Harvard Medical School Annual Update in Internal Medicine 2020

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December 6–12, 2020 • Livestream

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Internists, family medicine physicians, medical specialists, PAs, and NPs from around the world to attend this intensive course for updates, advances and best practices to optimize screening, diagnosis, and management of patient care in all areas of medicine, including:

Cardiology
Common orthopedic conditions
COVID-19
Endocrinology
ENT and ophthalmology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Hepatology
Infectious diseases
Leadership in medicine
Medical and surgical management of obesity
Nephrology
Neurology
Oncology
Opiates for chronic pain
Pulmonary diseases
Psychiatry
Rheumatology
Sleep deprivation

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Sunday, December 6, 2020

7:50 AM

Introduction

ONCOLOGY

8:00 AM	Assessment and Management of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk: An Update¹ Nadine M. Tung, MD
8:45 AM	Prostate Cancer: An Update Marc B. Garnick, MD
9:25 AM	Break
9:35 AM	How We Think About and Manage Breast Cancer in 2020¹ Steven E. Come, MD
10:00 AM	Update on Lung and Colorectal Cancer Steven E. Come, MD
10:40 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
11:00 AM	Oncology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
11:10 AM	Oncology Q&A Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
11:50 AM	Lunch Break

SPECIAL LECTURES

12:50 PM	What’s Ahead When Cancer is in the Rear View Mirror?¹ Lowell E. Schnipper, MD Hester Hill-Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C
1:30 PM	Coronavirus: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Howard S. Gold, MD
2:15 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²

Rheumatology

2:35 PM	Gout: The King of Diseases Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS
3:10 PM	Diagnostic Tests in Rheumatic Disease: What’s Old, What’s New and What’s Useful Robert H. Shmerling, MD
3:45 PM	Break
3:55 PM	Rheumatoid Arthritis: What the PCP Needs to Know Lisa M. Fitzgerald, MD
4:30 PM	Rheumatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert H. Shmerling, MD
5:10 PM	Rheumatology Q&A Robert H. Shmerling, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Monday, December 7, 2020

6:50 AM

Guided Meditation²

ENDOCRINOLOGY

7:00 AM	Osteoporosis Management in the Era of Limited Resources Harold N. Rosen, MD
7:40 AM	Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Getting to Goal Safely and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
8:25 AM	Break
8:35 AM	Advancing to Insulin Replacement Therapy: When, Why and How Richard S. Beaser, MD
9:20 AM	Problems in Thyroid Disease James V. Hennessey, MD
10:00 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
10:20 AM	Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women¹ Abraham Morgentaler, MD, FACS Marianne Brandon, PhD, IF
11:10 AM	Break
11:15 AM	Endocrinology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
11:55 AM	Endocrinology Q&A Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
12:05 PM	Lunch Break

KEYNOTE LECTURE

1:05 PM

From Addiction to Recovery and Wellness¹
Chris Herren

GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

1:50 PM	From Addiciton to Recovery and Wellness Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
2:35 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
2:55 PM	Chronic Diarrhea: Practical Pointers Adam S. Cheifetz, MD
3:40 PM	Celiac Sprue: Protean Manifestations Ciarán P. Kelly, MD
4:25 PM	Break
4:35 PM	Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
4:45 PM	Gastroenterology and Hepatology Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP Ciarán P. Kelly, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

6:50 AM

Guided Meditation²

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY: WHAT THE PCP NEEDS TO KNOW

7:00 AM	Exercise Prescription: Promoting Physical Activity in You and Your Patients¹ Edward M. Phillips, MD
7:40 AM	Motivational Interviewing: A Proven Approach for Weight Loss Frank Domino, MD
8:20 AM	Break
8:30 AM	Medical Management of Obesity: What the PCP Needs to Know¹ Jody Dushay, MD, MMSc
9:05 AM	Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Procedures, Outcomes and a Patient’s Perspective Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS
9:40 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²

ASK-THE-EXPERTS: NEUROLOGY

10:00 AM	Ask-the-Experts: Neurology Patricia E. Greenstein, MD Daniel Press, MD Louis R. Caplan, MD
11:05 AM	Break

