Stay Up-to-Date with the Latest in Primary Care CME

Enhance your knowledge in outpatient management and primary care with our comprehensive online CME course. Led by Dr. Robert Baron and a team of expert UCSF faculty, this course covers the latest developments in preventive medicine, cardiovascular risk factors, day-to-day clinical problems, chronic disease management, women’s health, geriatrics, behavioral medicine, and more.

Focus on Health Disparities and Quality Care

The UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practices course consists of over 20 continuing medical education lectures and case-based discussions, focusing on promoting quality, safety, equity, and value in the care of vulnerable patients with COVID-19 and other common illnesses.

Course Contents

• Controversies in Cancer Screening 2023

  with Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

• Best Practices in Adult Vaccination

  with Lisa Winston, MD

• Chronic Kidney Disease – Integrating New Tests, New Guidelines, and New Medications

  with Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis – What’s New and Controversial in 2023

  with Anne Schafer, MD

• Current Challenges in Management of Asthma and COPD

  with Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd

• Type 2 Diabetes – Which Medications for Which Patients

  with Robert Rushakoff, MD, MS

• Management of Outpatient Respiratory Infections as the Covid Pandemic Evolves

  with Paul Nadler, MD

• Covid-19 – Where Do We Stand, What Have We Learned, Where are We Going

  with Peter Chin-Hong, MD

• Quality Contraceptive Care – Counseling and Controversies

  with Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS

• Updates in the Evaluation and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea – What We Can Learn from the Upper Airway

  with Jolie Chang, MD

• Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Common Liver Diseases in 2023

  with Rena Fox, MD

• Cardiology for the Non-Cardiologist – New Innovations and New Guidelines

  with Krishan Soni, MD, MBA, FACC

• Urologic Health in the Aging Male

  with Benjamin Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS

• Dementia 2023 – The Latest on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

  with Gil D. Rabinovici, MD

• Updates in Health Policy – Implications for Practicing Clinicians

  with Elisabeth Askin, MD

• STIs In 2023 – Best Practices for Prevention and Treatment

  with Michael Policar, MD, MPH

• Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain – Fibromyalgia to Long Covid and Everything in Between

  with Andrew J. Gross, MD

• Management of Common Disorders of the Eye

  with Saras Ratanathan, MD

• Gynecologic Issues in Older Women

  with Rebecca Jackson, MD

• Office Assessment and Treatment of Obesity – Diets, Drugs, and Surgery

  with Diana Thiara, MD

• Dermatology in Primary Care – Recognition and Treatment of Common and Uncommon Disorders of the Skin

  with Lindy Fox, MD

Download the Syllabus.pdf to explore the comprehensive outline of this online CME course.