The Brigham Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2026

The Brigham Internal Medicine 2026  | Videos + PDF Slides | Brigham Internal Medicine Course

Original Release Date: August 31, 2026

Stay current with some of the most important developments shaping modern internal medicine with The Brigham Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2026.

This comprehensive 2026 internal medicine update focuses on new evidence, changing guidelines, emerging treatments, diagnostic advances, and practical approaches that clinicians can incorporate into everyday patient care.

Led by expert faculty, the program uses clinically relevant teaching and real-world cases to explore advances across cardiology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, nephrology, pulmonology, geriatrics, rheumatology, neurology, women’s health, obesity medicine, preventive medicine, and primary care.

Course Content

📹 Video Lectures
📑 PDF Slides / Course Materials/ Subtitles 

The program is particularly useful for internists, hospitalists, primary care physicians, and other clinicians looking for a broad Internal Medicine Update 2026 rather than a traditional disease-by-disease review.

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About The Brigham Internal Medicine 2026

Medicine changes rapidly. New medications, technologies, clinical evidence, screening recommendations, and treatment guidelines continually influence the way physicians diagnose and manage common diseases.

The Brigham Internal Medicine: Innovations and New Practices 2026 provides a focused review of these developments.

The course examines practical questions clinicians encounter every day: What has changed in heart failure treatment? How is diabetes technology affecting management? What are the newest approaches to obesity? How should cardiovascular risk and lipid disorders be treated today? What is changing in dementia, menopause, vaccination, chronic kidney disease, anticoagulation, and cancer screening?

The curriculum also addresses emerging areas including artificial intelligence and ChatGPT in medicine, longevity, health equity, cannabinoid medicine, opioid use disorder, Doxy-PEP, and contemporary obesity therapies.

This makes it a particularly broad 2026 internal medicine course for physicians seeking a practical update across multiple specialties.

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Major Areas Covered

The curriculum includes important updates in:

Cardiology: heart failure, atrial fibrillation, valvular disease, lipid therapy, cardiovascular risk reduction, hypertension, anticoagulation and stroke.

Endocrinology & Metabolism: diabetes technology, new diabetes treatments, obesity medications, dietary obesity management, thyroid disease, primary aldosteronism and bone health.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology: MASLD, GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, H. pylori and irritable bowel syndrome.

Infectious Diseases: emerging infectious disease topics, responsible antibiotic use, immunizations, STIs, PrEP and Doxy-PEP.

Pulmonary Medicine: current approaches to asthma and COPD.

Neurology & Geriatrics: headache, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, aging, longevity and stroke.

Rheumatology: contemporary rheumatology updates, gout and crystal deposition diseases.

Women’s Health: menopause, thyroid disease in pregnancy, pelvic floor disorders and gynecologic cancer screening.

Primary Care & Hospital Medicine: preoperative evaluation, cancer screening, depression and anxiety, exercise, health equity and other everyday clinical issues.

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Learning Objectives

After completing the program, learners should be better prepared to:

✓ Interpret current evidence and emerging developments relevant to internal medicine.

✓ Apply contemporary guidelines and evidence-based recommendations to common and complex medical conditions.

✓ Use updated diagnostic and clinical-reasoning strategies when evaluating challenging presentations.

✓ Incorporate contemporary pharmacologic, procedural, technological and nonpharmacologic therapies into individualized treatment plans.

✓ Deliver patient-centered and inclusive medical care while considering important individual patient factors.

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Complete 2026 Course Curriculum

Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine

Treatment of Heart Failure in 2026 — Anju Nohria, MD, MSc

Atrial Fibrillation — Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD, FHRS, FACC

Percutaneous Approaches to Valvular Disease — Pinak B. Shah, MD

Recent Advances in Lipid Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction — Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSc

Thrombosis and Anticoagulation — Gregory Piazza, MD, MS

Best Practices in Hypertension Management — Romela Petrosyan, MD, SM, FASN, FACP

Aging and the Cardiovascular System — Ami Bhatt, MD

These sessions provide a substantial 2026 cardiology update for internists, addressing cardiovascular conditions commonly encountered in both primary care and hospital medicine.

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Diabetes, Endocrinology & Obesity

Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy — Athanasios Bikas, MD, PhD

Advances in Diabetes Technology — Nadine E. Palermo, DO

Bone Health in 2026 — Sharon H. Chou, MD

Diabetes Management – New Drugs, Approaches, and Guidelines — Marie E. McDonnell, MD

Dietary Approaches to Obesity Management — Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH

Primary Aldosteronism — Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

What’s New in Obesity Medications, Devices, and Procedures — Priya Jaisinghani, MD, DABOM

The endocrinology curriculum emphasizes several rapidly evolving areas of contemporary medicine, particularly diabetes technology, obesity treatment, metabolic health and new pharmacologic approaches.

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Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Update in MASLD — M. Valerie Lin, MD

Updates in Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders: GERD, Barrett’s Esophagus, and H. pylori — Molly L. Perencevich, MD

What’s New in Irritable Bowel Syndrome — Kyle D. Staller, MD, MPH

These lectures provide practical updates on frequently encountered gastrointestinal and hepatologic conditions.

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Infectious Diseases

Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases — Sarah P. Hammond, MD

Responsible Use of Antibiotics — Paul E. Sax, MD

Update on Immunizations — Daniel A. Solomon, MD, FIDSA

Update on STIs, PrEP, and Doxy PEP — Kevin L. Ard, MD, MPH

The infectious disease component examines emerging topics alongside everyday issues such as antibiotic stewardship, vaccination and STI prevention.

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Aging, Longevity & Geriatric Medicine

Longevity Overview — Julia V. Loewenthal, MD

Longevity Keynote – Aging and Longevity for the Internist: Why and Why Now? — Louise Aronson, MD, MFA

Aging Biomarkers — Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD

Longevity Cases — Julia V. Loewenthal, MD and Jay R. Luthar, MD, DipABLM

Update in Geriatrics – The Latest Studies and Their Clinical Relevance — Suzanne E. Salamon, MD

Update in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease — Gad A. Marshall, MD

Aging and longevity receive dedicated attention, making this program especially relevant to internists caring for increasingly complex older patient populations.

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Rheumatology

Update in Rheumatology — Eli M. Miloslavsky, MD

Advances in Gout and Crystal Deposition Disease — Sara K. Tedeschi, MD, MPH

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Pulmonary Medicine

Asthma Update — Elliot Israel, MD, MSc (Hon)

Update in COPD — Craig P. Hersh, MD, MPH

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Neurology

Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Headache — Carolyn A. Bernstein, MD, FAHS

Stroke Management in 2026 — Alexis T. Roy, MD, MSc

Update in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease — Gad A. Marshall, MD

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Women’s Health

Pelvic Floor Disorders – Medical Management and More — Neeraj Kohli, MD, MBA

Gynecologic Cancer Screening — Colleen M. Feltmate, MD

Update in Menopause Management — Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, MSCP, FAMWA

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Primary Care & General Internal Medicine

Clinical Cases in Dermatology — Adam D. Lipworth, MD

Cancer Screening Cases — Leigh H. Simmons, MD

Depression and Anxiety — David S. Kroll, MD

Best Practices for Preoperative Evaluation — Adam C. Schaffer, MD, MPH

Exercise for Health – What’s New in 2026 — Meagan M. Wasfy, MD, MPH

These sessions concentrate on conditions and clinical decisions commonly encountered by practicing internists and primary care physicians.

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Emerging & Innovative Areas of Medicine

Innovations in Cannabinoid Medicine — Jordan Tishler, MD

Advancing Patient Equity in Medicine — Bram P. Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH

AI and ChatGPT — Rebecca G. Mishuris, MD, MS, MPH, FAMIA

Management of Opioid Use Disorder — Joji Suzuki, MD

The inclusion of artificial intelligence, health equity, cannabinoid medicine and addiction medicine broadens the program beyond traditional internal medicine topics.

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Who Should Take This Course?

The Brigham Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2026 is designed primarily for:

Practicing internists who want an evidence-based update on changes affecting daily clinical practice.

Hospitalists managing increasingly complex hospitalized patients.

Primary care physicians looking for contemporary guidance across cardiometabolic, infectious, neurologic, gastrointestinal and preventive medicine.

Internal medicine trainees and physicians who want structured exposure to important developments across multiple specialties.

Other clinicians seeking a broad, practice-oriented 2026 internal medicine update.

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Why This 2026 Internal Medicine Course Stands Out

One of the strengths of the program is its emphasis on what is changing in medicine now.

Rather than simply reviewing established concepts, the curriculum specifically addresses new drugs, evolving guidelines, technologies, procedures and areas of controversy.

Topics such as new obesity medications, diabetes technology, contemporary heart failure therapy, AI in medicine, updated lipid therapy, dementia treatment, Doxy-PEP, longevity science and modern anticoagulation make the curriculum particularly relevant to clinical practice in 2026.

For physicians comparing internal medicine courses in 2026, this program offers unusually broad coverage spanning both traditional internal medicine and rapidly developing areas of practice.

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Course Information

Course Name: The Brigham Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2026
Also Known As: Brigham Internal Medicine Innovations and New Practices 2026
Edition: 2026
Original Release: August 31, 2026
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Related Fields: Hospital Medicine, Primary Care, General Internal Medicine
Content: Videos + PDF Slides
Audience: Internists, Hospitalists, Primary Care Physicians and other clinicians