Harvard Medical School Annual Update in Internal Medicine 2023

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December 3–9, 2023 • Livestream

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Review updates, advances & best practices in all areas of internal medicine.

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Program is among the highest-rated CME courses at Harvard Medical School.

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All live-stream sessions are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, ABIM MOC points, and other relevant CME credits.

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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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Course Schedule

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

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 2023¹ Steven E. Come, MD
10:40 AM	Advances in Lung Cancer: A Paradigm for Personalized Care Deepa Rangachari, MD
11:20 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
11:40 AM	Cancer: Progress One Patient at a Time¹ Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
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 Progress in the Treatement of Diabetes and Its Complications 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 Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS
5:20 PM	Rheumatology Q&A

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits ²Optional Wellness Activity

Monday, December 4, 2022

ENDOCRINOLOGY

7:30 AM	Osteoporosis Management in the Era of Limited Resources Harold N. Rosen, MD
8:10 AM	Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes 2023: Getting to Goal Safely and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk¹ Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
8:55 AM	Break
9:05 AM	Advancing to Insulin Replacement Therapy: When, Why and How Richard S. Beaser, MD
9:50 AM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Microbiome (The Second Human Genome): What Shapes It and How It Shapes Us Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)
10:35 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
10:55 AM	Problems in Thyroid Disease James V. Hennessey, MD
11:35 AM	Endocrinology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
12:15 AM	Endocrinology Q&A Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP
12:30 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	GI Bleeding Simon C. Robson, MD, PhD, FRCP
2:50 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:10 PM	A Pragmatic Approach to Chronic 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 5, 2023

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

7:30 AM	Exercise Prescription: Promoting Physical Activity in You and Your Patients¹ Edward M. Phillips, MD
8:10 AM	Medical Management of Obesity: What the PCP Needs to Know¹ Jody Dushay, MD, MMSc
8:45 AM	Break
8:55 AM	Complementary and Alternative Medicines for Weight Loss Frank J. Domino, MD
9:25 AM	Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Procedures, Outcomes Souheil W. Adra, MD
10:00 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
10:20 AM	Endoscopic Management of Obesity: Ready for Primetime Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE

ASK-THE-EXPERTS: NEUROLOGY

10:40 AM	Ask-the-Experts: Neurology Patricia E. Greenstein, MBBCh Daniel Press, MD, MMSc Louis R. Caplan, MD
11:40 AM	Break

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: HEPATOLOGY

11:50 AM	Complications of Cirrhosis¹ Alan Bonder, MD
12:25 PM	Lunch Break
1:25 PM	Global Elimination of HCV Michael P. Curry, MD
2:05 PM	Hepatitis B: Recent Advances Nezam H. Afdhal, MD
2:45 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:05 PM	Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Assessing Severity and Optimizing Management Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)

HEMATOLOGY

3:50 PM	Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulability and New Anticoagulants: Interpreting the Data Kenneth A. Bauer, MD
4:40 PM	Don’t-Miss Causes of Anemia¹ Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP
5:20 PM	Break
5:25 PM	Hematology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP
6:05 PM	Hematology Q&A Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits ²Optional Wellness Activity

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

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

7:30 AM	My Shoulder Hurts and the Golf Season Is Starting Arun J. Ramappa, MD
8:15 AM	My Knee is Swollen and I’m Having Trouble Walking Joseph DeAngelis, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA
9:00 AM	Break

ASK-THE-EXPERTS: ENT/OPHTHALMOLOGY

9:10 AM	Ask-the-Expert: ENT/Ophthalmology Ralph Metson, MD Jae Young You, MD
10:00 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
10:15 AM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Lifelong Learning: Reflections on Lasting Happiness and Living with Purpose Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London)

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

11:05 AM	Tuberculosis 2023: What’s New? Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH
11:35 AM	Break
11:40 AM	Coronavirus: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Howard S. Gold, MD
12:25 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
12:40 PM	Infectious Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Howard S. Gold, MD
1:20 PM	Infectious Diseases Q&A Howard S. Gold, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits ²Optional Wellness Activity

Thursday, December 7, 2023

CARDIOLOGY

7:30 AM	Approach to the Patient with Syncope Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD
8:10 AM	Applying Real-World Evidence to Patient Care Atrial Fibrillation Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD
8:50 AM	Break
9:00 AM	KEYNOTE LECTURE Refugee Trauma: A Perspective from a Quarter Century’s Experience Richard F. Mollica, MD, MAR

SPECIAL LECTURE

9:45 AM	Preventation and Treatment of Common Sports Injuries John-Paul D. Hezel, MD
10:25 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²

CARDIOLOGY

10:45 AM	Hypertension 2023: Practice-Changing Updates Jennifer Cluett, MD
11:35 AM	Valvular Heart Disease for the Clinician Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC
12:15 PM	Lunch Break
1:15 PM	The Current Cholestrol Guidelines and Treating Residual Risk¹ Mark D. Benson, MD, PhD
1:50 PM	Managing Arterial Disease: A Tour for the PCP Brett J. Carroll, MD
2:30 PM	Acute Coronary Syndromes Eric A. Osborn, MD, PhD
3:20 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:40 PM	Interventional Cardiology: What the PCP Needs to Know Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc
4:10 PM	Congestive Heart Failure A. Reshad Garan, MD, MS, FACC
4:55 PM	Break
5:05 PM	Cardiology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Joseph P. Kannam, MD
5:45 PM	Cardiology Q&A Joseph P. Kannam, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits ²Optional Wellness Activity

Friday, December 8, 2023

SPECIAL LECTURES

7:30 AM	Transgender Care: Practical Tools for Providers¹ Michael S. Irwig, MD, FACE
8:10 AM	Alcohol Use: A Double-Edged Sword? Kenneth J. Mukamal, MD, MPH
8:55 AM	Break
9:05 AM	Sleep, Memory and Dreams: A Unified Theory Robert Stickgold, PhD

NEPHROLOGY

9:50 AM	Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Early Diagnosis and Aggressive Treatment Robert C. Stanton, MD
10:30 AM	Break and Guided Meditations
10:50 AM	Approach to the Patient with Proteinuria and Hematuria Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
11:30 PM	Acute Renal Failure Mark L. Zeidel, MD
12:10 PM	Lunch Break
1:10 PM	Nephrology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert S. Brown, MD
1:50 PM	Nephrology Q&A Robert S. Brown, MD

PULMONARY DISEASES

2:05 PM	Fresh Air: What’s New with Asthma in 2023 Asha Anandaiah, MD
2:50 PM	Break and Rejuvenation Exercises²
3:10 PM	Pulmonary Hypertension Cyrus A. Kholdani, MD
3:50 PM	Understanding COPD: Going Beyond the Wheeze Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
4:30 PM	Break
4:40 PM	Pulmonary Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
5:20 PM	Pulmonary Diseases Q&A Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD

¹Qualifies for Risk Management Credits ²Optional Wellness Activity

Saturday, December 9, 2023

SPECIAL LECTURES

7:30 AM	Transfusion Medicine¹ 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
9:25 AM	Break and Guided Meditations²
9:45 AM	Cutaneous Malignancies: A Primer Marissa Heller, MD
10:30 AM	Racial Inequities in Health Care¹ Daniele D. Olveczky, MD, MS, FACP
11:00 AM	Break
11:15 AM	Complementary and Integrative Medicine Gloria Y. Yeh, MD, MPH
11:45 AM	Advances in the Treatment of Depression and Other Psychiatric Disorders Robert C. Meisner, MD
12:25 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

Harvard Medical School Annual Update in Internal Medicine 2023

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December 3–9, 2023 • Livestream