UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Update 2023

This course will present a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, controversies in primary care practice, and up-to-the-minute updates in care of patients with COVID-19. The course will focus on the skills and strategies needed in day-to-day office practice. The curriculum will feature in-depth discussion of challenging cases in preventive medicine, common problems in ambulatory care, and a broad selection of acute and chronic illnesses. This course will also be an excellent opportunity to update office-based skills in dermatology, neurology, pulmonary medicine, infectious disease, clinical oncology, and care of patients with mental health disorders.  An audience response system will facilitate discussion of challenging clinical cases. The course is presented by the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine of the Department of Medicine and is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco.
Target Audience
This course, chaired by Dr. Robert B. Baron and taught by UCSF’s best teachers, is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, advance practice providers, and all other health professionals interested in providing high quality primary care.
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in primary care and ambulatory practice. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine including new strategies for cancer prevention and screening, immunizations, and prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke;
Manage common and complex office problems including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, TIAs, diabetes, common cancers, and common infections
Understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on primary care practice and use best evidence to treat patients with COVID-related conditions and concerns, including long-covid
Treat common disorders in dermatology including skin cancer, eczema, acne, hair loss, chronic urticaria, drug eruptions, skin infections, and disorders of aging skin;
Diagnose and treat common and less common disorders of the lung;
Master common problems in neurology including the clinical exam, headaches, back pain, dementia, delirium, and stroke.
Treat patients with common mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, and somatoform disorders.
Detect and manage oncologic emergencies;
Understand and treat obesity and use the new obesity medications;
Select the best diagnostic tests and enhance value in medical practice;
Use best evidence and optimize patient communication and shared-decision making;
Become a better clinician and advocate with a deeper understanding of health disparities and the central role of primary care clinicians in providing equitable, patient-centered care.

Course Outline

SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2023

4:00 PM

Registration

MODERATOR: ROBERT B. BARON, MD, MS

5:00

Welcome and Overview

5:10

Covid-19: Where Do We Stand? What Have We Learned? Where are We Going?
Peter Chin-Hong, MD

6:00
RxG
Cancer Screening 2023: New Recommendations, New Controversies
Sam Brondfield, MD, MA

6:50 PM

Adjourn

MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023

6:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

MODERATOR: ROBERT B. BARON, MD, MS

7:00
RxG
Management of Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia:  Practicing Amid Discrepant Guidelines
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

7:50
RxG
Advances in Prevention and Treatment of Stroke: What Every Primary Care Clinician Should Know
Kenneth A. Fox, MD

8:40

Break

9:00
RxG
New Understandings and New Practice Guidelines for Asthma and COPD
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed

9:50
RxG
Sunscreens, “Spots” and Skin Cancer
Lindy P. Fox, MD

10:40 AM

Adjourn

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023

6:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

MODERATOR: LEKSHMI SANTHOSH, MD, MA Ed

7:00
RxG
Pulmonary Potpourri: Common and Uncommon Primary Care Pulmonary Issues
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed

7:50
RxG
Managing Depression and Suicidality in Primary Care
Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

8:40

Break

9:00
RxG
Modern Management of Back Pain
John W. Engstrom, MD

9:50
RxG
Drug Eruptions: When to Worry
Lindy P. Fox, MD

10:40 AM

Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023

6:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

MODERATOR: PETER CHIN-HONG, MD

7:00
RxG
Initial Management of Common Cancers
Sam Brondfield, MD, MA

7:50
RxG
Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache
John W. Engstrom, MD

8:40

Break

9:00
RxG
Understanding and Treating Post-Covid Conditions
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed

9:50
RxG
Diagnosing and Treating Insomnia in Primary Care
Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

10:40 AM

Adjourn

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023

6:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

MODERATOR: SAM BRONDFIELD, MD

7:00
RxG
Understanding Novel Cancer Treatments:  Principles, Effects, and Side Effects
Sam Brondfield, MD, MA

7:50
RxG
Common Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases
Peter Chin-Hong, MD

8:40

Break

9:00
G
Mastering the High Yield Neurological Exam
John W. Engstrom, MD

9:50
RxG
Type 2 Diabetes in 2023: Using New Medications and Staying Patient-Centered
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

10:40 AM

Adjourn

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023

6:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

MODERATOR: EMMA SAMELSON-JONES, MD

7:00
RxG
The 15 Minute Hour: Medications and Psychotherapy for Managing Anxiety in Primary Care
Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

7:50
RxG
Delirium and Dementia: A Neurologist’s Approach
John W. Engstrom, MD

8:40

Break

9:00
RxG
Office Assessment and Treatment of Obesity: Diets, Drugs, and Surgery
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

9:50
RxG
Common Dermatologic Disorders: Tips for Diagnosis and Management
Lindy P. Fox, MD

10:40 AM

Adjourn