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Learn Now: Advances in Internal Medicine
UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine is an extremely thorough online CME course designed to help you keep up with recent developments and current trends in the field. Led by H. Quinny Cheng, MD, it covers a wide range of topics in 11 subspecialty areas, including cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, gastroenterology, women’s health, pulmonology, neurology, and more. It’s continuing medical education that will help you to better:
- Illustrate adept management of chronic medical problems such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, osteoporosis, gout, and chronic pain
- Manage acute conditions such as skin and soft tissue infections, STDs, and sports-related injuries
- Effectively diagnose and treat medical problems usually treated by specialists, such as heart failure, hepatitis B & C, end-of-life care, and rheumatoid arthritis
- Integrate recent guidelines and current evidence into daily practice relevant to atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, anticoagulation management, chronic kidney disease, and preoperative medical evaluation
Learning Objectives
After viewing this program, participants should be able to:
- Better manage commonly encountered chronic medical problems such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, osteoporosis, obstructive lung disease, gout and chronic pain, as well as acute conditions such as skin and soft tissue infections, STI, and sports-related injuries
- Bring practice patterns more in line with current evidence and guidelines with respect to atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, diet & exercise recommendations, immunization, and preoperative medical evaluation
- Manage problems traditionally treated by specialists, such as heart failure, hepatitis B & C infections, end-of-life care, rheumatoid arthritis, as well as recognize the indications for referral to a subspecialist
Intended Audience
This course is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, and other primary care health professionals. It is also appropriate for hospitalists who wish to stay current on recent developments in internal medicine beyond the inpatient setting.