UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practices 2022

Overview

UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practices 2022 offers a comprehensive review of current clinical topics relevant to primary care providers. This course addresses prevention, screening, management of common chronic diseases, and emerging issues in primary care practice.

On-demand Family Medicine education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

This course delivers recorded presentations covering a wide range of topics essential to contemporary primary care practice, led by experts in their respective fields.

• Prevention of Common Infections – Best Practices in Vaccination — Lisa Winston, MD
• Cervical Cancer Screening and Routine Pelvic Exams in 2021 and Beyond — George F. Sawaya, MD
• Current Challenges in Lung Disease: Asthma, COPD, Smoke, and Post-Covid Sequelae — Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd
• Controversies in Cancer Screening 2021 – Colon, Breast, Lung, and Prostate — Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH
• Assessment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Early Detection of Uterine Cancer — Sara Whetstone, MD
• Initial Management of Common Cancers — Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
• Gynecologic Issues in Older Women – Hot and Dry, But Sometimes Wet — Rebecca Jackson, MD
• Best Practices in Addiction Medicine for Primary Care Clinicians — Irina (Era) Kryzhanovskaya, MD
• Current Strategies in Pre-operative Medical Evaluation — H. Quinny Cheng, MD
• Chronic Kidney Disease – What the Generalist Needs to Know — Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH
• The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis – What Can Health Professionals Do? — Katherine Gundling, MD
• Working to Cure Dementia – Bench to Bedside and Beyond — Bruce Miller, MD
• Covid-19: Where Do We Stand? What Have We Learned? Where are We Going? — George Rutherford, III, MD
• New Paradigms in Management of Heart Failure — Mandar Aras, MD PhD
• Cardiology for the Non-Cardiologist – New Innovations and New Guidelines — Krishan Soni, MD, MBA
• Health Care Disparities and Systemic Racism: Before, During, and After Covid — Alicia Fernandez, MD
• The 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines are Finally Here! — Michael Policar, MD MPH
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis – What’s New and Controversial in 2021? — Douglas C. Bauer, MD
• Management of Type 2 Diabetes – Which Medications for Which Patients? — Robert Rushakoff, MD, MS
• Charting New Waters – Best Practices in Clinical Documentation — Elisabeth Askin, MD
• Update on the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease — Jill Ostrem, MD
• Managing Hypertension in 2021 – How Do We Work with Conflicting Guidelines? — Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Speakers

• Lisa Winston, MD
• George F. Sawaya, MD
• Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd
• Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH
• Sara Whetstone, MD
• Sam Brondfield, MD, MA
• Rebecca Jackson, MD
• Irina (Era) Kryzhanovskaya, MD
• H. Quinny Cheng, MD
• Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH
• Katherine Gundling, MD
• Bruce Miller, MD
• George Rutherford, III, MD
• Mandar Aras, MD PhD
• Krishan Soni, MD, MBA
• Alicia Fernandez, MD
• Michael Policar, MD MPH
• Douglas C. Bauer, MD
• Robert Rushakoff, MD, MS
• Elisabeth Askin, MD
• Jill Ostrem, MD
• Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Target Audience

This course is designed for primary care physicians, family medicine practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their clinical knowledge and decision-making skills in primary care medicine.

Why This Topic Matters

UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practices 2022 addresses essential topics for primary care clinicians, supporting the delivery of evidence-based care across diverse patient populations. Within the specialty of family medicine, continuous updates on prevention, chronic disease management, and new clinical guidelines strengthen providers’ expertise and confidence.

Available through MedHub Central, this course integrates current research and clinical perspectives, enhancing the practical knowledge required for effective primary care practice in evolving healthcare environments.