Harvard Medical School Annual Update in Internal Medicine 2021

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December 5–11, 2021 • 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 5, 2021

7:50 AM

Introduction and Welcome

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	KEYNOTE LECTURE Artificial Intelligence: A New Frontier in Medicine Yousif A-Rahim, MD, PhD
10:10 AM	How We Think About and Manage Breast Cancer in 2021¹ Steven E. Come, MD
10:40 AM	Update on Lung and Colorectal Cancer Steven E. Come, MD
11:20 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
11:40 AM	What’s Ahead When Cancer Is in the Rear-View Mirror?¹ Lowell E. Schnipper, MD Hester Hill-Schnipper, LICSW
12:20 AM	Lunch Break
1:20 PM	Oncology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
2:00 PM	Oncology Q&A Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
2:15 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
2:35 PM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Patients as Teachers: Lessons Learned Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP

RHEUMATOLOGY

3:20 PM	Rheumatoid Arthritis: What the PCP Needs to Know Lisa M. Fitzgerald, MD
3:55 PM	Break
4:05 PM	Gout: The King of Diseases Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS
4:40 PM	Rheumatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert H. Shmerling, MD
5:20 PM	Rheumatology Q&A

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Monday, December 6, 2021

ENDOCRINOLOGY

7:30 AM	Osteoporosis Management in the Era of Limited Resources Harold N. Rosen, MD
8:10 AM	Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Getting to Goal Safely and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
8:50 AM	Break
9:00 AM	Advancing to Insulin Replacement Therapy: When, Why and How Richard S. Beaser, MD
9:45 AM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Microbiome (The Second Human Genome): What Shapes It and How It Shapes Us Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)
10:30 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
10:50 AM	Problems in Thyroid Disease James V. Hennessey, MD
11:30 AM	Endocrinology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
12:10 AM	Endocrinology Q&A Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
12:25 PM	Lunch Break

GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

1:20 PM	Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures in Liver Disease: Adventures in Liverland Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)
2:10 PM	Irritable Bowel Syndrome Anthony Lembo, MD
2:50 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:10 PM	A Pragmatic Approach to Diarrhea Laurie B. Grossberg, MD
3:50 PM	Celiac Sprue: Protean Manifestations Ciarán P. Kelly, MD
4:35 PM	Break
4:45 PM	Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)
5:25 PM	Gastroenterology and Hepatology Q&A Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) Ciarán P. Kelly, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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 Maria Semnack, RN, BSN
9:35 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
9:55 AM	Endoscopic Management of Obesity: Ready for Primetime Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE

ASK-THE-EXPERTS: NEUROLOGY

10:15 AM	Ask-the-Experts: Neurology Patricia E. Greenstein, MD Daniel Press, MD Louis R. Caplan, MD
11:15 AM	Break

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOLOGY

11:25 AM	Complications of Cirrhosis¹ Alan Bonder, MD
12:00 AM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM	Global Elimination of HCV Michael P. Curry, MD
1:45 PM	Hepatitis B: Recent Advances Nezam H. Afdhal, MD
2:35 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
2:45 PM	Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Assessing Severity and Optimizing Management Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP

HEMATOLOGY

3:25 PM	Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulability and New Anti-Coagulants: Interpreting the Data Kenneth A. Bauer, MD
4:10 PM	Break
4:20 PM	Don’t-Miss Causes of Anemia¹ Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP
5:00 PM	Hematology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP
5:40 PM	Hematology Q&A Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

ORTHOPEDICS MINI-SYMPOSIUM: A PRIMER FOR THE PCP — LIVE PATIENT DEMONSTRATION

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

ASK-THE-EXPERTS: ENT/OPHTHALMOLOGY

8:30 AM	Ask-the-Expert: ENT/Ophthalmology Ralph Metson, MD Jae Young You, MD
9:30 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

