UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine

Overview

Learn Now: Advances in Internal Medicine

UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine is an extremely thorough online CME course designed to help you keep up with recent developments and current trends in the field. Led by H. Quinny Cheng, MD, it covers a wide range of topics in 11 subspecialty areas, including cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, gastroenterology, women's health, pulmonology, neurology, and more. It’s continuing medical education that will help you to better:

• Illustrate adept management of chronic medical problems such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, osteoporosis, gout, and chronic pain
• Manage acute conditions such as skin and soft tissue infections, STDs, and sports-related injuries
• Effectively diagnose and treat medical problems usually treated by specialists, such as heart failure, hepatitis B & C, end-of-life care, and rheumatoid arthritis
• Integrate recent guidelines and current evidence into daily practice relevant to atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, anticoagulation management, chronic kidney disease, and preoperative medical evaluation

Topics / Speakers

Cardiology

Atrial Fibrillation Review and Update
Cara Pellegrini, MD

Update on Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction
Van Selby, MD

Keynote Lecture - Beyond Burnout: What’s New in Physician Well-Being & What’s Next?
Larissa Thomas, MD

Updates on Coronary Artery Disease and Interventional Cardiology
Lucas Zier, MD

Geriatrics

Geriatrics & Palliative Care: Year in Review
Eric Widera, MD and Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH

Endocrinology

Osteoporosis Screening and Diagnosis: BMD FRAX & Assessment of Secondary Osteoporosis
Steven Harris, MD

General Internal Medicine & Women's Health

Modern Management of Pain: Current Strategies for Maximizing Results While Minimizing Opioids
Henry Crevensten, MD

Updates in General Internal Medicine: Year in Review
Jeffrey Kohlwes, MD, MPH

Chronic Kidney Disease: What the Generalist Needs to Know
Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

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

Update in Women’s Health: Year in Review
Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

Menopause: What’s New? What’s Safe?
Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS

Hospital Medicine

Updates in Perioperative Medicine
H. Quinny Cheng, MD

Updates in Hospital Medicine
Bradley A. Sharpe, MD

Infectious Diseases

STDs - Now More Than Ever
Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH

New Developments in Clostridium Difficile
Sarah Doernberg, MD

Clinical Problem Solving (Mystery Case) - Presenter: Jen Olenik, MD / Discussant
Rabih Geha, MD

Immunization Update
Lisa G. Winston, MD

Gastroenterology

Updates on Liver Disease
Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA

Tendinopathy - Basic Strategy for Diagnosis and Treatment
Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

An Evidence Based Approach to Colon Cancer Screening
James Ryan, MD

Hematology and Oncology

The Prostate Cancer Consensus: Smarter Screening, Smarter Treatment
Matthew Cooperberg, MD

Oncologic Emergencies and Adverse Effects of Immunotherapy
Gerald Hsu, MD

Venous Thromboembolism: So Many Questions…Oy
Andrew D. Leavitt, MD

What Radiology Test Should I Order?
David Naeger, MD

Neurology

Advances in Headache Management
Morris Levin, MD

What’s New in Neurology
Megan B. Richie, MD

Rheumatology

Advances in the Management of Gout
Jonathan Graf, MD

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment in the Era of New Oral Therapies
Jonathan Graf, MD

Pulmonary

The New Frontier of Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD

Updates in COPD and Asthma
Michael Peters, MD

Pulmonary Disease in the Older Adult
Leah Witt, MD

Faculty

Accreditation

Accreditation

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

UCSF designates this enduring material for a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Release: August 15, 2019
Series Expires: August 14, 2022
Estimated time to complete: 25.25

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an activity post-test and evaluation. CME Credit registration forms must be submitted prior to series expiration date.

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, participants should be able to:

• Better manage commonly encountered chronic medical problems such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, osteoporosis, obstructive lung disease, gout and chronic pain, as well as acute conditions such as skin and soft tissue infections, STI, and sports-related injuries
• Bring practice patterns more in line with current evidence and guidelines with respect to atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, diet & exercise recommendations, immunization, and preoperative medical evaluation
• Manage problems traditionally treated by specialists, such as heart failure, hepatitis B & C infections, end-of-life care, rheumatoid arthritis, as well as recognize the indications for referral to a subspecialist

Intended Audience

This course is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, and other primary care health professionals. It is also appropriate for hospitalists who wish to stay current on recent developments in internal medicine beyond the inpatient setting.

Quick Facts

Provider: University of California, San Francisco

Course Director:

H. Quinny Cheng, MD

Professor of Medicine 

University of California, San Francisco

Credits: Earn a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™