Harvard Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists 2023

Live Streaming —dates –  Jan 23 – 27, 2023
Advances, Updates, Guidelines, and Best Practices in General Internal Medicine—Expressly for Specialists
Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists will be held online January 23-27, 2023.
 
Overview
In this unique program, Harvard Medical School’s leading clinical faculty, representing more than 30 fields of medicine and surgery, share updates and provide recommendations to ensure you are current with the recent advances in both general internal medicine and select specialties. General Internal Medicine for Specialists covers the clinical breadth of internal medicine and the working knowledge specialists need in order to understand the most important advances outside your field of expertise.
Whether you are a psychiatrist or pathologist, cardiologist or anesthesiologist, surgeon or hospitalist, you can rely on this program for updates and advances that impact day-to-day practice, clinical decisions, and patient care.
2023 Updates, Strategies, and Tools to Improve Patient Care
The program’s curriculum provides broad and inclusive content ranging from clinical controversies to specific new and innovative therapies. General Internal Medicine for Specialists was developed by experienced practitioners, and sessions are presented by Harvard faculty and select guest speakers dedicated to peer-to-peer education. They will succinctly and effectively summarize material and provide focused updates, emphasizing specific recommendations for clinical practice and improved patient care.
Topics covered in the 2023 program include:

Ischemic heart disease
The ongoing impact of COVID-19
Hepatitis
Stroke
Chronic obstructive lung disease
Diabetes management
Menopause management
Anticoagulation
Non-diabetes endocrinology
The neurologic method
Cognitive decline
Travel medicine
Congestive heart failure
Common eye problems
Diseases of the foregut
Preoperative evaluation
Breast cancer
Differential dx of polyarthritis
Basic orthopedics

Atrial fibrillation
Lipid management
Dermatology
Osteoporosis management
Asthma
Renal medicine
Anemia
Antiplatelet agents
Sleep disorders
ENT
Managing obesity
Headaches
Allergy medicine
Thyroid disorders
Hypertension
Cancer screening
Non-opioid and opioid pain management
Lower back pain

Whatever your specialty, you can rely on General Internal Medicine for Specialists for practical updates that ensure a working knowledge of current internal medicine practices and a familiarity with critical advances across a broad range of specialties. The faculty will address the ongoing impact of COVID-19 pandemic. This program is designed to meet the needs of the full range of specialists, provide focused updates, and cover a vast amount of information efficiently and effectively, including:

Current guidelines and management strategies for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lipid disorders, hypertension, chronic lung disease, sleep disturbances, cognitive decline, chronic pain
Strategies for assessing and managing interacting comorbidities
Potential adverse interactions between medications you prescribe and those prescribed by others
Focused examination techniques: basic orthopedics and the neurologic examination
Up-to-date interventional therapies in cardiology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, neurology, dermatology and more
Inter-specialty clinical decision-making
The most current evidence-based screening and prevention practices
Breakthrough innovations with proven patient benefit
How medical practices have changed as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Learn from the Best Clinical Faculty at Harvard Medical School
This program is led by active expert practitioners and committed teachers, each with significant experience both in the care of patients and in peer-to-peer presentations to colleagues. The Harvard faculty and select guest speakers will cover state-of-the-art advances and recommendations. You will take home relevant, up-to-date, and evidence-based strategies and tools to improve your patient care.
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All times listed below are Eastern Standard Time.

Monday, January 23, 2023

7:50am to 8:00am
Course IntroductionJohn D. Goodson, MD

8:00am to 9:00am
Ischemic Heart DiseaseEric M. Isselbacher, MD

9:00am to 10:00am
Management of HypertensionJohn D. Goodson, MD

10:00am to 10:20am
Break

10:20am to 11:20am
StrokeGalen V. Henderson, MD

11:20am to 12:20pm
Ensuring Health Equity in the Care We ProvideValerie Stone, MD, MPH

12:20pm to 1:20pm
Break*

1:20pm to 2:20pm
The Neurologic MethodMartin A. Samuels, MD

2:20pm to 3:20pm
Update on Congestive Heart FailureAkshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

3:20pm to 3:40pm
Break

3:40pm to 4:40pm
Common Eye ProblemsMina A. Farahani, MD, MS

4:40pm to 5:40pm
COVID-19 UpdateErica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

8:00am to 9:00am
Update in Renal MedicineDavid J.R. Steele, MD

9:00am to 10:00am
Diabetes ManagementDavid M. Nathan, MD

10:00am to 10:20am
Break

10:20am to 11:20am
New Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet AgentsRachel P. Rosovsky, MD

11:20am to 12:20pm
Lipid ManagementScott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD

12:20pm to 1:20pm
Break*

1:20pm to 2:20pm
Case Studies in EndocrinologyJ. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH

2:20pm to 3:20pm
ENT in 2023Stacey T. Gray, MD

3:20pm to 3:40pm
Break

3:40pm to 4:40pm
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseChristopher H. Fanta, MD

4:40pm to 5:40pm
Overview of Sleep MedicineJames E. Mojica, MD

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

8:00am to 9:00am
Travel MedicineJames H. Maguire, MD

9:00am to 10:00am
Cognitive DeclineAndrew E. Budson, MD

10:00am to 10:20am
Break

10:20am to 11:20am
Managing ObesityJane S. Sillman, MD

11:20am to 12:20pm
Updates in Addressing HeadachesAngeliki Vgontzas, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

12:20pm to 1:20pm
Break*

1:20pm to 2:20pm
Diseases of the ForegutKyle D. Staller, MD, MPH

2:20pm to 3:20pm
Atrial FibrillationE. Kevin Heist, MD

3:20pm to 3:40pm
Break

3:40pm to 4:40pm
Pre-Operative EvaluationAdam C. Schaffer, MD

4:40pm to 5:40pm
Current Approaches to AnemiaLisa B. Weissmann, MD

Thursday, January 26, 2023

8:00am to 9:00am
Disease Prevention and Health PromotionJohn D. Goodson, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

9:00am to 10:00am
Infectious and Metabolic HepatitisRaymond T. Chung, MD

10:00am to 10:20am
Break

10:20am to 11:20am
Breast CancerBarbara L. Smith, MD, PhD

11:20am to 12:20pm
New Practices for Managing Osteoporosis and Reducing FracturesJohn D. Goodson, MD

12:20pm to 1:20pm
Break*

1:20pm to 2:20pm
Common Dermatologic ProblemsDaniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH

2:20pm to 3:20pm
Differential Dx of PolyarthritisRobert P. Friday, MD

3:20pm to 3:40pm
Break

3:40pm to 4:40pm
Allergy Medicine in 2023Anna R. Wolfson, MD

4:40pm to 5:40pm
Basic Orthopedics: Shoulder and ArmThomas J. Gill, MD

Friday, January 27, 2023

8:00am to 9:00am
Cancer Screening, Self-Care, and DoctoringJohn D. Goodson, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

9:00am to 10:00am
Case Studies of Common Thyroid ProblemsGilbert H. Daniels, MD

10:00am to 10:20am
Break

10:20am to 11:20am
Common Outpatient Infections: Current Treatment RecommendationsKristen M. Hysell, MD, MPH

11:20am to 12:20pm
Women’s Health: Managing MenopauseJane S. Sillman, MD

12:20pm to 1:20pm
Break*

1:20pm to 2:20pm
Lower Back PainDana H. Kotler, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

2:20pm to 3:20pm
Opioid Pain ManagementGary J. Brenner, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts