Essentials of Primary Care: A Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Practice 2024

PCM Essentials 2024
July 28 - August 2, 2024
Everline Resort & Spa - Olympic Valley, CA
Course# MDM25M02

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July 28 - August 2, 2024
Everline Resort & Spa - Olympic Valley, CA
Course# MDM25M02

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Registration Fees

$1045.00 Physicians

$895.00 Advance Practice Providers, Other Health Professionals, and Health Professionals in Training

Cancellations received in writing before July 27, 2024 will be refunded, less a $75 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date.  Please email your requests to [email protected]

 

Overview

Primary care clinicians must be highly skilled in preventive medicine, 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, clinical nutrition, neurology, oncology, infectious diseases, and interprofessional collaboration. 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
This course, chaired by Dr. Robert B. Baron and taught by some of 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.

 

Onsite and Remote Learning OptionsHybrid icon
The course will be offered as a live conference. Registrants have the option to attend in person or to tune in remotely via zoom live stream during programming hours (Pacific Time). Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and for 30 days after the course. You must tune in to live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME credit.

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in primary care. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

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

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 19.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Course Outline

SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2024

3:00 pm Registration and Check-In
Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

5:00 Welcome and Course Overview
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

5:10 RxG Covid-19: Where Do We Stand? What Have We Learned? Where are We Going?
Peter Chin-Hong, MD

6:05 RxG Controversies in Cancer Screening 2024: Colon, Breast, Lung, and Prostate
Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

7:00 pm Adjourn

MONDAY, JULY 29, 2024

7:00 am Continental Breakfast
Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

7:30 RxG Prevention and Screening for Cervical and Endometrial Cancer
Rebecca Jackson MD

8:20 RxG Chronic Kidney Disease: Integrating New Tests, New Guidelines, and New Medications
Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

9:10 Break

9:30 RxG Advances in Prevention and Treatment of Stroke
John W. Engstrom, MD

10:20 RxG Common Dermatologic Problems: What the Primary Care Clinician Needs to Know
Toby A. Maurer, MD

11:10 am Adjourn

TUESDAY, July 30, 2024

7:00 am Continental Breakfast
Moderator: Peter Chin-Jong. MD

7:30 RxG Best Practices in Immunization: Keeping Up With New Vaccines and Practice Guidelines
Peter Chin-Jong. MD

8:20 RxG Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Implementing the 2024 Guidelines
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

9:10 RxG Cancer Treatment Today: Distinguishing Among Cancer Therapies and Anticipating Their Side Effects
Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

10:00 Break

10:20. Concurrent Workshops (select one)

A: RxG Management of Obesity in Office Practice: How Do We Best Utilize the New Medications?
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

B: RxG Dermatologic Procedures in Primary Care*
Toby A. Maurer, MD

11:30 am Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024

7:00 am Continental Breakfast
Moderator: Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

7:30 RxG Novel Cancer Diagnostics: Demystifying Commonly Used Molecular and Genetic Testing in Oncology
Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

8:20 RxG. Heart Failure: New Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment
Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

9:10 RxG  New Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
John W. Engstrom, MD

10:00. Break

10:20. Concurrent Workshops (select one)

A: RxG Top 10 Infectious Disease Topics That Will Likely Change Your Practice
Peter Chin-Hong, MD

B: RxG Maximizing Skills in Office Gynecology for Primary Care Practice*
Rebecca Jackson, MD 

11:30 am Adjourn

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023

7:00 am Continental Breakfast
Moderator: Rebecca Jackson, MD 

7:30 RxG Lumps and Bumps: Best Practices for Benign Breast Conditions 
Rebecca Jackson, MD

8:20 RxG Prevention and Treatment of Skin Cancer
Toby A. Maurer, MD

9:10 RxG Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine and Other Headache Disorders
John W. Engstrom, MD

10:00 Break

10:20. Concurrent Workshops (select one)

A: RxG No Longer a Death Sentence: Distinguishing Curable from Incurable Cancer and Improving Prognostication
Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

B: G Mastering the High Yield Neurological Exam
John W. Engstrom MD*

11:30 am Adjourn

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023

7:00 am Continental Breakfast
Moderator: Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

7:30 RxG Management of Coronary Artery Disease: How Should the New Guidelines Change Our Practice?
Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

8:20 RxG Managing Hypertension and Lipids in 2024: Practicing in a World of Conflicting Guidelines
Robert B. Baron, MD, MD

9:10 Break

9:30 RxG Gynecologic Issues in Older Women
Rebecca Jackson, MD

10:20 RxG Dermatologic Infectious Disease: Viral, Fungal, and Bacterial Skin Diseases
Toby A. Maurer, MD 

 

G = Geriatric Credit
Rx = Meets Requirements for Pharmacotherapeutics CEUs for NPs/Nurses
* = In-person only

 

Course Chair

Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine

 

 

Faculty

(University of California, San Francisco unless indicated)

Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Chief, Moffitt-Long Inpatient Oncology Consult Service

Peter Chin-Hong, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
Associate Dean for Regional Campuses

John W. Engstrom, MD
Betty Anker Fife Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

Rebecca Jackson, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Chief, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Anda Kuo, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, California Adverse Childhood Events Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC)

Toby A. Maurer, MD
Professor of Dermatology

Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Associate Chief of Medicine for Research Development
San Francisco VA Medical Center

 

Travel & Lodging

Everline Resort & Spa
400 Squaw Creek Road
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
Hotel Phone: 530-583-5300

Cutoff Date: June 26, 2024

Rates*:
Deluxe Guestroom: $299
Fireplace Suite: $359
Deluxe Fireplace Suite: $379
*Plus $50 per room, per night resort fee

Reservations: 800-403-4434

 

 

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