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOLOGY

11:10 AM	Complications of Cirrhosis¹ Alan Bonder, MD
11:45 AM	Global Elimination of HCV Michael P. Curry, MD
12:30 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 PM	Hepatitis B: Recent Advances Nezam H. Afdhal, MD
2:10 PM	Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Assessing Severity and Optimizing Management Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
2:50 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²

NEPHROLOGY

3:10 PM

Acute Renal Failure
Mark L. Zeidel, MD

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

3:50 PM	New Looks at Classic Infectious Diseases Adolf W. Karchmer, MD
4:20 PM	Break
4:30 PM	HIV Prevention: The Time Has Come¹ Howard Libman, MD, FACP
5:10 PM	Infectious Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Adolf W. Karchmer, MD
5:20 PM	Infectious Diseases Q&A Adolf W. Karchmer, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

6:50 AM

Guided Meditation²

MINI-ORTHOPEDICS SYMPOSIUM: A PRIMER FOR THE PCP

7:00 AM	My Shoulder Hurts and the Golf Season Is Starting Arun J. Ramappa, MD
7:40 PM	My Knee is Swollen and I’m Having Trouble Walking Joseph DeAngelis, MD
8:20 AM	Break
8:25 AM	Neck Pain: Evaluation and Management of Common and/or Important Causes James Heffernan, MD, MPH
9:05 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²

ASK-THE-EXPERTS: ENT/OPHTHALMOLOGY

9:25 AM	Ask-the-Expert: ENT/Ophthalmology Ralph Metson, MD Jae Young You, MD
10:25 AM	Break

HEMATOLOGY

10:35 AM	Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulability and New Anti-Coagulants: Interpreting the Data Kenneth A. Bauer, MD
11:20 AM	Don’t Miss Causes of Anemia¹ Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP
12:00 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
12:10 PM	Hematology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP
12:20 PM	Hematology Q&A Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Thursday, December 10, 2020

6:50 AM

Guided Meditation²

CARDIOLOGY

7:00 AM	Approach to the Patient with Syncope Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD
7:40 AM	Applying Real World Evidence to Patient Care Atrial Fibrillation Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD
8:20 AM	Break

NEUROLOGY

8:30 AM	Concussion Diagnosis and Management¹ Alexandra M. Stillman, MD
9:10 AM	Update on Treating Headaches Gerald W. Smetana, MD
9:50 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²

CARDIOLOGY

10:10 AM	Hypertension 2020: Recent Evidence That Will Change Your Practice Gerald W. Smetana, MD
10:50 AM	Valvular Heart Disease for the Clinician Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC
11:30 AM	Break
11:35 AM	The Current Cholestrol Guidelines and Treating Residual Risk¹ Mark D. Benson, MD, PhD
12:20 PM	Lunch Break
1:20 PM	Managing Arterial Disease: A Tour for the PCP Brett J. Carroll, MD
2:00 PM	Acute Coronary Syndromes Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH
2:45 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:05 PM	Interventional Cardiology: What the PCP Needs to Know Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH
3:35 PM	Congestive Heart Failure James D. Chang, MD
4:15 PM	Break
4:25 PM	Cardiology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Joseph P. Kannam, MD
4:35 PM	Cardiology Q&A Joseph P. Kannam, MD

SPECIAL LECTURE

5:15 PM

Transgender Care: Practical Tools for Providers¹
Michael Irwig, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Friday, December 11, 2020

6:50 AM

Guided Meditation²

CARDIOLOGY

7:00 AM	Reflections on Staying Well in the Care of Patients: 3 Key Questions Charles Hatem, MD
7:40 AM	Reverence for Life at the End of Life¹ B. Lachlan Forrow, MD
8:20 AM	Break
8:30 AM	The Two Most Important Days: How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Happier, Healthier Life Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP

SPECIAL LECTURES

9:15 AM	Sleep Memory and Dreams: A Unified Theory Robert Stickgold, PhD
9:55 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
10:15 AM	Tuberculosis 2020: What’s New? Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH

NEPHROLOGY

10:45 AM	Approach to the Patient with Proteinuria and Hematuria Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
11:25 AM	Break
11:30 AM	Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Early Diagnosis and Aggressive Treatment Robert C. Stanton, MD
12:10 PM	Lunch Break
1:10 PM	Nephrology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert S. Brown, MD
1:20 PM	Nephrology Q&A Robert S. Brown, MD

