UCSF Family Medicine Board Review On Demand 2018: A Comprehensive Course for Primary Care Physicians

The UCSF Family Medicine Board Review On Demand 2018 is a comprehensive online course designed to help primary care physicians prepare for the American Board of Family Medicine examination and improve patient care. This course covers a broad range of clinical topics, providing a review of common problems encountered in primary care and strategies for improving patient outcomes.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Incorporate nationally recommended screening strategies for adults into their practice
• Implement appropriate healthcare maintenance for adult patients in the ambulatory setting
• Diagnose and manage diabetes and hypertension effectively
• Recognize and manage common surgical problems
• Avoid antibiotic resistance in adults and children
• Implement comprehensive immunization programs for infants and children
• Provide approved treatment regimens for sexually transmitted infections
• Incorporate evidence-based guidelines for preventative medicine and standard of care to improve obstetric and office gynecologic outcomes

Topics Covered:

This comprehensive course covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Abnormal uterine bleeding and vaginal bleeding and menopause
• Pain management, adult nutrition, and wound care
• Angina, acute coronary syndrome, and congestive heart failure
• Antepartum fetal surveillance and intrapartum FHR monitoring
• Arthritis, rheumatology, and behavioral and developmental topics in pediatrics
• Bleeding in pregnancy, buprenorphine initiation, and management in primary care
• Care of the older female patient, case discussions, and polysubstance use
• Cervical cytology, contraception, and chronic diseases and food insecurity
• Common dermatoses, eye conditions, and orthopedic problems
• Common problems in psychiatry, pediatrics, and pulmonology
• Contraception in medically complicated women, delirium, and dementia
• Dermatology, GI, and pulmonary topics, diagnostic approach to adult and pediatric head and C-spine trauma
• Emergency medicine, evaluating and treating dyspepsia, falls, and geriatrics
• Healthcare policy, high-yield GI for the generalist, and hypertension and valvular disease diagnosis and treatment
• Infectious diseases, internal medicine, and intrapartum complications
• Lumbar spine and pelvis, management of diabetes, medical complications, and menopause management
• Mental health, moving beyond cancer, and neonatal period
• Neurology review, normal-abnormal labor curves, obstetrical complications, and office management of common breast complaints
• Opioid prescribing, osteoporosis, and other MSK issues, trauma, and sports conditions
• Overview of prenatal care, pediatric mental health, pediatric respiratory emergencies, and pediatric vaccination refresher
• Pelvic pain, performance-related issues, post-exposure prophylaxis, and prevention and screening of breast cancer
• Problems of the neonatal period, rapid ENT procedures, and refresher on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and adrenal gland
• Sexually transmitted diseases, shoulder and neck care, skin and soft tissue, and sore throats that kill
• Special populations, specialty care, substance use forum, and surgical problems in primary care
• The family medicine board examination, the red eye, and the well-child visit
• Updates in managing chronic kidney disease, upper extremity, and urinary incontinence

This comprehensive course is designed to provide primary care physicians with the knowledge and skills needed to improve patient outcomes and prepare for the American Board of Family Medicine examination.