10:35 AM	Worms, Wheezes and Weird Diseases Peter F. Weller, MD, MACP
10:30 AM	Tuberculosis 2021: What’s New? Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH
11:00 AM	Break
11:10 PM	Infectious Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Howard S. Gold, MD
5:20 PM	Infectious Diseases Q&A Howard S. Gold, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Thursday, December 9, 2021

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
8:30 AM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Stem Cells: What’s on the Horizon David T. Scadden, MD

SPECIAL LECTURE

9:15 AM	Concussion Diagnosis and Management¹ Alexandra M. Stillman, MD
9:55 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²

CARDIOLOGY

10:15 AM	Hypertension 2021: Recent Evidence That Will Change Your Practice Gerald W. Smetana, MD
10:55 AM	Valvular Heart Disease for the Clinician Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC
11:35 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
2:50 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:10 PM	Interventional Cardiology: What the PCP Needs to Know Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH
3:40 PM	Congestive Heart Failure James D. Chang, MD
4:25 PM	Break
4:35 PM	Cardiology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Joseph P. Kannam, MD
5:15 PM	Cardiology Q&A Joseph P. Kannam, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Friday, December 12, 2021

SPECIAL LECTURES

7:00 AM	Transgender Care: Practical Tools for Providers¹ Michael S. Irwig, MD, FACE
7:40 AM	Exemplary Leadership: Lessons Learned From History and Contemporary Times Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)
8:25 AM	Break
8:35 AM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Reflections on Staying Well in the Care of Patients Charles J. Hatem, MD
9:20 AM	Sleep, Memory and Dreams: A Unified Theory Robert Stickgold, PhD
10:00 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²

NEPHROLOGY

10:20 AM	Approach to the Patient with Proteinuria and Hematuria Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
11:00 AM	Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Early Diagnosis and Aggressive Treatment Robert C. Stanton, MD
11:40 AM	Nephrology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert S. Brown, MD
12:20 PM	Nephrology Q&A Robert S. Brown, MD
1:35 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 PM	Acute Renal Failure Mark L. Zeidel, MD
2:15 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²

PULMONARY DISEASES

2:35 PM	Fresh Air: What’s New with Asthma in 2021 Asha Anandaiah, MD
3:20 PM	Pulmonary Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
4:05 PM	Break
4:15 PM	Understanding COPD: Going Beyond the Wheeze Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
4:55 PM	Pulmonary Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
5:35 PM	Pulmonary Diseases Q&A Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
²Optional Wellness Activity

Saturday, December 10, 2021

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 Guided Meditations²
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	Nutrition and Psychiatry Umadevi Naidoo, MBChb
12:00 PM	Closing Remarks

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

Louis R. Caplan, MD Professor of Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School	Joseph DeAngelis, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Harvard Medical School
Frank J. 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	Hester Hill-Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C Private Practice, Psycho-Oncology
Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School	Ralph B. Metson, MD Professor of Otololaryngology Harvard Medical School
Umadevi Naidoo, MBChb Instructor in Psychiatry 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	Edward M. Phillips, MD Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Harvard Medical School
Daniel Press, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School	David T. Scadden, MD Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Harvard University
Maria Semnack, RN, BSN Boston Children’s Hospital	Robert Stickgold, PhD Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
Alexandra M. Stillman, MD Instructor in Neurology 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 2021

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December 5–11, 2021 • Livestream

Nezam H. Afdhal, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Asha Anandaiah, MD Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School
Yousif A-Rahim, MD, PhD Lecturer on 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, PhD 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	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	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 Medical School
Laurie B. Grossberg, MD Member of the Faculty Harvard Medicine 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 Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Joseph P. Kannam, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Clarán P. Kelly, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Cyrus A. Kholdani, MD Instructor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Anthony Lembo, MD Associate Professor of Medicine 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	Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE Associate Clinical 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	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 F. Weller, MD, MACP William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Mark L. Zeidel, MD Herrman Ludwig Blumgart Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Harvard Medical School