Description
Overview
UCSF Primary Care Medicine Principles & Practice 2024 offers a comprehensive on-demand review designed to strengthen expertise in modern primary care. This course addresses essential clinical topics including preventive medicine, chronic disease management, women’s health, behavioral medicine, geriatrics, and health disparities, emphasizing practical application in diverse outpatient and telemedicine settings.
On-demand primary care education — accessible anytime, anywhere.
Format: 6 videos + 25 PDFs
Total size: 9.92 GB
Content
This course delivers a detailed curriculum featuring formal lectures, case discussions, and interactive components to support clinical decision-making in primary care. The content covers new guidelines, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic updates across a broad range of conditions.
- Implement new office-based preventive medicine guidelines, including cancer screening and immunizations
- Manage common chronic and acute conditions such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, asthma, COPD, stroke, osteoporosis, and dementia
- Address specialty-related problems in cardiology, endocrinology, infectious disease, hepatology, nephrology, oncology, geriatrics, neurology, urology, dermatology, gynecology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, allergy and immunology, substance use, bariatrics, and public health
- Diagnose and treat common women’s health issues including cancer prevention and family planning
- Incorporate the impact of COVID-19 on primary care practice and recognize related management strategies
- Explore implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on clinical practice
- Optimize diagnostic testing and medication use for enhanced clinical value
- Apply evidence-based communication and shared decision-making with patients
- Enhance understanding of health disparities and promote equitable, patient-centered care
Objectives
- Increase competence and improve practice skills in primary care medicine
- Apply updated guidelines for prevention and management of common conditions
- Integrate new diagnostic and therapeutic advances into clinical care
- Strengthen strategies for addressing health disparities and complex patient care coordination
- Enhance clinician confidence in managing diverse and evolving ambulatory care challenges
Speakers
This course is presented by the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Instruction is delivered by experienced faculty well-versed in primary care principles and practice. The Office of Continuing Medical Education at UCSF sponsors the program.
Target Audience
This course is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals committed to high-quality primary care delivery.
Why This Topic Matters
UCSF Primary Care Medicine Principles & Practice 2024 addresses critical developments in outpatient medicine relevant to the broad practice of primary care. The content supports clinicians in navigating complex management decisions across multiple specialties, improving their ability to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care.
MedHub Central provides access to this valuable resource, which reinforces clinical knowledge and skills essential for effective primary care practice. This course contributes to professional growth by integrating current evidence, emerging technologies, and health equity considerations.
