The Comprehensive 2024 Update on Office-Based Primary Care Medicine

Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine

Taught Live Online by Harvard Medical School’s Leading Clinical Faculty

Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine will be held online this year, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.

OVERVIEW

Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine provides comprehensive reviews of the most important recent advances impacting primary care medicine and guidance to incorporate these changes into practice for state-of-the-art care. Education is practical and results-focused, structured to help you optimize your approach to the wide array of conditions seen in primary care practice.

Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine Our lectures and workshops are designed to provide practical, case-based reviews of physical exam skills, diagnostic techniques, and the latest in disease management. All sessions are taught by nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields of medicine, and include time for audience Q&A. This year, we are asking specialist speakers to focus on the key takeaways they recommend for busy PCPs.

2024 Updates and Skills Development

Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine

This year’s lectures and workshops are fully updated with a focus on the most important clinical challenges affecting the practice of primary care medicine in 2024. Highlights are summarized below.

Optimizing Your Approach to Challenging Conditions

Treating obesity: new medications, lifestyle medicine interventions, surgery
Chronic kidney disease management and prevention of complications
Providing equitable care and preventing implicit bias in your practice
Optimal chronic pain management: opioids and non-opioids
Updated approaches to hypertension and lipid care
Practical pointers for treating diabetes, including the newest medications
Congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and atrial fibrillation
COVID-19 updates for primary care practice
Menopause management and treatment of osteoporosis
Treating headaches
Mental health conditions: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD
Stroke
Assessing and treating alcohol and opiate addictions
Sleep disorders: insomnia and sleep apnea
Pre-op cardiac and pulmonary consultation
“Can’t-miss” diagnoses

New Treatment Options and Guidelines

Breakthrough anti-obesity drugs
New diabetes medications and their impact on kidney and cardiovascular disease
Using the direct anticoagulants
The latest COPD guidelines
Buprenorphine (without the waiver)
New updates for NAFLD and hepatitis C
Top primary care articles
Updates in urology
Antibiotics in office practice
Update on thyroid problems
Common eye problems
Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
Motivational interviewing

Screening and Immunizations in 2024

Update on adult immunizations including the COVID vaccines, and pointers for addressing vaccine hesitancy
Updates on screening for breast, colorectal, lung, cervical, and prostate cancer

Practice Tips from World-Renowned Experts

Wellness strategies for PCPs
Current approaches to anemia
Diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment
Managing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and ADHD
Patient information handouts that are relevant to your practice, in English and Spanish

Education to Improve Your Physical Exam Skills and Use of Diagnostic Tools

Evaluating low back pain
Physical examination of knee pain and hip pain
Physical examination of the hand, elbow, and shoulder
Evaluation of peripheral neuropathy
Dermatology updates
Interpreting ECGs

Schedule

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All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Monday, March 18, 2024

7:50am to 8:00am

Welcome

David W. Bates, MD, MSc, Jane S. Sillman, MD, Cristina Alexander, MD, and Bevin E. Kenney, MD

8:00am to 8:50am

Hyperlipidemia

Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD

8:50am to 8:55am

Break

8:55am to 9:45am

Obesity

Caroline Apovian, MD

9:45am to 10:00am

Break

10:00am to 10:50am

Antibiotics in Office Practice

Jacob H. Johnson, MD

10:50am to 10:55am

Break

10:55am to 11:45am

Anticoagulation

Rachel Rosovsky, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

11:45am to 12:45pm

Break

12:45pm to 1:35pm

Depression

David S. Kroll, MD

1:35pm to 1:40pm

Break

1:40pm to 2:30pm

Low Back Pain

Dana Kotler, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm to 3:35pm

Diabetes

Marie McDonnell, MD

3:35pm to 3:50pm

Break

3:50pm to 4:40pm

Workshops A1 – A4

Alcohol Use Disorder

Claudia Rodriguez, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

Advanced Diabetes Cases

Marie McDonnell, MD

PrEP and HIV for the PCP

Ellen Nagami, MD

Adolescent Medicine

Joshua Borus, MD

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

4:40pm to 4:55pm

Break

4:55pm to 5:45pm

Workshops B1 – B4

Lifestyle Medicine

Edward Phillips, MD

Intimate Partner Violence

Eve Rittenberg, MD and Jackie Savage-Borne, LICSW

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

Evaluation of Shoulder Pain

Thomas J. Gill IV, MD

Common Urology Cases

Martin Kathrins, MD

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

8:00am to 8:50am

Coronary Artery Disease

Nicholas Marston, MD

8:50am to 8:55am

Break

8:55am to 9:45am

CKD Part 1: Diagnosis and Preventing Progression

J. Kevin Tucker, MD

9:45am to 10:00am

Break

10:00am to 10:50am

Stroke

Mariel Kozberg, MD, PhD

10:50am to 10:55am

Break

10:55am to 11:45am

Update on Dermatology

Alexandra Charrow, MD

11:45am to 12:45pm

Break

12:45pm to 1:35pm

Outpatient COVID Management

Paul Sax, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

1:35pm to 1:40pm

Break

1:40pm to 2:30pm

Dementia

Andrew E. Budson, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm to 3:35pm

CKD Part 2: Managing Complications

Emily Robinson, MD, MPH

3:35pm to 3:50pm

Break

3:50pm to 4:40pm

Workshops C1 – C4

Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy

Michael P. Bowley, MD, PhD

End-of-Life Discussions and Advanced Care Directives

Allyson Goldberg, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management and End-of-Life Care credit in Massachusetts

