin, MD
• Updates on Diagnosis and Management of Spondyloarthritis – Lianne Gensler, MD
• Care of the Immunocompromised Patient in the Era of COVID – Jonathan Graf, MD
• Management of Gynecologic Symptoms in Cancer Survivors – Mindy Goldman, MD
• Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – An Update – Robert Rushakoff, MD
• Update on Obstructive Lung Disease – Stephanie Christenson, MD, MAS
• End Stage Lung Disease and Transplantation – What the Generalist Needs to Know – Alyssa Perez, MD
• Neurology Potpourri – Megan Richie, MD
• Update on Food Allergies – You Really Are What You Eat – Katherine Gundling, MD