PULMONARY DISEASES

2:00 PM	Fresh Air: What’s New with Asthma Asha Anandaiah, MD
2:45 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:05 PM	Understanding COPD: Going Beyond the Wheeze Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
3:45 PM	From Copy Cats to Birds of a Feather: Decoding Interstitial Lung Disease Robert Hallowell, MD
4:25 PM	Break
4:30 PM	Pulmonary Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
4:40 PM	Pulmonary Diseases Q&A Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Saturday, December 12, 2020

7:20 AM

Guided Meditation²

SPECIAL LECTURES

7:30 AM	Transfusion Medicine Kerry L. O’Brien, MD
8:10 AM	Opiates for Chronic Pain: An Approach to Decision-Making, Risk Management and Monitoring¹ Marc L. Cohen, MD Julia H. Lindenberg, MD
9:10 AM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
9:30 AM	Cutaneous Malignancies: A Primer Marissa Heller, MD
10:15 AM	e-Cigarettes and Vaping: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly¹ Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC
11:00 AM	Break
11:10 AM	Technological Advances in Neurosurgery Ron L. Alterman, MD Ajith J. Thomas, MD
12:00 PM	GI Bleeding Simon C. Robson, MD, PhD, FRCP

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

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Course Directors

Martin J Abrahamson, MD, FACP

Associate Professor of Medicine – Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Division of Continuing Education – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP

Professor of Medicine – Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Division of Continuing Education – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Editor-in-Chief, Hepatology Section – UpToDate

Mark L. Zeidel, MD

Herman Ludwig Blumgart Professor of Medicine – Harvard Medical School
Chair, Department of Medicine – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Guest Faculty

Ron L. Alterman, MD Professor of Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School	Marianne Brandon, PhD, IF Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist Private Practice
Louis R. Caplan, MD Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School	Joseph DeAngelis, MD Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Harvard Medical School
Frank Domino, MD Professor University of Massachusetts Medical School	Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts Medical School Graduate School of Nursing
Patricia E. Greenstein, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School	Charles J. Hatem, MD Harold Amos Distinguished Academy Professor and Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Marissa Heller, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology Harvard Medical School	Chris Herren Motivational Speaker
Hester Hill-Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C Emerita Chief of Oncology Social Work Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
Ralph Metson, MD Professor of Otololaryngology Harvard Medical School	Abraham Morgentaler, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Urology, Part-Time Harvard Medical School
Kerry L. O’Brien, MD Assistant Professor of Pathology Harvard Medical School	Edward M. Phillips, MD Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Harvard Medical School
Daniel Press, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School	Arun J. Ramappa, MD Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Harvard Medical School
Robert Stickgold, PhD Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School	Alexandra M. Stillman, MD Instructor in Neurology Harvard Medical School
Ajith J. Thomas, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School	Jae Young You, MD Instructor in Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Department of Medicine Faculty

Harvard Medical School Annual Update in Internal Medicine 2020

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December 6–12, 2020 • Livestream

Nezam H. Afdhal, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Asha Anandaiah, MD Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School
Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Kenneth A. Bauer, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Richard S. Beaser, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Mark D. Benson, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Alan Bonder, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Robert S. Brown, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Brett J. Carroll, MD Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School	James D. Chang, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Adam S. Cheifetz, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Marc L. Cohen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Steven E. Come, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Michael P. Curry, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Jody Dushay, MD, MMSc Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Lisa M. Fitzgerald, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Lachlan Forrow, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Marc B. Garnick, MD Gorman Brothers Clinical Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Howard S. Gold, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medicine School	Robert Hallowell, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
James J. Heffernan, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	James V. Hennessey, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Melanie P. Hoenig, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Michael S. Irwig, MD, FACE Member of the Faculty of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Joseph P. Kannam, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Adolf W. Karchmer, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Clarán P. Kelly, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Howard Libman, MD, FACP Professor of Medicine, Emeritus Harvard Medical School
Julia H. Lindenberg, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Simon C. Robson, MD, PhD, FRCP Charlotte F. & Irving W. Rabb Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Harold N. Rosen, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Lowell E. Schnipper, MD Theodore W. & Evelyn G. Berenson Distinguished Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD Ellen and Melvin Gordon Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Robert H. Shmerling, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Gerald W. Smetana, MD, MACP Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Robert C. Stanton, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Nadine M. Tung, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Harvard Medical School