Primary Care Medicine: Principles & Practice 2025

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Register for Remote (live stream) Attendance

October 22 - 24, 2025
Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel • San Francisco, CA
Course# MDM26M04 - Department: Medicine

Registration Fees

$995 Physicians

$855 Advance Practice Providers, Other Health Professionals, and Health Professionals in Training

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing before March 21, 2025 will be refunded, less a $75 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date.

Please submit your cancellation request at
https://tiny.ucsf.edu/cmehelp

Overview

Primary Care is the essential core of modern medical practice.  Increasingly difficult management decisions must be made in diverse ambulatory environments and via telemedicine.  Primary care clinicians continue to do it all: preventive medicine, reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, acute clinical problems, chronic disease management, women's health, behavioral medicine, geriatrics, and much more.  Effective practice requires understanding the optimal use of new 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.

This course, UCSF’s most comprehensive course in primary care, will present a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, controversies in primary care practice, and updates from diverse clinical specialties that impact primary care. The course will focus on the skills and strategies needed in day-to-day office practice. The curriculum will feature in-depth discussion of challenging cases in preventive medicine, common problems in ambulatory care, and a broad selection of acute and chronic illnesses. The course will utilize formal lectures, case discussions, an audience response system, questions and answers, a detailed syllabus, and on-demand access to course recordings. Ample time will be reserved for interprofessional discussion of challenging cases.  Remote learning opportunities will also be available.

The course is presented by the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine of the Department of Medicine and is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco.

Target Audience
This course, chaired by Dr. Robert B. Baron and taught by 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 Options:
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 the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

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.

Scott R. Bauer, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Urology

Max Brondfield, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

David Claman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF Sleep Disorders Center

Stephanie E. Cohen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, San Francisco City Clinic 
Section Director for HIV and STD Prevention, SF Department of Public Health

Jonathan Davis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Program at Zuckerberg General Hospital

Alicia Fernandez, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean of Population Health and Health Equity 
Founding Director, UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence

Lindy P. Fox, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Director, Hospital Consultation Service
Director, Complex Medical Dermatology Fellowship

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

Sarah Kim, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, ZSFG Adult Diabetes Clinic and Adult Weight Management Clinic
Director, UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center

Paul Nadler, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, UCSF Screening and Acute Care Clinic

Cara Pellegrini, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology at the San Francisco VA

Gil Rabinovici, MD
Professor of Neurology
Edward Fein and Pearl Landrith Distinguished Professorship in Memory and Aging

Stephanie E. Rogers, MD, MS, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief of Geriatrics Clinical Programs
Medical Director, UCSF Age-Friendly Health System

Jessica Ristau, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Emma Samelson-Jones, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medicine
Psychiatry Site Director for Medical Student Education

Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Medical Director, Post-Covid OPTIMAL Clinic

Carlin Senter, MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Medicine
Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Service

Jeffrey Sharon, MD
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Director, Balance and Falls Center

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

Anne Schafer, MD
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF
Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism
San Francisco VA Health Care System

Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Diana Thiara, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF Adult Weight Management Program

Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Associate Medical Director, UCSF Women’s Health Primary Care Practice

Lisa Winston, MD
Professor of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital