UCSF Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine University of California San Francisco Clinical Update 2019

Explore the Latest Developments

UCSF Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine presents a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, with emphasis on the day-to-day controversies of office practice. Led by Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, this CME program highlights best practice guidelines for a range of topics, from cancer screening and allergy and immunology, to current approaches to gout, depression, dermatology, sports medicine, osteoporosis, and more.

It will help you to better:

• Manage common problems including high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, asthma, COPD, stroke, TIAs, vertigo, STDs, diabetes, hearing loss, sinusitis, substance abuse, and more
• Diagnose and treat special problems in women’s health
• Select the best diagnostic tests
• Understand health disparities and your role in providing equitable, patient-centered care

Expand Your Skills

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, UCSF Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine provides AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

TOPICS

Preventive Medicine

• Prevention of Infections: Best Practices in Vaccination – Lisa G. Winston, MD

• Updates in Breast Cancer Screening – Karla M. Kerlikowske, MD

• Cancer Screening 2019: New Recommendations, New Controversies – Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

• How Should We Approach Cervical Cancer Screening and Routine Pelvic Examinations in 2019? – George F. Sawaya, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care I

• Management of Lipid Disorders: Integrating the New Guidelines – Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

• Safer Opiate Prescribing – Soraya Azari, MD

• Common and Uncommon Problems in Otolaryngology – Steven Pletcher, MD

• Updates in Nutrition and Exercise: New Trials and New Guidelines – Jeffrey A. Tice, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care II

• Current Strategies in Perioperative Medicine – H. Quinny Cheng, MD

• Quality Contraception Care: Counseling and Controversies – Sara Whetstone, MD

• Updates in Hospital Medicine – Bradley A. Sharpe, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care III

• Understanding Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Now More than Ever – Susan Philip, MD, MPH

• Gout: An Old Disease that is Coming of Age – Jonathan Graf, MD

• Palliative Care Pearls for the Busy Practitioner – Steven Z. Pantilat, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care IV

• Current Approaches to Asthma and COPD – Michael Peters, MD

• Management of Common Problems in Sports Medicine – Cindy J. Chang, MD

• Best Practices in Chest Imaging for the Non-Radiologist – Brett M. Elicker, MD

• Current Approaches to Allergy and Immunology – Iris Otani, MD

Clinical Strategies in Primary Care V

• Depression in Primary Care: Mourning or Melancholia? – Descartes Li, MD

• Interventional Cardiology for the Non-Cardiologist: New Innovations and New Guidelines – Krishan Soni, MD, MBA

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: What’s New and Controversial in 2019? – Douglas C. Bauer, MD