Course Overview

Cleveland Clinic’s 3rd Annual Primary Care + provides critical updates in key treatment areas for primary care, women’s health, and behavioral medicine. Expert faculty present the latest information on common chronic diseases, review the most salient research publications, and discuss new medical management strategies.

Topics include geriatric medicine, infectious disease, pain management, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, obesity, fertility preservation, hormone therapy, cancer screening, UTIs, depression, substance use disorder, clinical uses of marijuana, and more.

Who Should Enroll

• Primary care physicians & family medicine clinicians managing diverse patient populations
• Nurse practitioners & physician assistants in outpatient or community health settings
• Pharmacists involved in chronic disease medication management
• Residents and fellows in internal medicine or family medicine preparing for board-style practice
• Allied health professionals supporting women’s health and behavioral medicine care

What You’ll Learn

• Women’s health updates: fertility preservation, hormone therapy, cancer screening, UTIs
• Behavioral medicine: depression, substance use disorder, sleep apnea, pain management
• Chronic disease management: cardiovascular disease, obesity, infectious disease, geriatric medicine
• Evidence highlights: expert review of high-impact studies from 2024–2025
• Practical strategies: actionable medical management approaches for everyday primary care

Course Details

Scientific Program & Sessions

Session 1: Primary Care Updates I

• Assessment and Prevention of Falls in the Elderly — Anne Vanderbilt, CNP, CNS
• Men’s Health: Common Benign Penile and Testicular Disorders — Peter Bajic, MD
• Updates on Perioperative Medical Management for Noncardiac Surgery — Mariel Manlapaz, MD
• Overview of the Top Research Studies / Evidence Updates of 2024–2025 — Melanie Malec, MD
• Keynote: The Value of Feeling Valued — Kevin D. Hopkins, MD

Session 2: Primary Care Updates II

• Measles: The Need to Know Right Now for Primary Care — Donald Dumford III, MD
• Scleroderma in Primary Care — Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS
• Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Back Pain — Korrie Beverley-Waters, DO
• Celiac Disease vs Gluten Intolerance in Adults and Children — Claire Jansson-Knodell, MD
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Understanding the Sleep Study and Non-Mechanical Device Treatment — Brian Chen, MD

Session 3: Women’s Health I

• Female Fertility Preservation — Mindy Christianson, MD, MBA
• Integrative Medicine Support for Stress Management — Yufang Lin, MD
• Menopausal Hormone Therapy — Nayoung Sung, MD
• Ovarian Cancer — Kevin Elias, MD
• Multiple Sclerosis in Women — Lindsay Ross, MD

Session 4: Women’s Health II

• Obesity Treatment in Women — Reena Bose, MD
• Hair Loss in Women — Melissa Piliang, MD
• Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Leslie Cho, MD
• Breast Cancer Screening + Supplemental Imaging Updates — Lakshmi Khatri, MD
• Recurrent UTI and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction — Shannon Wallace, MD

Session 5: Behavioral Medicine I

• Infections in Persons Who Inject Drugs (Focus: Infective Endocarditis) — Steven Gordon, MD
• Substance Use Disorder: Risk Assessment, Screening and Intervention — David Streem, MD
• Update on Marijuana and Clinical Implications — Amy Zack, MD & Robert Bales, MD
• Biology and Pathophysiology of the Endocannabinoid System — Kenneth Koncilja, MD

Session 6: Behavioral Medicine II

• Integrative Behavioral Health and Wellness — Robert Saper, MD, MPH
• Evidence Based Nonpharmacological Therapies for Depression — Melanie Malec, MD
• Depression in the Aging Patient — Kathleen Rogers, MD

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