Stay Current in Your Field with UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine

UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine is a comprehensive program designed to help you stay up-to-date with the latest developments and trends in internal medicine. Led by H. Quinny Cheng, MD, this CME program covers a wide range of topics in 11 subspecialty areas, including cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, gastroenterology, women’s health, pulmonology, neurology, and more.

Enhance Your Clinical Skills

This program is designed to help you:

• 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

Convenient Learning Options

UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine is available online or via audio MP3 CDs, providing a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. You’ll have access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews, allowing you to expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

Expert-Led Sessions

Topics and speakers include:

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, MPH

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