Harvard Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists 2023

Harvard Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists 2023

Advances, Updates, Guidelines, and Best Practices in General Internal Medicine—Expressly for Specialists

Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists will be held January 29–February 2, 2024. You can attend  online as the course is live streamed, or in person in Boston, MA. All sessions will be recorded and made available to all participants to view online, at your convenience.

The most updated course from Harvard in 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.

5 Day FUll Course

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:

1. Ischemic heart disease
2. The ongoing impact of COVID-19
3. Hepatitis
4. Stroke
5. Chronic obstructive lung disease
6. Diabetes management
7. Menopause management
8. Anticoagulation
9. Non-diabetes endocrinology
10. The neurologic method
11. Cognitive decline
12. Travel medicine
13. Congestive heart failure
14. Common eye problems
15. Diseases of the foregut
16. Preoperative evaluation
17. Breast cancer
18. Differential dx of polyarthritis
19. Basic orthopedics
20. Atrial fibrillation
21. Lipid management
22. Dermatology
23. Osteoporosis management
24. Asthma
25. Renal medicine
26. Anemia
27. Antiplatelet agents
28. Sleep disorders
29. ENT
30. Managing obesity
31. Headaches
32. Allergy medicine
33. Thyroid disorders
34. Hypertension
35. Cancer screening
36. Non-opioid and opioid pain management
37. 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

• Course IntroductionJohn D. Goodson, MD
• Ischemic Heart DiseaseEric M. Isselbacher, MD
•  Management of HypertensionJohn D. Goodson, MD
• StrokeGalen V. Henderson, MD
• Ensuring Health Equity in the Care We ProvideValerie Stone, MD, MPH
• The Neurologic MethodMartin A. Samuels, MD
•  Update on Congestive Heart FailureAkshay S. Desai, MD, MPH
•  Common Eye ProblemsMina A. Farahani, MD, MS
• COVID-19 UpdateErica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

• Update in Renal MedicineDavid J.R. Steele, MD
• Diabetes ManagementDavid M. Nathan, MD
• New Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet AgentsRachel P. Rosovsky, MD
• Lipid ManagementScott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD
• Case Studies in EndocrinologyJ. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
• ENT in 2023Stacey T. Gray, MD
•  Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseChristopher H. Fanta, MD
• Overview of Sleep MedicineJames E. Mojica, MD

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

• Travel MedicineJames H. Maguire, MD
•  Cognitive DeclineAndrew E. Budson, MD
•  Managing ObesityJane S. Sillman, MD
• Updates in Addressing HeadachesAngeliki Vgontzas, MD
• Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts
• Diseases of the ForegutKyle D. Staller, MD, MPH
• Atrial FibrillationE. Kevin Heist, MD
• Pre-Operative EvaluationAdam C. Schaffer, MD
• Current Approaches to AnemiaLisa B. Weissmann, MD

Thursday, January 26, 2023

• Disease Prevention and Health PromotionJohn D. Goodson, MD
• Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts
• Infectious and Metabolic HepatitisRaymond T. Chung, MD
•  Breast CancerBarbara L. Smith, MD, PhD
•  New Practices for Managing Osteoporosis and Reducing FracturesJohn D. Goodson, MD
•  Common Dermatologic ProblemsDaniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH
•  Differential Dx of PolyarthritisRobert P. Friday, MD
•  Allergy Medicine in 2023Anna R. Wolfson, MD
• Basic Orthopedics: Shoulder and ArmThomas J. Gill, MD

Friday, January 27, 2023

• Cancer Screening, Self-Care, and DoctoringJohn D. Goodson, MD
• Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts
•  Case Studies of Common Thyroid ProblemsGilbert H. Daniels, MD
•  Common Outpatient Infections: Current Treatment RecommendationsKristen M. Hysell, MD, MPH
•  Women’s Health: Managing MenopauseJane S. Sillman, MD
•  Lower Back PainDana H. Kotler, MD
• Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts
• Opioid Pain ManagementGary J. Brenner, MD
• Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts