UCSF CME Essentials of Primary Care: A Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Practice 2022 ( VIDEOS)

UCSF CME Essentials of Primary Care: A Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Practice 2022 ( VIDEOS)

• UCSF CME Essentials of Primary Care: A Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Practice 2022 (CME VIDEOS) The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed primary care practice. Difficult management decisions must now be made in transformed ambulatory environments and with virtual medicine. Despite the change in our practice environments, primary care clinicians must continue to focus on preventive medicine, reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, day-to-day clinical problems, chronic disease management, communication skills, and optimal use of diagnostic tests and new medications. Health disparities and the care of vulnerable patients are a central part of our daily practice as we try to maximize quality, safety, equity, and value. Close collaboration with other specialists, inpatient colleagues, and diverse teams of health professionals is essential for the care of our complex patients. In addition to a full discussion of common problems in primary care and preventive medicine, this course will also focus on clinical skills and problem-solving in dermatology, women’s health, infectious diseases, covid-19, oncology, acute care, clinical nutrition, communication skills, and evidence-based medicine. The course will utilize formal lectures, case discussions, practical workshops, an audience response system, questions and answers, a detailed syllabus, and on-demand access to course recordings. Remote learning opportunities will also be available.

Target Audience

• – Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine including cancer screening and management of cardiac risk factors;
• – Develop up-to-date strategies for common office problems including hypertension, lipid disorders, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, obesity, musculoskeletal complaints, STI’s, and covid-19
• – Manage common problems in women’s health including prevention of cervical and endometrial cancer, menopause, incontinence, and vaginal and vulvar disorders;
• – Diagnose and treat common skin disorders, skin infections, and skin cancer;
• – Counsel patients to improve eating habits, lose weight, and increase physical activity;
• – Perform an effective problem-based history and physical examination for common complaints in dermatology and women’s health;
• – Perform common office procedures in dermatology and office gynecology;
• – Manage common acute orthopaedic complaints and develop effective imaging strategies;
• – Understand the best initial management strategies for common cancers;
• – Develop best practices in patient communication, shared decision-making, and teamwork
• – Critically evaluate the medical literature and apply it to clinical practice;
• – Address health disparities in health and healthcare;
• – Increase the quality of care and decrease medical costs.

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