Comprehensive Review of Recent Advances in Internal Medicine

This course is designed to provide a thorough review of the latest developments in Internal Medicine, preparing candidates for the Internal Medicine Boards or the Recertification Examination. The program covers all major subspecialties, including cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, oncology, pulmonary disease, and rheumatology.

Expert clinicians from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center will present the material in lecture format, accompanied by interactive case-based question and answer sessions using an advanced computer-based system. This allows participants to anonymously test their knowledge in various areas of medicine.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the most current, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for key core competency-based topics in medicine.
• Apply the latest knowledge and skills to daily practice.
• Identify recommendations for optimal management of many common diseases.
• Diagnose and manage problems frequently encountered in the hospital and office.
• Review state-of-the-art updates in the field of internal medicine.

Comprehensive Program

The program consists of a wide range of topics, including:

• A Clinical Approach to Glomerular Disease
• A Guideline Review on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women
• Acid-Base: A Clinical Approach Based on Pathophysiology
• ACS
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Advances in Rhinology
• Adverse Events from Cancer Immunotherapy
• An Algorithmic Approach for Management of Type 2 Diabetes
• An Evidence-Based Approach for Setting Goals and Providing Comfort Care at the End of Life
• Anti-Hypertensive Therapy
• Arrhythmias 2023
• Assessing Patients’ Capacity to Make Decisions About their Discharge Plan
• Asthma Update: Precision Medicine
• Best Practices: Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women
• Bleeding and Contraception – Friends or Foes
• Board Review Cases in Endocrinology
• Buprenorphine Induction in the Inpatient Setting
• Cardiac Surgery Update
• Chronic Diarrhea, Malabsorption, and Celiac Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Cirrhosis Update
• Common (and not so common) Dermatologic Conditions in Internal Medicine
• Community Acquired Pneumonia 2023 Update
• Current Concepts: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Disorders of Water and Potassium Balance
• ECG Case Studies
• Esophageal Diseases
• Evaluation of Anemias
• Game Changers: New Medications for Obesity Treatment
• Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases
• Heart Failure Management for the Internist 2023
• Hepatitis B and C
• High Salt Diet as a Cause of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Morbidity
• HIV Update
• Inflammatory Myopathies
• Internal Medicine Board Review: Nephrology Questions
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Leukemias and Related Disorders
• Medical Ethics for the Internist
• Metabolic Bone Disorders
• Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis
• NEPHROLITHIASIS: Diagnosis and Treatment
• Noninvasive Testing in CVD: A Case-Based Approach
• Oncologic Emergencies
• Ophthalmology for the Internist
• Ophthalmology for the Internist: Posterior Segment – Retina and Vitreous
• Overview of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
• Pancreatic Disorders 2023
• PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE CARE OF FRAIL OLDER ADULTS
• Psychiatry Update: Ketamine, MDMA, and Psychedelics
• Reproductive Disorders in Males and Females
• Research Spotlight: Malaria
• Rheumatoid Arthritis – Update
• Sample Board Questions in Pulmonary Medicine
• Sleep Related Breathing Disorders 2023
• Sports Medicine for Internists
• Stroke and Neurological Emergencies for the Internist
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Update
• THE LOST ART of DYING WELL
• Thromboembolism and Oral Anticoagulants
• Thyroid Disorders
• Tuberculosis in the 21st Century
• Update in Perioperative Medicine in Non-Cardiac Surgery
• Update on Renal Denervation
• Updates on Lipid Therapy
• Valvular Heart Disease