Now in its 50th year, this course reviews the most recent developments and current controversies in the field of internal medicine. Particular emphasis will be placed on topics of clinical relevance to the practicing physician. The course will include:

Didactic Lectures – Clinically active faculty from the Department of Medicine will emphasize recent clinical advances.

Year-in-Review Literature Reviews – Faculty will review major articles from the general medical specialty literature with immediate importance to clinical practice.

Questions and Answers – Ample time will be provided for specific questions and discussions of problems commonly encountered by course participants.

Internal Medicine Topics – Areas to be covered include cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, general internal medicine, women’s health, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and pulmonary disease.

Advances in Internal Medicine is presented by the Department of Medicine and is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

Objectives:

Participants will acquire knowledge that allows them to:

Better manage medical conditions commonly encountered by the practitioners in internal medicine and related specialties such as diabetes, osteoporosis, obstructive lung disease, and obesity

Bring practice in line with current evidence and updated guidelines for ischemic heart disease, vaccination, sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and prevention of stroke

Manage common problems traditionally treated by specialists and recognize indications for referral for conditions such as heart failure, cirrhosis, advanced lung disease, allergies, common neurologic diagnoses, and side effects of modern cancer therapy

Topics And Speakers:

MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022

7:15 AM Registration

7:55 Welcome & Introduction Hugo Cheng, MD

8:00 Advances in Heart Failure Richard Cheng, MD

8:50 Updates in Electrophysiology for the Generalist Adam Lee, MBBS

9:40 Break (on Your Own)

10:00 Advances in Coronary Artery Disease & Interventional Cardiology

Lucas Zier, MD

10:50 When to Worry: Oncologic Emergencies & Complications

Sam Brondfield, MD, MA

11:40 Lunch (on Your Own)

1:10 PM Osteoporosis Treatment – Agents, Monitoring, and Managing Holidays

Anne Schafer, MD

2:00 Deprescribing for Older Adults: Beyond the Obvious

Michael Steinman, MD

2:50 Break (on Your Own)

3:10 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: A Pandora’s Box

Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS

4:00 PM Adjourn

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022

7:30 AM Registration

8:00 Health Policy Updates Beth Griffith, MD, MPH

8:50 Substance Use Disorders 201: Common Practice Pitfalls and Clinical Pearls

Jessica Ristau, MD

9:40 Break (on Your Own)

10:00 Year in Review: Primary Care Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH

10:50 Updates in Family Planning Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS

11:40 Lunch (on Your Own)

1:10 PM Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation Hugo Cheng, MD

2:00 Foundational Understanding and Treatment of Obesity

Michelle Guy, MD

2:50 Break (on Your Own)

3:10 Update in Hospital Medicine Brad Sharpe, MD

4:00 PM Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022

7:30 AM Registration

8:00 New Recommendations for Adult Vaccines Lisa Winston, MD

8:50 Sexually Transmitted Infections: Updates on Testing & Treatment

Ina Park, MD

9:40 Break (on Your Own)

10:00 COVID-19 Treatment: An Update for Clinicians Annie Luetkemeyer, MD

10:50 Management of Cirrhosis

1:10 PM Updates in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Sara Lewin, MD

2:00 Updates on Diagnosis and Management of Spondyloarthritis

Lianne Gensler, MD

2:50 Break (on Your Own)

3:10 Care of the Immunocompromised Patient in the Era of COVID

Jonathan Graf, MD

4:00 PM Adjourn

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022, 2022

7:30 AM Registration

8:00 Management of Gynecologic Symptoms in Cancer Survivors

Mindy Goldman, MD

8:50 Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – an Update

Robert Rushakoff, MD

9:40 Break (on Your Own)

10:00 Update on Obstructive Lung Disease Stephanie Christenson, MD,

MAS

10:50 End Stage Lung Disease & Transplantation: What the Generalist Needs to Know

Alyssa Perez, MD

11:40 Lunch (on Your Own)

1:10 PM Neurology Potpourri Megan Richie, MD

2:00 Update on Stroke S. Andrew Josephson, MD

2:50 Break (on Your Own)

3:10 What’s New in Allergy, Intolerance & Immunology

Katherine Gundling, MD

4:00 PM Closing and Adjourn Hugo Cheng, MD

Activity Start Date: June 27, 2022