Thyroid Disease

Juan Carl Pallais, MD, MPH

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Molly Perencevich, MD

4:40pm to 4:55pm

Break

4:55pm to 5:45pm

Workshops D1 – D4

Common GYN Problems in Primary Care

Bevin E. Kenney, MD

Common Hand and Elbow Problems

Simon G. Talbot, MD

Office ENT Problems

Stacey Gray, MD and Dunia Abdul-Aziz, MD

Motivational Interviewing

Joji Suzuki, MD

Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine

5:45pm

Self-Paced Study of Previous Day’s Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday’s live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

8:00am to 8:50am

Osteoporosis

Sharon Chou, MD

8:50am to 8:55am

Break

8:55am to 9:45am

Anxiety

Ashwini Nadkarni, MD

9:45am to 10:00am

Break

10:00am to 10:50am

Hypertension

Brian M. Mugo, MD

10:50am to 10:55am

Break

10:55am to 11:45am

Breast Cancer Screening

Lydia Pace, MD, MPH
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

11:45am to 12:45pm

Break

12:00pm to 12:30pm

Breaktime Session: Weaving Mindfulness Practice into Your Daily Practice of Medicine to Enhance Your Personal Well-Being

L. Elizabeth Lincoln, MD

This special session is not eligible for CME credit.

12:45pm to 1:35pm

Thursday, March 21, 2024

8:00am to 8:50am

Keynote: Wellness for PCPs

Ashwini Nadkarni, MD

8:50am to 8:55am

Break

8:55am to 9:45am

Headaches

Angeliki Vgontzas, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

9:45am to 10:00am

Break

10:00am to 10:50am

Colon Cancer Screening

Robert C. Lowe, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

10:50am to 10:55am

Break

10:55am to 11:55am

Keynote: Implicit Bias

Valerie Stone, MD

11:55am to 12:45pm

Break

12:45pm to 1:35pm

Resistant Hypertension

Jane S. Sillman, MD

1:35pm to 1:40pm

Break

1:40pm to 2:30pm

Atrial Fibrillation

Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD

2:30pm to 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm to 3:35pm

Approach to Chronic Pain Management with Opioids

James Morrill, MD, PhD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

3:35pm to 3:50pm

Break

3:50pm to 4:40pm

Workshops G1 – G4

Primary Care Applications of Artificial Intelligence

David W. Bates, MD, MSc

Evaluation of Knee Pain

Antonia Chen, MD

Female Urinary Incontinence

Milena Weinstein, MD

ECG

Fidencio Saldana, MD

4:40pm to 4:55pm

Break

4:55pm to 5:45pm

Workshops H1 – H4

The Science and Practice of Healthy Eating

Kathy McManus, MS, RD, LDN

Clinical Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients

Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MB ChB

Functional Assessment of the Geriatric Patient

Laura N. Frain, MD, MPH

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

Menopause

Tara K. Iyer, MD, NCMP

5:45pm

Self-Paced Study of Previous Days’ Session/Workshop Recordings

Friday, March 22, 2024

8:00am to 8:50am

Heart Failure

Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

8:50am to 8:55am

Break

8:55am to 9:45am

“Can’t-Miss” Primary Care Cases

Maria Yialamas, MD

9:45am to 10:00am

Break

10:00am to 10:50am

Asthma

Nancy E. Lange-Vaidya, MD, MPH

10:50am to 10:55am

Break

10:55am to 11:45am

Update on Adult Immunizations

Daniel A. Solomon, MD

11:45am to 12:45pm

Break

12:00pm to 12:30pm

Breaktime Session: Reframing Our Thinking: The Art of Making Your Workday a Better Day

L. Elizabeth Lincoln, MD

This special session is not eligible for CME credit.

12:45pm to 1:35pm

Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

Paragi Rana, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

1:35pm to 1:40pm

Break

1:40pm to 2:30pm

Current Approaches to Anemia

Lisa B. Weissmann, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm to 3:35pm

Update on NAFLD and Hepatitis C

Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH

3:35pm to 3:50pm

Break

3:50pm to 4:40pm

Workshops I1 – I4

Insomnia Treatment

Suzanne Bertisch, MD

Food and Drug Allergies

David Sloane, MD

Update on STIs

Jacob Lazarus, MD

Tobacco Cessation

Gina Kruse, MD, MPH

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

4:40pm to 4:55pm

Break

4:55pm to 5:45pm

Workshops J1 – J4

Contraception

Alexandra Bachorik, MD

Bipolar Disease and ADHD

Rachel Rosales, MD

Sleep Apnea

Rohit Budhiraja, MD

Pre-operative Cardiac and Pulmonary Consultation

Adam C. Schaffer, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

5:45pm

Self-Paced Study of Previous Days’ Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday through Thursday’s live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

8:00am to 8:50am

Prostate Cancer Screening

Marc Garnick, MD
Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

8:50am to 8:55am

Break

8:55am to 9:45am

Updates in COPD

Scott Schissel, MD, PhD

9:45am to 10:00am

Break

10:00am to 10:50am

Lung Cancer Screening and Pulmonary Nodules

Sam Ash, MD, MPH
Meets criteria for Risk Management in Massachusetts

10:50am to 10:55am

Break

10:55am to 11:45am

Ophthalmology

Mina Farahani, MD

11:45am to 12:00pm

Break

12:00pm to 12:50pm

Update on UTIs

Jacob Lazarus, MD

12:50pm to 12:55pm

Break

12:55pm to 1:45pm

Kidney Stones

Brian Eisner, MD

1:45pm to 1:55pm

Wrap-Up

Jane S. Sillman, MD and Cristina B. Alexander, MD

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