UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Update 2023

UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Update 2023 This course will present a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, controversies in primary care practice, and up-to-the-minute updates in care of patients with COVID-19. The course will focus on the skills and strategies needed in day-to-day office practice.

Format : 6 Videos + 1 PDF

The curriculum will feature in-depth discussion of challenging cases in preventive medicine, common problems in ambulatory care, and a broad selection of acute and chronic illnesses. This course will also be an excellent opportunity to update office-based skills in dermatology, neurology, pulmonary medicine, infectious disease, clinical oncology, and care of patients with mental health disorders.  An audience response system will facilitate discussion of challenging clinical cases
. The course is presented by the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine of the Department of Medicine and is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco.

Target Audience

This course, chaired by Dr. Robert B. Baron and taught by UCSF’s best teachers, is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, advance practice providers, and all other health professionals interested in providing high quality primary care.

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in primary care and ambulatory practice. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

• Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine including new strategies for cancer prevention and screening, immunizations, and prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke;
  Manage common and complex office problems including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, TIAs, diabetes, common cancers, and common infections
  Understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on primary care practice and use best evidence to treat patients with COVID-related conditions and concerns, including long-covid
  Treat common disorders in dermatology including skin cancer, eczema, acne, hair loss, chronic urticaria, drug eruptions, skin infections, and disorders of aging skin;
  Diagnose and treat common and less common disorders of the lung;
  Master common problems in neurology including the clinical exam, headaches, back pain, dementia, delirium, and stroke.
  Treat patients with common mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, and somatoform disorders.
  Detect and manage oncologic emergencies;
  Understand and treat obesity and use the new obesity medications;
  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 clinician and advocate with a deeper understanding of health disparities and the central role of primary care clinicians in providing equitable, patient-centered care.

UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Update 2023

Course Outline

SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2023
4:00 PM		Registration
MODERATOR: ROBERT B. BARON, MD, MS
5:00		Welcome and Overview
5:10		Covid-19: Where Do We Stand? What Have We Learned? Where are We Going?	Peter Chin-Hong, MD
6:00	RxG	Cancer Screening 2023: New Recommendations, New Controversies	Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
6:50 PM		Adjourn
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023
6:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
MODERATOR: ROBERT B. BARON, MD, MS
7:00	RxG	Management of Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia:  Practicing Amid Discrepant Guidelines	Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
7:50	RxG	Advances in Prevention and Treatment of Stroke: What Every Primary Care Clinician Should Know	Kenneth A. Fox, MD
8:40		Break
9:00	RxG	New Understandings and New Practice Guidelines for Asthma and COPD	Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed
9:50	RxG	Sunscreens, “Spots” and Skin Cancer	Lindy P. Fox, MD
10:40 AM		Adjourn
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023
6:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
MODERATOR: LEKSHMI SANTHOSH, MD, MA Ed
7:00	RxG	Pulmonary Potpourri: Common and Uncommon Primary Care Pulmonary Issues	Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed
7:50	RxG	Managing Depression and Suicidality in Primary Care	Emma Samelson-Jones, MD
8:40		Break
9:00	RxG	Modern Management of Back Pain	John W. Engstrom, MD
9:50	RxG	Drug Eruptions: When to Worry	Lindy P. Fox, MD
10:40 AM		Adjourn
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023
6:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
MODERATOR: PETER CHIN-HONG, MD
7:00	RxG	Initial Management of Common Cancers	Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
7:50	RxG	Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache	John W. Engstrom, MD
8:40		Break
9:00	RxG	Understanding and Treating Post-Covid Conditions	Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed
9:50	RxG	Diagnosing and Treating Insomnia in Primary Care	Emma Samelson-Jones, MD
10:40 AM		Adjourn
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023
6:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
MODERATOR: SAM BRONDFIELD, MD
7:00	RxG	Understanding Novel Cancer Treatments:  Principles, Effects, and Side Effects	Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
7:50	RxG	Common Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases	Peter Chin-Hong, MD
8:40		Break
9:00	G	Mastering the High Yield Neurological Exam	John W. Engstrom, MD
9:50	RxG	Type 2 Diabetes in 2023: Using New Medications and Staying Patient-Centered	Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
10:40 AM		Adjourn
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023
6:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
MODERATOR: EMMA SAMELSON-JONES, MD
7:00	RxG	The 15 Minute Hour: Medications and Psychotherapy for Managing Anxiety in Primary Care	Emma Samelson-Jones, MD
7:50	RxG	Delirium and Dementia: A Neurologist’s Approach	John W. Engstrom, MD
8:40		Break
9:00	RxG	Office Assessment and Treatment of Obesity: Diets, Drugs, and Surgery	Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
9:50	RxG	Common Dermatologic Disorders: Tips for Diagnosis and Management	Lindy P. Fox, MD
10:40 AM		Adjourn